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Getting hairy??

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Writerwannabe83 · 06/10/2013 13:45

Is it just me or did anyone else find themselves getting hairier with pregnancy?

I'm currently 15+2 and am so, so happy to say that I now have an a vinous baby bump but with it has accompanied 'downy hair' across my stomach! My auntie pointed it out to me and I was mortified!!

Now I'm obsessed that my cheeks look 'downy' Hmm

Thankfully I'm very fair but I'm still getting panicked now that I'm going to turn into a werewolf Hmm

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princesscupcakemummyb · 06/10/2013 13:53

Writerwannabe83 i have the same issue i hate it its on my belly it seems to happen every time i am pregnant Hmm needless to say i know how you feel i havent shaved mine at all even know i have been tempted prob not wise but i find it mortify-ing when the midwife does her doppler check etc i hate it

MissHC · 06/10/2013 14:31

Same here - downy hair on my bump. I asked my MW about it and she told me it's very common.

I wouldn't shave it though Smile

Stom91 · 06/10/2013 14:38

I've found since I've been pregnant my belly is Sooo hairy!! The hair is blonde so you can't see it but I can and it's horrible.. DP thinks it's funny lol

MOTU · 06/10/2013 16:40

Your having a boy!! I had no extra hair with dd but extra fat growing leg hairs and downy hair on my belly with ds

Stom91 · 06/10/2013 16:47

Im having a girl :)

BigKicker · 07/10/2013 18:02

My bump mortifies me. I have very dark hair that is very noticeable. It just appeared overnight when I was about 15 weeks and I keep thinking it's getting worse. Sad

Hopefully · 07/10/2013 18:29

I get insanely hairy when pregnant. Isn't it something to do with the hormones stopping your hair falling out (the same reason the hair on your head gets nice and thick)?

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Writerwannabe83 · 07/10/2013 19:19

Well we are finding out the sex this Friday MOTU so I will let you know Grin

Why don't our hormones want our hair to fall out??
Why would our hair fall out though?!

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LittleMachine · 07/10/2013 20:06

Yes I look like I've been to Smiffys for a pregnant gorilla outfit. I was the same with my last pregnancy.

Don't shave your belly hair.

That would be a terrible mistake, so I've heard.Blush

Charingcrossbun · 07/10/2013 20:10

What do we think about epilating belly hair?

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Writerwannabe83 · 07/10/2013 20:16

Epillators scare me Grin

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Charingcrossbun · 07/10/2013 20:17

I get that writerwannabe but I use it on my legs so reckon I'd be tough enough...

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Writerwannabe83 · 07/10/2013 20:18

I've only ever tried one on my legs once.....I didn't last very long! Grin

Maybe some Veet??

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HopeS01 · 07/10/2013 20:30

Mine is the same Blush.. I try and find comfort in tellin myself it keeps the baby warmer Wink xx

HopeS01 · 07/10/2013 20:30

Telling *

Hawkmoth · 07/10/2013 20:34

It's falling out now. DD is fourteen weeks old. Soon I can pretend it never happened.

katebakes · 07/10/2013 21:01

I've been waxing forever...

I stopped in first trimester and have been having Hollywood waxes since my second - I'm not 34 + 1 ...I've always been hairy and pregnancy has just amplified it. I wouldn't use hair removal creams as I'm not sure the chemicals are all that great for you or your skin.

I have noticed that my skin is more sensitive now and that I get little white heads after waxing and also a but more redness. I will, however, persevere!

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