Advice on who to listen to about acne treatment during pregnancy?

I have severe acne that was pretty under control with a daily 3 step system (Clinique%26#039;s acne system, containing salicylic acid and benzol peroxide). After finding out I was pregnant, I stopped using it because I read that it wasn%26#039;t safe on an online baby website.





Soon after stopping the treatment, my entire face became covered with acne- every inch of it, worse than I%26#039;d ever seen on anyone in my life. At my first prenatal appointment, the nurse felt bad for me but said there really wasn%26#039;t anything I could do but use a plain cleanser and maybe some baking soda for a scrub.





Yesterday I had another appointment and I asked my OB if there was anything I could do about my acne. He suggested things like the 3 step system I had been using, and told me that so long as I was using it externally, I would be safe.





I%26#039;m so confused now! I do not want to take any risks, but at this rate, my complexion is going to be scarred for life. I don%26#039;t even want to show my face in public! I swear, nobody will ever see a picture of me from this pregnancy...or my wedding (getting married in a month). What on earth is a girl to do with all this conflicting advice?|||I read that as long as you use it externally (like your OB said) it is fine. If you were ingesting it, it would be harmful. How often do you use the 3 step system? Once, twice a day? That should be fine. I found a website about this and how that not enough is present when you spread some on your face. If I find the website, I will post the link! :) Good Luck!





EDIT:





http://www.babycenter.com/0_safe-skin-ca鈥?/a>





Hope this helps!! :)|||Do you really think you can trust everything you read online?





Any jerk-off can put anything they want online. They don%26#039;t need to have any credentials and there%26#039;s no requirement to tell the truth.





Your doctor went to med school and has years of experience in dealing with pregnancy.





Why are you giving the website an ounce of clout?|||Listen to your OB. He knows more than some random guy on the internet. Plus, your self-esteem matters too! Take care of mom as well as baby. There is so much conflicting advice out there, you are right. But the doctor has been to 7+ years of medical school (and knows MUCH more than that nurse.)





Go ahead and use your stuff and good luck!|||The only question you need answered to whether or not a medication is safe, is %26#039;does this enter my blood stream?%26#039; If not, then it is safe. No topical face cleaner enters your blood stream.





The nurse and the info you read online are wrong, your doctor is right.