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Weight gain, breastfeeding troubles, backaches; I think as a new mom I was prepared for most things in terms of body changes back in those days. I wonder how I was totally unaware of the mandatory hair and skin woes that begin postpartum and end almost never!
When I became pregnant, I wasn’t ready for this: glossy, model-ready hair and glowing, poreless skin. Four months after I had my babies, it was a different story. I swear I saw a bald patch near my hairline from all the hair that was falling out, and my skin was back to its usual oily self, every pore proudly visible. “No one told me this was going to happen!?”-
Most pregnancy side effects are a drag, but your hair? Oh, that thick, full, healthy hair! Now that the baby’s out, though, it seems your lustrous locks are, too. I could understand my body getting bigger because there were 2 humans inside of it. My boobs got saggy because the milk had been coming in and out of them. Fine. But the hair is totally unrelated. It was really hard to understand what had gone wrong all of a sudden.
We’re all aware of the so-called ‘pregnancy glow’ when your skin becomes radiant for the nine months you’re carrying a baby. But why does nobody talk about what happens afterwards? Just as there are hair issues that arise during pregnancy, skin conditions can also develop after you give birth. Dealing with a newborn, alongside tiredness and stress can really take its toll on your skin.
Also known as the “mask of pregnancy,” melasma (brown pigmentation) typically collects around the cheeks, forehead, eyes and sometimes around the mouth. This is merely caused by high levels of pregnancy hormones in your body which decrease after you’ve given birth.
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