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Dry skin since having baby - poss vitamin deficiency?

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bebespain · 15/03/2007 15:24

My skin on chin, forehead and nose has become so dry in the last few weeks, it's really flakey and nothing I have tried alleviates it. I gave birth 12 weeks ago and have been B/Fing
I wondered if this was due to a vitamin deficiency?
Does anyone have a similar experince??

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BadZelda · 15/03/2007 15:31

I noticed that after having my first...along with wrinkles for the first time in my life! Are you breastfeeding? If so, that might be a contributing factor - if you're not drinking enough then your body will compensate by squeezing out moisture from your skin (I found). Moisturisers weren't really as effective as drinking several litres of water a day...

SlightlyMadScientist · 15/03/2007 20:15

I agree could be slight dehydration as your body uses your fluid to produce milk. I would try drinking more and see if it helps

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