The skin of pregnant women changes a lot during pregnancy, you know?

During pregnancy, the mother's body's resistance becomes weak, creating opportunities for bacteria and viruses to attack and cause disease. Not only that, the skin of the pregnant mother also has many problems due to the change of hormones. At this time, if skin resistance is properly and firmly cared for, it will help a lot to protect the mother from harmful agents. Therefore, enhancing pregnant skin care in general and protecting skin resistance in particular is the most effective measure to keep the skin healthy.

Along with the development of the fetus in the abdomen, the mother's body not only changes in physique but also the skin is significantly affected in many places. Understanding the skin problems pregnant mothers are suffering from, aFamilyToday Health has collected some useful pregnancy care to increase skin resistance, so even though you are pregnant, you still have a beautiful, radiant skin. radiant and healthy, at the same time keeping the body healthy to welcome the baby's birth.

Stretch

Stretch marks are the most talked about skin problem among pregnant women. Nearly 90% of pregnant women experience the sight of reddish-brown or silver-white stretch marks appearing zigzagging on the abdomen, thighs, hips, chest like a dense spider web. This condition is more common in the last 3 months of pregnancy, when the baby has grown in the womb. The mother's weight gain will be the deciding factor in the degree of stretch marks. Genetic factors also play an important role in the skin of pregnant mothers to be more or less stretched.

Solution:

You should exercise gently regularly to keep skin firm and healthy. Besides, you can also use creams containing vitamin E and alpha hydroxy acid to increase skin stamina to help prevent this condition. Remember when you encounter this situation, do not worry too much because these stretch marks will fade and disappear after giving birth if you know the proper skin care.

Melasma, darkening of the skin

During pregnancy, the melanin pigmentation in the skin increases significantly, causing dark patches of skin on the forehead, cheeks, neck, armpits, chest. In addition, the moles and freckles on the skin of the pregnant mother become darker. About 50% of pregnant women have this skin problem.

Solution:

For better skin protection, every time you go out, pregnant women should apply sunscreen with SPF greater than 15. In addition, pregnant moms remember to wear a wide-brimmed hat when going out or when going in the sun to Avoid ultraviolet rays and reduce the risk of darkening, pigmentation.

Pimples

Acne is a common concern of many pregnant women, especially women who often get acne before pregnancy. The reason is that during pregnancy, the mother's body produces many hormones that stimulate the skin to secrete more sebum and oil, clog pores, causing acne.

Solution:

To prevent blemishes and skin oils, clean your skin regularly. You should avoid using any acne creams or treatments because without the advice of your doctor, some chemicals in acne products can affect your baby.

Green veins, red veins

During pregnancy, the capillaries become fragile, sensitive and break easily under the pressure of increased blood circulation. This is the main cause of the small blood veins on the cheeks. Usually, this condition disappears after the mother is pregnant.

The green tendon phenomenon is caused by varicose veins when the amount of blood in the mother's body increases to supply the fetus. Varicose veins can make you feel uncomfortable and painful and often appear in the calves, thighs, neck, chest.

Solution:

To overcome the appearance of blue and red veins on the skin, you can try some of the following remedies:

Avoid standing for long periods of time

Walk as gently as possible to help the blood circulate better

Rest your legs up while lying down to help the veins rest and release less pressure on the leg veins

Avoid sitting for long periods of time

Eat more foods rich in vitamin C to keep veins healthy, increase skin elasticity and increase skin resistance

Weight control: Pregnant mothers should maintain a standard weight, avoid gaining weight too quickly and too much.

Itchy stomach

Over time, the baby in the belly is also getting bigger and bigger, your belly gets bigger and bigger, making the skin of your abdomen tense. This condition makes the skin of pregnant women become dry, causing itching and discomfort. However, if this is accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue or jaundice, contact your doctor as this could be a sign of obstetric cholestasis. is involved in the function of the liver and kidneys. If you have severe itching and tend to spread to your arms and legs, this could be a sign that you have hives during pregnancy (PUPP). According to statistics, the incidence of this disease in pregnant mothers is 1/150.

Solution:

Every day, you should drink plenty of water as this will help maintain the skin's moisture from within. In addition, you should also pay attention to careful skin hygiene with mild, appropriate skin care products that increase the skin's resistance. You can also try an oatmeal bath to help with itchiness, discomfort. 

Brown stripes run underneath

From your second trimester onwards, a dark line will appear on your abdomen that runs from above your navel to your pubic bone. In fact, every woman has this stripe available, but normally it is similar to the skin color so we do not notice. During pregnancy, the amount of estrogen hormone increases, making the body more pigmented, so this brown streak will become darker. Not only that, the amount of this pigment increases also makes the body appear many dark spots on the face or in the skin around the nipples.

Solution:

There is nothing you can do to prevent the appearance of this brown stripe as it is part of pregnancy. However, for the most part, this brown streak will gradually fade away after the baby is born, but in some cases it will last forever.

If you don't want this brown stripe to become darker, you can avoid exposing your stomach skin to too much sunlight. In addition, you should also supplement with folic acid because many studies have shown that folic acid can help prevent darkening of skin and plays a huge role in fetal brain development.

Above are some common skin changes during pregnancy and how to fix them. In addition to the above measures, pregnant women should also pay attention to proper skin care and hygiene to promote skin resistance, protect the body from pathogenic bacteria, thereby prevent some diseases and helps skin to always be white, pink, and radiant.