Did you get skin tags?

[Lucy]

Oooh Natalie, thank goodness it is not just me. I have since done a heap of Googling on skin tags and apparently they pop up when your metabolism speeds up in pregnancy......and this makes sense for me, as I have not put on any weight and seem to be shrinking despite being heavily pregnant? Bizarre.

Anyway, I will ask my OB re the wart remover stuff.......better than snip snip I think....

[taz]

Have a look at this about skin conditions during pregnancy:

8. Skin tags. Some pregnant women develop tiny polyps, called skin tags, in areas where skin rubs on clothing or skin rubs together. Commonly found under the arms, between neck folds, or under bra lines on the chest, skin tags are caused by hyperactive growth of a superficial layer of skin. They disappear a few months following delivery, but can be easily excised if they bother you.

I found it earlier today when i was looking for info on moles, i have loads of them and they are getting bigger and darker, i've even got a new one that i've been cultivating over the last few weeks, its on my leg and i see it every time i go for a pee, its gradually getting darker, of course at 3am this morning i had convinced myself i had skin cancer and would die leaving my 4 kids motherless, so had a look on the internet today to discover that its normal, along with a whole hot of other skin problems, including skin tags, as of course is totally neurotic thoughts in the middle of the night

Taz