Acne After Baby | Pregnancy does weird things to the body. A huge number of my clients experience acne during pregnancy and immediately after giving birth. What gives? Not to over-simplify, but you can narrow it all down to hormones. Luckily, there are good (and safe) ways to treat those breakouts during pregnancy and beyond. Until next week, Angela | | Why Do You Get Acne when You're Pregnant? | Although many people talk about that pregnancy "glow," many moms-to-be find that their skin turns into a war zone instead. Pimples during pregnancy are oh-so-common. Here's why. | | | Treating Acne During Pregnancy | Since everything you do affects your growing baby, you need to be careful about how you treat acne during your pregnancy. Certain acne treatment medications should never be used while pregnant; others are OK. But do check with your OBGYN first! | | | Post-Pregnancy Acne | And acne may not go away after you give birth. Even if you sailed through pregnancy with nary a blemish, you may find acne rears its head post-pregnancy. But you can treat it effectively, even if you're breastfeeding. | | | Acne-Fighting Skin Care Tips for Busy New Moms | Since new moms are always super busy, and rarely have time for themselves, I've put together a list of super fast, super simple, acne-fighting tips just for new mamas. And congrats on your new little one! | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Acne newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy | | | | | | | | |