skincare during pregnancy

Except for the first two months of my pregnancy or so my skin has been doing really great but to keep it like that i have been using some very basic and gentle products to keep my skin as calm as possible.

one of my skincare staples is the clarisonic mia which i (try to) use once a day.
It keeps my skin looking clean and fresh while being very gentle.

 

As for actual skincare i have been using only two products on a daily bases:
The Avene Extremely Gentle Cleanser

and the Avene Skin Recovery Cream

For weekly treatments i am loving the Avene Gentle Purifying Scrub

together with the Avene Instant Soothing Moisture Mask

the Weleda Iris Moisture Mask

and the Dermalogica Skin Refining Mask

Those products have helped a lot in keeping my skin in very good condition during my pregnancy so far.

Since everything you put in and on your body can effect your baby, there are some products i had to stop using :

The Dermalogica Gentle Cream Exfoliant for example contains beta hydroxy acid which is better be avoided during pregnancy

Also Retinol and Retina are better avoided during pregnancy. Thats why i haved stopped using my beloved Avene Ystheal+ Moisturizer and Avene Ystheal+ Eyecream.

The sad news are that i cannot take these products while breastfeeding either. So i guess ill be some years without these products...
But as long as the baby is safe and happy everything is just fine..