I also have pcos and had acne before pregnant and seemed to get worse when I got pregnant. I am 19 weeks now and the last two weeks it seems to have calmed down..fingers crossed!
I really hope fot it to calm down because I'm at the point where my face hurts :( and I'm struggling to focus on my pregnancy and not my acne.
I struggle with acne as well. But I have 100% STOPPED using face wash, I'm only using hot water with a wash cloth. Surprisingly my skin has never been better! All those chemicals will only irritated your skin NO MATTER what, even if they work at first eventually they will end up bringing acne back. So my suggestion is HOT WATER ONLY.
I would say wash your face 3 times a day with face wash. Also use alcohol to dry the bumps up after every wash.!!!! This really seem to help me with body and face bumps :)
I stopped using acne products when I found out I was pregnant. Now I use only a natural face wash and hot water. I will have a cosmetic treatment in a few days to help a bit my pores.