Pregnancy acne...

tinamarie4685

New member
Just wondering if any of you had bad acne develop while you were pregnant? Mine started up around my 8th week... wasn't bad at all, but now I am going on 19 weeks and its getting SOOO bad and painful. I have been to the dermatologist and he recommended a face wash (CeraVe) that made it worse. I have tried Cetaphil, Noxema, and finally just went back to Neutrogena Deep Clean. I have always had oily skin but never acne - and now my acne is really getting bothersome, I dont even want to leave the house!!!!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year!!
 

tinamarie4685

New member
Just wondering if any of you had bad acne develop while you were pregnant? Mine started up around my 8th week... wasn't bad at all, but now I am going on 19 weeks and its getting SOOO bad and painful. I have been to the dermatologist and he recommended a face wash (CeraVe) that made it worse. I have tried Cetaphil, Noxema, and finally just went back to Neutrogena Deep Clean. I have always had oily skin but never acne - and now my acne is really getting bothersome, I dont even want to leave the house!!!!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year!!
 

tinamarie4685

New member
Just wondering if any of you had bad acne develop while you were pregnant? Mine started up around my 8th week... wasn't bad at all, but now I am going on 19 weeks and its getting SOOO bad and painful. I have been to the dermatologist and he recommended a face wash (CeraVe) that made it worse. I have tried Cetaphil, Noxema, and finally just went back to Neutrogena Deep Clean. I have always had oily skin but never acne - and now my acne is really getting bothersome, I dont even want to leave the house!!!!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year!!
 

tinamarie4685

New member
Just wondering if any of you had bad acne develop while you were pregnant? Mine started up around my 8th week... wasn't bad at all, but now I am going on 19 weeks and its getting SOOO bad and painful. I have been to the dermatologist and he recommended a face wash (CeraVe) that made it worse. I have tried Cetaphil, Noxema, and finally just went back to Neutrogena Deep Clean. I have always had oily skin but never acne - and now my acne is really getting bothersome, I dont even want to leave the house!!!!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year!!
 

tinamarie4685

New member
Just wondering if any of you had bad acne develop while you were pregnant? Mine started up around my 8th week... wasn't bad at all, but now I am going on 19 weeks and its getting SOOO bad and painful. I have been to the dermatologist and he recommended a face wash (CeraVe) that made it worse. I have tried Cetaphil, Noxema, and finally just went back to Neutrogena Deep Clean. I have always had oily skin but never acne - and now my acne is really getting bothersome, I dont even want to leave the house!!!!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year!!
 

AnD

New member
I don't know about the pregnancy acne (I think I had the usually amount of zits <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ), but one thing that has helped my face has been changing to a mineral makeup. Washing my face twice a day always aggravated it, but the mineral makeup I can sleep in <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It covers really well, and I have had less breakouts since I started using it.

If you are interested, I use a website that gives free samples (you pay shipping and handling- I think it's a little less than $4 for several sample size containers), and have very reasonable prices <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I've been using them for a couple of years now.
 

AnD

New member
I don't know about the pregnancy acne (I think I had the usually amount of zits <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ), but one thing that has helped my face has been changing to a mineral makeup. Washing my face twice a day always aggravated it, but the mineral makeup I can sleep in <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It covers really well, and I have had less breakouts since I started using it.

If you are interested, I use a website that gives free samples (you pay shipping and handling- I think it's a little less than $4 for several sample size containers), and have very reasonable prices <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I've been using them for a couple of years now.
 

AnD

New member
I don't know about the pregnancy acne (I think I had the usually amount of zits <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ), but one thing that has helped my face has been changing to a mineral makeup. Washing my face twice a day always aggravated it, but the mineral makeup I can sleep in <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It covers really well, and I have had less breakouts since I started using it.

If you are interested, I use a website that gives free samples (you pay shipping and handling- I think it's a little less than $4 for several sample size containers), and have very reasonable prices <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I've been using them for a couple of years now.
 

AnD

New member
I don't know about the pregnancy acne (I think I had the usually amount of zits <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ), but one thing that has helped my face has been changing to a mineral makeup. Washing my face twice a day always aggravated it, but the mineral makeup I can sleep in <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It covers really well, and I have had less breakouts since I started using it.

If you are interested, I use a website that gives free samples (you pay shipping and handling- I think it's a little less than $4 for several sample size containers), and have very reasonable prices <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I've been using them for a couple of years now.
 

AnD

New member
I don't know about the pregnancy acne (I think I had the usually amount of zits <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ), but one thing that has helped my face has been changing to a mineral makeup. Washing my face twice a day always aggravated it, but the mineral makeup I can sleep in <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It covers really well, and I have had less breakouts since I started using it.

If you are interested, I use a website that gives free samples (you pay shipping and handling- I think it's a little less than $4 for several sample size containers), and have very reasonable prices <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I've been using them for a couple of years now.
 

rubyroselee

New member
Hi Tina,

I am normally on an antibiotic for my acne (as I have cystic nodular acne) that I started with around age 20. I never had problems with acne until this showed up. Because of me trying to get pregnant, I came off the low-dose antiobiotic and the acne just came back very quickly. My derm put me on a topical antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. I think it's erythromycin or something like that. It doesn't work as well as the pill, but I think it's better than doing nothing at all. My facial skin is just a mess anyways with redness and scars. Thank goodness for makeup!

Leah 26 w/CF, 2 months pregnant, mom to non-biological son
 

rubyroselee

New member
Hi Tina,

I am normally on an antibiotic for my acne (as I have cystic nodular acne) that I started with around age 20. I never had problems with acne until this showed up. Because of me trying to get pregnant, I came off the low-dose antiobiotic and the acne just came back very quickly. My derm put me on a topical antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. I think it's erythromycin or something like that. It doesn't work as well as the pill, but I think it's better than doing nothing at all. My facial skin is just a mess anyways with redness and scars. Thank goodness for makeup!

Leah 26 w/CF, 2 months pregnant, mom to non-biological son
 

rubyroselee

New member
Hi Tina,

I am normally on an antibiotic for my acne (as I have cystic nodular acne) that I started with around age 20. I never had problems with acne until this showed up. Because of me trying to get pregnant, I came off the low-dose antiobiotic and the acne just came back very quickly. My derm put me on a topical antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. I think it's erythromycin or something like that. It doesn't work as well as the pill, but I think it's better than doing nothing at all. My facial skin is just a mess anyways with redness and scars. Thank goodness for makeup!

Leah 26 w/CF, 2 months pregnant, mom to non-biological son
 

rubyroselee

New member
Hi Tina,

I am normally on an antibiotic for my acne (as I have cystic nodular acne) that I started with around age 20. I never had problems with acne until this showed up. Because of me trying to get pregnant, I came off the low-dose antiobiotic and the acne just came back very quickly. My derm put me on a topical antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. I think it's erythromycin or something like that. It doesn't work as well as the pill, but I think it's better than doing nothing at all. My facial skin is just a mess anyways with redness and scars. Thank goodness for makeup!

Leah 26 w/CF, 2 months pregnant, mom to non-biological son
 

rubyroselee

New member
Hi Tina,

I am normally on an antibiotic for my acne (as I have cystic nodular acne) that I started with around age 20. I never had problems with acne until this showed up. Because of me trying to get pregnant, I came off the low-dose antiobiotic and the acne just came back very quickly. My derm put me on a topical antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. I think it's erythromycin or something like that. It doesn't work as well as the pill, but I think it's better than doing nothing at all. My facial skin is just a mess anyways with redness and scars. Thank goodness for makeup!

Leah 26 w/CF, 2 months pregnant, mom to non-biological son
 
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semperfiohana

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there's also a face wash called phsiderm. it's in a green bottle. you should be able to find it at wal mart. but sometimes i have a hard time finding it. but it's the only thing that works for me.
 
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semperfiohana

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there's also a face wash called phsiderm. it's in a green bottle. you should be able to find it at wal mart. but sometimes i have a hard time finding it. but it's the only thing that works for me.
 
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semperfiohana

Guest
there's also a face wash called phsiderm. it's in a green bottle. you should be able to find it at wal mart. but sometimes i have a hard time finding it. but it's the only thing that works for me.
 
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semperfiohana

Guest
there's also a face wash called phsiderm. it's in a green bottle. you should be able to find it at wal mart. but sometimes i have a hard time finding it. but it's the only thing that works for me.
 
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semperfiohana

Guest
there's also a face wash called phsiderm. it's in a green bottle. you should be able to find it at wal mart. but sometimes i have a hard time finding it. but it's the only thing that works for me.
 
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