Beauty Tips for Pregnant Women

Pregnancy has always been a beautiful miracle. But now it's considered sexy, too. When Vanity Fair put Demi Moore's apparently nude, very pregnant body on the cover of their magazine in 1991, it made a lasting statement that said a woman could be both pregnant and gorgeous.

If you're not ready to show off quite that much, don't worry. Here are ten beauty tips that will help make you look and feel good while you're pregnant.

1. Show off your legs. In summer, shorts and sundresses never looked better. In winter, a mini skirt with tights and flat shoes are fashionable.

2. For a special evening out, a pair of stretch-waist black velvet pants and a swingy top looks romantic, even elegant. This is the time you can wear a nice v-neck and show off your new, voluptuous cleavage.

3. Raid your man's closet for a shirt. Roll up the sleeves and add a piece of jewelry for a feminine touch. Or not. Menswear is long and lose, perfect for pregnancy.

4. Treat yourself to a new bra. Being pregnant means your old size won't work anymore, because you can gain up to five pounds in your breasts. For most women, a bra with wide set straps that are not too thin helps give much-needed support. Not only is this important to prevent sagging, but wearing the correct size bra will make your clothes look better, too.

5. Add some highlights to your hair. All-over hair color, like dying or bleaching, is not recommended while you're pregnant, because your scalp absorbs some of the chemicals. (It can be identified in urine.) But adding highlights is safe, because the hair color is applied one-half to one inch from your scalp, so chemicals cannot get into your blood stream.

6. Keep your skin supple with pure cocoa butter. Using a natural moisturizer on your stomach and breasts is safe, and it will help prevent, or at least minimize, stretch marks. Equally important is maintaining a slow, gradual weight gain so your skin doesn't stretch too rapidly.

7. Forget those old fashioned tent tops that make you look even bigger than you are. It's now fashionable to flaunt your baby tummy, and stretchy tops and empire waists are flattering. Being pregnant is sexy!

Post-Pregnancy Comeback

Although pregnancy is one of the most beautiful and exciting times in a woman's life, there are also many problems that can occur during that time. In some cases, it's going to take weeks or perhaps even months for you to be able to get things back to the way they were before you became pregnant but that does not always need to be the case. As a matter of fact, there are some things that may be able to be done in advance so that you cannot only cut down on the recovery time, you can actually prevent them from occurring in the first place.

Here are a few things for you to consider if you are pregnant that will help to make things easier for you once you're no longer pregnant any longer.

Perhaps one of the things that women fear more than anything else is stretch marks that occur during pregnancy. Although it certainly is true that stretch marks are a problem as our skin stretches so quickly and so far, there are a few things that can be done in advance which will help to limit the problem. Pregnancy stretch marks prevention is usually done with some type of cream. These types of creams are designed to help condition your skin so that it is able to stretch beyond where it usually stretches. If you use the screen regularly, you may find that you are able to avoid many of the stretch marks that typically show up during pregnancy but you may not be able to avoid all of them.

If you were faithful with taking any preventative measures that are available, it is likely that you are not going to have as many problems. The problems that do occur, however, are going to need to be addressed as soon as possible. Stretch marks will fade over time but it is unlikely that they are going to fade completely on their own. There are several stretch marks removal cream products that are available on the market which have shown some promise in this regard. Make sure that you research those creams and use them if they are deserving of your business.

Pregnancy's Beautiful Stretch Marks

The minute you find out you are pregnant you know things are going to be changing about your body, from your waist size to those little marks that pop up. Stretch marks are exactly that, red or purple marks left in your skin because it has stretched.

The most common areas for it to appear is the buttocks, thighs, stomach, breasts and even arms. 90 percent of all pregnant women will get them, but you can never tell in advance, whether you get a lot or a few, because this depends on the body and how you are preventing them.

There are a ton of lotions out there that claim to help prevent stretch marks, such as scar serum, cocoa butter or Maderma. Make sure your skin is always moist, because this helps in stretching the skin and not tearing it. There are new discoveries about stretch marks every day, so ask your doctor what he/she recommends. Try the single products out yourself first and see if they work for you.

This isn't something you just put on one time during your pregnancy, you will have to make this a daily effort in order for it to work. That's where most women fail, they just stop doing it. So as with your pregnancy fitness make also this issue, with your battle against stretch marks, to a daily routine, because this is the best way to avoid your stretch marks.

During your pregnancy try to eat healthy and stay in shape. This can help to keep off any access weight, and this with also help you to avoid getting stretch marks. The recommended weight gain for the average, 25-35 healthy pregnancy is 25-35 pounds. Make sure you drink plenty of water, staying hydrated helps keep the skin healthy. The moment your skin dries out you can begin getting stretch marks.

If you have had one or more children your chances of getting more stretch marks will increase. Your skin has already been stretched out and you are about to do it again. Large babies and multiple babies can increase your chances of getting stretch marks too. Begin using preventing creams, and lotions with vitamins A and E in them, as soon as you find out your are pregnant. Therefore begin to work with your skin at a very early stage of your pregnancy, because this lessen your chances of getting them.