“Jaya, your skin is glowing, any good news?” These were the opening lines of one of the first advertisements I had seen of the popular beauty soap, Dove. I was in school then. Though I have used it often, I don’t know if the product is true to its claims, but I do give credit to it for enlightening me about the fact that a woman’s skin is supposed to glow when she is expecting.
I was glowing too, till a few months ago. People would shower compliments and I thought this was going to stay. But I was wrong. Even no amount of make-up is doing the trick any more. The pregnancy ‘glow’ is gone, and the skin looks dull. Not only this, my hair is unmanageable as ever, and as far as the body weight is concerned, the less said the better. It’s a struggle to decide on what to wear while going out. I have had to discard even my loose-fitting tops and kurtas as they can no longer accommodate my belly.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
