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Reduce Or Prevent Stretch Marks From Your Pregnancy
Oct 3rd
Prevent Stretch Marks During Pregnancy
Getting stretch marks is inevitable during a pregnancy. Just About 90% of all pregnant women the world over will get the stretch marks.
Stretch marks are caused when the collagen separates from the skin. It also happens when a person becomes thin or gains too much weight.
Stretch marks can appear on the belly, the buttocks, and thighs and on the hands too.
They can also appear on the breast. The breast also become large and the nipples can become bigger.
The aureoles (the area around the nipples) can also appear to be darker. The breast is also getting ready for the baby to breast feed.
The intensity of the stretch marks can differ from person to person. The causes for stretch marks are many.
Stretch marks are normal during a pregnancy
You may have a family history of pregnant women in your family having stretch marks; this means that you have more chances of getting the stretch marks. The earlier pregnancy may have left some stretch marks. The new pregnancy may darken the stretch makes and also add on some more stretch marks.
If you have gained weight rapidly, the stretch marks may be more and visible more. If you have also lost weight rapidly, you may also get stretch marks. If you have a number of pregnancies, then your chances of having stretch marks will increase. It can also depend upon the ethnicity. African American women have less stretch mark than white Caucasian females.
If you lose weight fast, you can get stretch marks!
Those who are light skinned will have pinkish stretch marks while those women who have a darker skin will get stretch marks that are lighter than the surrounding area of the skin. These marks can fade over the time. While some women don’t think much of them, however some want the marks to be removed surgically.
While you can’t prevent stretch marks, you can certainly make sure that they are less. The first thing is to keep your skin hydrated. Apply plenty of Vaseline or any other cream to make your skin soft and supple. This will also relieve the itchy and tingling feeling of the skin.
Melanotropin is secreted more during pregnancy rather than in normal times. This can cause darkening around the face and on the forehead. Sunlight may aggravate the problem. This usually goes away when the pregnancy comes to a full term. All women would get a dark line which extends from their belly button to the top of their uterus.
Reduce stretch marks by keeping moisturized at all times!
It will go away aft the birth of the baby. It’s a slightly off center line that grows darker with the pregnancy. It’s a myth that pregnant mothers having baby boys will see the line. It appears for all pregnant mothers to be.
The easiest way of reducing the marks is to keep the areas such as arms, thighs and belly moisturized at all times. Keep your weight during the pregnancy in check and eat right and drink plenty of fluids. While you may not be able to prevent them, but you can surely keep them to a minimum.
Do Pierced Nipples Interfere With Breast Feeding,While Pregnant
Jul 19th
Breastfeeding / pumping with pierced nipples:
You should have no problems expressing milk with pierced nipples. You will likely need to remove the jewelry before pumping as it may prevent you from making a good seal between the breast and the breast shield. Occasionally, there can be a build up of scar tissue in the nipple that could hinder milk flow.
Many women report that the extra holes leak milk – at times constantly. This is going to be frustrating, but the upside is you may actually pump faster as the pierce holes will certainly pass extra milk during a pumping session.
Here are some short comments from various women who have experienced pierced nipples while breastfeeding or pumping –
“I had my breasts pierced and had to take them out before i got pregnant due to a mastitis. Anyway my one healed completely & the other CONSTANTLY leaks out of the holes it was pierced in. It is a real hassle because i constantly go through breast pads, wet shirts & wake up with wet sheets.”
“I had just my left nipple pierced for about 5 years. So far the holes have not yet closed and yes the milk comes out of either of the holes (I have a 12 gauge piercing) But I don’t leak at all…”
“I become pregnant and at about 5 months or so begin leaking through my nipple piercing holes! Contrary to what others have said they don’t need to be “healed” to properly breast-feed, Just think of it as a fast flow nipple! ”
My son loved the wholes left from my nipple rings he was a big eater and with the extra wholes it was kinda like a big sprinkler it was kinda funny though when we went to switch him to a bottle he didn’t like it as well we were wondering if we needed to put wholes in the sides of the nipples like he was used to for me it also made it easier to pump and strangely enough the wholes haven’t closed up yet.
“I had both my nipples pierced before having my first baby. I leaked like crazy invest in some really good nursing pads and make sure you are changing them often!”
“I had mine pierced a few years ago and the holes are completely healed. When the tenderness started in my nipples I took my rings out and the holes never closed. I was really worried that it was going to effect breastfeeding my child. I finally had some relief when I began to produce my pre-milk.
Basically all the holes did was provide extra milk ducts for it to escape. I asked my doctor about it and she said it was perfectly fine and that I shouldn’t come across any problems.
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