Early Motherhood

Pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, often called gestational hypertension, affects a small number of expectant mothers. The condition differs from chronic hypertension in that it is occurs only during pregnancy and is usually caused by it. In most cases it’s not dangerous but around 1 in 4 women with gestational hypertension go on to develop a much more dangerous condition called preeclampsia. So it’s very important to deal with gestational hypertension, though options are limited when powerful medications are the last thing an expectant mother wants!

Many people believe that they only get acne when they are growing up, as teenagers, but you may be surprised to know that it can also happen during pregnancy. Most of your pregnancy symptoms are a result of an increase in your hormones (similar to going through puberty).

As your hormone levels rise, your production of oil in your pores increase, leading to oily skin. Oily skin leads to acne acne, spots, pimples or whatever you want to call them. You may find that those pimples are also on your body, not just your face.