Do you recognise your own skin?
SO much can happen to your skin during pregnancy - while some expectant mums appear to glow (thanks to increased blood flow and oil gland secretion), others feel like 50 shades of grey (or green) if they’re nauseous and exhausted.
And it doesn’t stop there. There’s chloasma, aka the “mask of pregnancy”, when some women develop brown or yellow patches on their faces. There’s linea nigra, a dark line on the abdomen, which tends to be more prominent in people with darker skin tones. Hyperpigmentation is also a possibility, along with hormonal acne, heat rash, stretch marks… so much joy, right?
If any of these changes are causing discomfort or worrying you, it’s worth a chat with your midwife or GP. Otherwise, we promise most of them will magically disappear by the time you have a baby in your arms…