Answering some FAQs that I’ve received from you all!
Category: Motherhood
Happy Monday all! One of the most frequently asked questions I get as a beauty and skincare blogger is what I’m using to avoid stretch marks during my pregnancy. Since I’m 22 weeks (2nd trimester), I share what I’ve tested and what products I’m liking most. I do not have any stretch marks currently, but I’ve read and heard that they can occur during and after pregnancy. Postpartum I will report more on any appearance of stretch marks and what products I see results with.
The Gender Reveal is a new phenomenon to me, and I loved the idea! I knew I didn’t want to wait 9 months to know if this little bump was a boy or girl, so a gender reveal was a perfect solution. What I learned from my doctor is that rather than waiting until the anatomy scan at 16/18 weeks, there is a genetic test (non-invasive blood test for me) that now also tells the gender at 10 weeks. The 10 week mark for me was just before the holidays, so I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be hearing until the New Year.
I’m finally 13 weeks and into my second trimester! This has been the hardest secret to keep because I’m so excited to begin this new chapter in life and just wanted to share the excitement immediately. The past 3 months have already been such an incredible journey. My skincare and beauty regimens have, YES, adjusted accordingly to be as safe as possible for the baby. But now that I can openly talk about my pregnancy, I wanted share my first trimester experience and introduce how I’ll be integrating my new role as mommy onto nataliekatari.com!
Clean beauty has been a highly researched category of skincare and beauty for years now. I’ve always focused on total self care, and paying attention to my skincare ingredients has been a priority. Now that my big pregnancy secret is out (YAY!), this has also been a motivating factor in my clean self care research and regimens.