What to do about Breakouts??

[Lance06]

Okay, I am 7 and 1/2 weeks pregnant and have noticed in the past week or so that my face is starting to break out.
Does anyone know anything that you can safely use to help with this? Or is this something I am just going to have to ignore and learn to live with during pregnancy?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Linzola1]

The only thing I can say is dont use topical creams like proactive sells. I have heard that doctors tell women to get off of them as soon as they find out they are pregnant. I would suggest using Unscented Dial and water. It may not work the best but it is better than nothing.... Hope this helps.

[Lance06]

Thanks for the response. I knew about doctors saying not to use things like proactive. I just figured that maybe there was something. Again, thanks!

[richeygirl]

Alot of women breakout in the first trimester of pregnancy, it's just something you go through.

[Cheesecake7]

I broke out really really bad starting around 7 weeks.  I read a lot of conflicting info about what was safe. So, I went to Wal mart and read all of the labels. I bought a face soap called 'Purpose.'  It is soap free, fragrence free, no salcylic acid or benzyoyl peroxide so I felt really safe about it. I have to tell you, it has preformed miracles.  I mean, before I started using it, my face was COVERED, zits everywhere!  My face is now 100X better. I have just  a few pimples total.   "Purpose" also had a face moisturizer that was oil free and SPF, so I bought that.  I wash with the soap 2X a day, and put the mositurizer on once a day, in the morning.  I will forever swear by it, and as an added bonus, it didnt cost an arm and a leg!

[Lance06]

Thanks so much for the info! I will have to try it out!

Thanks again.