Woman reveals how pregnancy hormones made her face completely unrecognisable

A woman has shared how her face became completely unrecognisable while she was pregnant. Farah Faizal, a marketing manager from Malaysia, posted two unfiltered photographs of herself side-by-side on X, formerly Twitter, to show how her face had changed ‘100 per cent’ before and after falling pregnant.  In one photo, Farah’s skin looked clear with rosy cheeks, while in the other, her entire face appeared red and covered in large, cystic acne-like bumps. Her nose noticeably changed in shape, appearing much larger than before, and deep lines had formed along her cheeks, nose, and forehead. According to Farah, she’s grateful not to have experienced pregnancy sickness, She first started realising her skin was starting to change about two months into the pregnancy. Acne began appearing on her face in the form of pustules, and her skin became red, as though she has been sunburned.  Her nose also started to swell as she progressed in her pregnancy, which was her second. ‘Then slowly my smile lines became deeper and my face started to look like that of an old person,’ Farah continued. ‘I realised there were lines appearing on my forehead and between my eyebrows, and they were getting deeper and more kept appearing. The closer to my due date I got, the worse it became.’  Later in her thread, she revealed that she broke down at one point and asked her friend, ‘Why are other pregnant women so beautiful? Just glowing? Why am I the only one who has been affected like this?’ ‘I asked this because I saw influencers who looked simply beautiful while they were pregnant. ‘I wasn’t sad, but I did feel insecure. My husband kept reassuring me that it was fine and only temporary, and he would always encourage and compliment me. ‘He said I was still beautiful in his eyes and not to think of anything untoward.’  Farah also credited her best friend, who would give her words of encouragement and emboldened her to share her story on social media. ‘Don’t think that pregnancy is easy, different people have different experiences,’ she added. Farah had some additional advice for men: ‘So appreciate your wife, as she has sacrificed her body to give birth to your child. Don’t say an epidural is a ‘cheat code’. Sharing her story with Malaysian media, Farah said she wanted to raise awareness about the side of pregnancy that isn’t spoken about as often. She told Sinar Daily: ‘I wish more people understood that pregnancy isn’t just about the cute bump and baby kicks. ‘There are so many changes – physical, emotional, and mental – that we go through. Every woman’s experience is different and all of them deserve to be acknowledged.’  Farah gave birth to her baby in July and has since told SAYS.com that her skin is now slowly healing one month post-partum. ‘I’m slowly regaining my features. It has been a month since I gave birth and I’m in recovery mode. I’ve also started monthly laser treatments to help my skin heal and improve.’The post Woman reveals how pregnancy hormones made her face completelyunrecognisable appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.