Hello my lovelies

With the immense joy and happiness of having an angle in our life, we often neglect that our health and especially skin needs some care after delivery. In those nine months our body and skin go through some extreme changes and if not taken care on time, they might be with you permanently.

But first, let us understand why our skin on chest and especially the belly area gets dark and loose.

While I was pregnant with my now three-year-old son. I was extremely spectacle to what I should do to avoid skin darkening and sagging.

So, here is some information with personal experience that will help would be mothers. And those who recently gave birth to get your skin back to how it was.

Reasons for dark and loose skin after birth

• Our skin contains collagen and elastin. During pregnancy, our skin expands and stretches to accommodate that extra space for the baby. In this process, after the baby is born and belly gets back to its shape. Unfortunately, the skin around belly had already lost its elasticity and so we sadly welcome stretch marks.
• While some women have linea nigra which is darkened line which runs down the belly button or others might have the entire belly area extremely pigmented and dark. This is usually caused due to hormonal fluctuations as believed, however, the exact reason for this is still undiscovered.

Can anything be done to prevent skin darkening and stretch marks?

Honestly, nothing much for the skin darkening as it will fade with time post birth. But you can do a lot to prevent stretch marks.

• The most important factor is to keep your skin moisturised using a thick moisturiser as much as you can. Use an oil such as BIO OIL and start applying it as soon as you receive the great news.
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• Water intake. You need to keep a check on your liquid intake and drink more water than you normally would. This will help your skin in a lot many ways.
• Consuming collagen boosting foods. Some great options are green vegetables, berries, citrus fruits.  During pregnancy, Doctors do not recommend collagen supplements.
• Eating healthy– munching on chocolates and pastries ones in a while is normal during pregnancy. But taking advantage of this time and eating too many sugary delights can result in increasing unnecessary weight which is not even considered healthy for the baby.
• Eat in moderation and frequent meals- This is very important to keep up a healthy weight during pregnancy. You probably will get more hungry than you usually would but try eating small meals and healthy snacks every other hour instead of overfilling your system which can make you feel sick the next day.

These Preventions will surely help you a lot in maintaining skin health but still the Pregnancy marks and after effects cannot be completely eradicated.

 There are some methods to remove the darkness and stretch marks that truly work. 

• Continue using an oil such as castor, olive or rose hip on the affected area every night to give that area an extra moisture boost. Always give a light massage which will also help in making the skin tight and gaining collagen. Buy cold Pressed Castor and olive oil
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• Collagen boosting supplements are helpful after delivery also. However, if you are breastfeeding you must consult your GP before you start taking any vitamins or supplements. Buy GNC Collagen supplements

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• Exfoliation is another great way to enhance the skin renewal and get rid of stretch marks and darkness. For this, you can use one of the below exfoliators and use them every other day on the affected area followed by a thick moisturiser or an oil.

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• Aloe vera/egg Mask has skin tightening effects. It does wonders on stubborn loose belly by regular use of 3-4 weeks. You can also buy aloe masks online if you do not have access to fresh aloe plant. Buy here and Avail a discount

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• Light exercise can also help to boost the collagen and help in skin elasticity. You must take some advice on this if you had a c-section or even a normal delivery. Not all exercises are suitable, check out this link for more Exercise recommendation after birth

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