From Puffy Eyes to Pretty Pregnant

Filed in archive Medical Issues on March 3, 2010

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Many pregnant women increasingly find it more difficult to get a good night's rest as their pregnancy progresses. Can't find the right position, can't breathe, aching muscles and bones, anxieties regarding the childbirth, raging hormones... and many other reasons. And then add to that the natural tendency of pregnant women to retain fluids, and what do you get? Puffy eyes in the mornings!

The natural treatment to get rid of those bags of water under your eyes? Cold treatment. Take a chilled teaspoon, a sliced cucumber, or cold, wet tea bags and apply as a cold compress on your eyes for 10 minutes. to bring the swelling down. If you're up for more primping, you may want to follow up with a Caffeine Eye Cream. Go easy on your eye makeup, too, especially with the concealer. Draw the attention instead to your eyebrows and upper eyelids.

Pregnant and pretty, that's you!