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PennyCat
Just call me mommy :)
Member since 7/08 19084 total posts
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Jib
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Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
I was on the pill for YEARS due to PCOS and never had a problem with my skin.
Since going off the pill and then starting fertility drugs, my skin has been a little wacky.. but nothing has made it out of control like pregnancy has!! This is the worst acne I have ever experienced!  Anyone else have a bad acne breakout since becoming pregnant? What are you doing it combat it?
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Danacm80
LIF Infant
Member since 7/09 187 total posts
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Dana
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
yes... i do! It was bad in the first tri...I'm 30 weeks now and it was a lot better in the 2nd tri and now i noticed more breakouts again. My doctor said using proactiv or anything w/ benzoyl peroxide is fine so that is what i've been using. It definitely helped but still doesn't work like it did before I was pregnant. Hopefully it will clear up shortly after delivery!
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| Posted 6/10/10 10:52 PM |
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HappyBlue922
LIF Infant
Member since 2/09 312 total posts
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
My face is a mess when im pregnant. My cheeks get very red and dry. Someone said to me "well if i were you and i knew that happen to my face the 1st time i would never get pregnant again". I said why thank you!!!! Funny people!!!
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| Posted 6/10/10 11:26 PM |
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MrsC614
My little angel is here <3
Member since 7/09 2851 total posts
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Gina
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
proactiv is what i use, and i have not one zit :O)
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| Posted 6/11/10 12:24 AM |
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munchkinbugs
My little loves!
Member since 1/06 8093 total posts
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Lisa
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
I had it with DD and didn't do anything.
This time around, I used Proactiv, which I was told is safe. And my skin is clear.
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:19 AM |
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MeeshMosh
last month on leave!
Member since 6/08 4551 total posts
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
YES i am 
my OB okay'd witch hazel as a toner for the acne.... i am also using a gentile cleanser with no acne medicine in it b/c my OB said no to proactive
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:29 AM |
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gporka23
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Member since 11/08 3783 total posts
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
Yes.. mine is horrible
I went to the derm to get stuff and Im currently having a horrible reaction to it!
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:53 AM |
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smp123
Praying for the LOs!
Member since 1/09 1630 total posts
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
i have HORRIBLE pregnancy acne! it's driving me insane. i am actually going to dermatologist in a few weeks to see what he can do bc it's getting out of hand! i always had clear skin and now i look like a teenager!
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:56 AM |
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mnmsoinlove
Mommy to 2 sweet girls!
Member since 3/09 8585 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
Oh me, thank god its not on my face, but my arms, chest and back...its horrible. Nothing works, with 11 weeks left I'm hoping there is an end in sight after delivery.
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| Posted 6/11/10 9:29 AM |
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tann22
LIF Adult
Member since 6/05 2421 total posts
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
Yeap that's me. My skin is horrendous. With my DS I had perfect skin this time around not. Been to my derm, tried proactiv nothing is helping. I haven't had any new zits since hitting my 3rd trimester but the ones I got have not gone away yet. It's so embaressing and I'm getting the cystic ones which hurt.
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| Posted 6/11/10 9:49 AM |
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julz33
i run for bacon
Member since 5/05 20584 total posts
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julz
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
yes, in the 1st trimester. Its cleared up since then.
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| Posted 6/11/10 9:50 AM |
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Pray4Baby2010
<3 Cutest Giants Fan
Member since 10/09 5796 total posts
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MB
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
yea, I looked like a teenager in my first trimester- so much better now in the second trimester
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| Posted 6/11/10 9:50 AM |
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Brila09
LIF Infant
Member since 7/09 177 total posts
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Sheila
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Re: Anyone else dealing with horrible pregnancy acne?
I found that taking DHA (Expecta) cleared mine up pretty dramatically within a week or two.
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| Posted 6/11/10 10:39 AM |
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