Pregnancy Glow

[wispy]

Errrr where is it????

Seriously!!

My hair is anything but thick and glossy (like all the websites say) if anything I'd say it was thinning! AND dry.

My skin is dry and flaking EVERYWHERE.
I've got bags under my eyes from being so tired.
I'm so pale my boss keeps asking me if I'm ok lol

However, get 8-8.5hrs of sleep per night. I eat 4/5 pieces of fruit per day (sometimes more because I like a fruit salad before bed). My diet, I think, is a healthy balanced one. I drink between 1.5-3L of water each day and I've reduced my tea/lemon tea to max 3 per day.

Why do I look so rough?!

Haha sorry for rant - anyone else fed up with this "glow"??

 

[Loretta]

Hi wispy. Sorry to be you're not feeling great.
I felt like I looked like a bag lady in tri 1. I was so pleased when the bad skin started to clear up, but very surprised when someone told me I looked really healthy before that happened.
How far along are you?

 

[wispy]

23 weeks lol......still waiting for that "glow" haha.

 

[wispy]

yay my ticker worked

 

[Loretta]

Ooh so you're about to hit v-day! That's very exciting!
Hang in there. You're clearly looking are yourself and baby so perhaps baby is just making the most of the nutrition. Sadly at your expense!?
X

 

[Mayflower85]

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[wispy]

ohhh I know!! #tooexcited!!!
Yes, hadn't thought about baby stealing my glow lol - glad it's doing him/her some good x

 

[wispy]

Looks like baby's stealing your glow too Mayflower ;D x

 

[bigbee]

Are you having a girl?

I've been told by a few guys at work that I look radiant haha I was like "nah, I'm tired!"

I'm convinced it's a boy

 

[wispy]

Don't know, we're team yellow

With my daughter I was fine. Not exactly radiant but at least I didn't resemble the crypt keeper lol!

 

[xxcharliexx]

Are you having a girl?

I've been told by a few guys at work that I look radiant haha I was like "nah, I'm tired!"

I'm convinced it's a boy

I've been getting the same comments! Also convinced I'm having a little boy! Xx

 

[Belfa]

People keep telling me I have this glow - I don't know what they're talking about lol. I don't know if it's a real thing or just something people say when you get to a certain stage to be kind as actually, you're starting to look a bit swollen .

I actually think my hair is getting greasier more quickly, maybe that's what they mean by shiney?!x

 

[Emapot1]

Same here...no glow other than bad skin, red spots (never have them) peeling lips, dull frizzy hair, flaky dry hands and forehead, and a really bad attitude. I suppose I still feel really sicky and that's not helping. I should change my diet and up my h20 intake etc. ill give it a few more weeks as its still early days xx

 

[jenb1301]

I'm still waiting for my 'glow'. My hair is thick but it always has been and I just find it gets greasy more quickly now. My skin has been terrible lately. I've never suffered with break outs much, even as a teen I was lucky and only got the odd couple of spots every now and then but at the moment I've got got loads around my hair line and loads on my chest and back. Never had them on my chest and back before and it's driving me crazy! I'm always tired, and always look tired!

 

[AnotherYou]

Count me as another one for angry spots, greasy hair and flaky skin... yet people keep telling me too that I'm looking really well and healthy!

Do we maybe have magic mirrors or something?!

Wispy, your healthy lifestyle puts me to shame.... I don't get even close to that much fruit, water or sleep! I need some tips for getting better at it!

 

[Jennyxx]

I most certainly do not have that 'glow'. I look rank! My hair lasts a day without going greasy and my skin is oily and dry at the same time! I look pale and am exhausted. I cant remember looking this rough with either of my boys and everyone is saying oh well this one must be a girl then!

 

[xjdx]

I'm a mess, my hair needs dying desperately, my spots are like dot to dot on my face, I've got two weeks off work and currently living in a onesie xx

 

[blueeyes34]

I certainly haven't ever had the glowing stage either. Tri one I just looked drained and tired all the time, all of tri 2 I have looked even more tired, bags under my eyes and have really really dry skin everywhere xx

 

[wispy]

oh ladies! I'm sorry you're all lacking the "glow" but I'm sooo glad it's not just me!!
With feeling this way and hearing comments about my weight I'm ready to punch someone (someone actually made a comment to me today about going on weightwatchers). Idiot.
xx

 

[Natalie_reid]

If bags down to your chin. Dry skin and looking like is a ghost is a glow then im looking great lmao x