I’ve heard it all before - when you’re pregnant your hair will be longer and thicker, your nails will grow faster and stronger, and you’re skin will glow.

Unfortunately, the only one of those that’s come true so far is the glowing skin, which unfortunately is due to excess oil production.

Of course I did have a friend say that I looked like I was glowing - then in the next sentence she said it was because my face looked fuller, which meant I was having a girl.

Of course she was right about the girl, but I’d already told her I was having a girl.

My face and hair were oilier during the first trimester - in fact excessively oily hair was one of the first pregnancy symptoms I had.

Of course I didn’t connect that with being pregnant until after I realized I was pregnant.

My hair is normal now - I don’t know if it’s due to a change in shampoo, or if it’s just evened out, and my skin is drier now.

Who knows what will happen after I have the baby.

I am very happy that I haven’t had any breakouts while I was pregnant, although some pregnant women do get pimples.

During my first trimester I didn’t feel like putting any makeup on - partly it was because I felt bad, and partly because I didn’t want any extra chemicals on my body during such an important stage of the baby’s growth.

During the middle of the second trimester though, I felt like wearing makeup again, so I resumed my normal makeup habits.

Every now and then I’ll wonder about something being ok for a mom to wear (like jet black liquid eye liner, which I hardly wore before I got pregnant), but that was worse during the first trimester, and isn’t so bad now.

I’ve always taken vitamins off and on, so I think that’s probably why I don’t see faster hair and nail growth.

Of course I have noticed that I’m shedding more than usual - or maybe I’m just noticing it more now.

During this pregnancy all the beauty bonuses have definitely been myths.

Were they true for you when you were pregnant?

How about yoru friends?