Oddest thing is happening to my face....

[blossom2]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but the strangest/oddest thing is happening to my face.

Basically the skin has gone all flaky and really dry. it only started happening last night. my skin is normally combination and oily so this is really strange. i've put on loads of E45 cream and its improved a little bit but my forehead is still flaky.

Is this an odd pregnancy side-effect or a sign of something more serious??? has anyone else experienced this??

many thanks

I've been suffering really badly from dry skin during pg, using loads of moisteriser, so you're not the only one. I have no idea what causes it though.

blossom2, my face has gone really dry and odd in places, mostly just on my cheekbones and a bit on my chin, flaky too..... I found that if I drank more water and put a bit of almond oil on the affected areas, it would help. Definitely upping the fluid intake helped.... good luck!

I think dermatological changes are fairly common in pregnancy, if it really does worry you then see your GP/midwife/practice nurse for reassurance.

I had it too just on one side of my face and it got quite spotty too (well, more like bumpy iykwim). It's not cleared up fully either and ds3 is now 5.5 months old - I think it can take 8-10 months for the body to return to 'normal' though so I'm not panicking yet!

I drank LOADS of water during pregnancy which helped I think. If you can hydrate your skin from the inside, it is a much better option. HTH.

Me too, I am usually a bit oily/combination but I have also suffered from really dry skin. It was flaky in places for a while but improved and I have ended up having the best looking complexion that I can ever remember having. I haven't had any spots for months and months... some people say that dry skin is the sign that you are having a boy.... I'll let you know within the next few weeks!

Not on my face, but all the way through pregnancy the skin under my armpits, under my breasts and on my ribcage was unbelievably dry and flaky. So much so that I couldn't bear to use any deodorant, which probably wasn't too nice for the people around me! Everything was back to normal within a couple of weeks after the birth.

Oh, and I did go on to have a boy!

With both my pregnancies, my skin went from oily to dry. I had to slather on moisturizer, which I don't normally use at all.

Annoyingly, 5 months after DS2's birth, I'm still dry and itchy. I'm hoping the end of the winter will stop it.

Its great to know i'm not the only one with dry skin. I looked like a snake this morning the way my skin was peeling off and flaking.

I'm going to continue to use the E45 for a few more days and mention it at the next doctors appt.

thanks again ladies xxx

Me too, blossom - my skin is dry and flaky, and also I have bright red spots covering the whole of my cheeks, the bridge of my nose, and my forehead! I look like I have been badly burned! I am lathering on moisturiser day and night which is helping with the dry and flaky stuff, but nothing will shift the redness (I'm even considering wearing makeup, which I haven't worn for years!). Let me know if you get any good advice - I kept getting strange looks in town today...

I've got red cheeks and they are getting worse. I also appear more pale than before (i'm chinese) so i look really funny.

aren't we in the same ante-natal club???

Certainly are, bloss!

Are all you dry skins posters drinking enough water ??

Funny you should mention that LGJ, I saw that comment further down the thread and thought, aha...

i'm drinking about 1.5 litres of evian a day. its just a sudden symptom as well. my skins was fine last week and now its just gone 'alien'.

Memo to self....... do not speed read and then post duplicate info

i'm secretly getting excited that baby might be a boy ....

Don't worry LGJ, I need to hear things at least twice atm ... pg brain an' all that ...

I'm drinkign loads of water, and still have dry skin, and I'm expecting two boys - maybe there is some truth in it!