Dry Skin While Pregnant. But did you know that this can also be an indicator as to whether you are carrying a boy or a girl. Avoid dehydrating drinks like caffeine tea energy drinks and soda. Try A Cold Compress. Hormones are especially responsible for a particularly unpleasant kind of skin eruption known as PUPPP pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy or bumpy skin lesions that can resemble skin-colored to pink or dark bumps.
In this period your body is flushed with a large number of pregnancy hormones which can lead to higher production of skin oils. Your body needs extra water during pregnancy to make up for that 50 percent increase in blood volume. You need extra blood and body fluids for your growing baby during pregnancy. These itchy red patches spring up around stretch marks usually toward the end of pregnancy when your belly is stretched the most and can spread to the arms legs and buttocks. While your skin type is genetic there are some specific reasons for dry skin during pregnancy. Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
Skin tags or small raised growths on the skin are common during pregnancy too particularly under your arms.
Hormones are especially responsible for a particularly unpleasant kind of skin eruption known as PUPPP pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy or bumpy skin lesions that can resemble skin-colored to pink or dark bumps. Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. People who develop eczema during pregnancy may. A good rule to follow. Less oil causes drier skin and increases in oil production can cause a bad case of pregnancy acne. Eczema is a very dry and itchy rash that appears red in lighter skin and gray or brown in darker skin.