Hello Ladys Just need some education on private area color after having a baby. I have been very self conscious about the color of my genital area, I do remember before having a baby the color of genital area being fairly close to the color of the rest of my skin, and once i got pregnant I noticed genital area getting a darker color as well as armpits and belly line, i know is very common for this to happen while you are pregnant, But what about after pregnancy??? What are your experiences on this? Did you get darker color as well and did it stay the same after pregnancy? Bit on my background, Im latina and my skin tone is a fair tan, and genital area is a chocolate color, and its been 10 years since i had my baby and dark color in genital area stayed the same and im guessing it will stay the same color forever.
Hmm, not sure on this one. Im 5 months pp and my area has always stayed pink… Im not hispanic though, Im white. I never changed colors like that. Im sure its common though.
i believe its permanent, its a change due to hormones in pregnancy and aging. there are “safe” bleaching products for your genital/anal area. you can check them out online. or if your comfortable, ask a dermatologist..
Im not much help, but I do think, it has something to do with the skin pigmentation.. I know that my skin has changed drastically since giving birth..Have you spoke to your doctor about it?
Its totally normal and may not be permanent. I know it happens more often in people with dark skin. Don’t bleach anything! If your worried about it not fading ask your doctor about it.
It’s normal for the internal labia of the vulva to become a darker shade during and after pregnancy. Mine became darker and stayed that way, and I feel it is just as beautiful as any color it was or could be. I feel it is a mark of giving birth to my child, as are my stretch marks. A vagina that has held and birthed a baby is lovely like a mature flower blooming in its full colors.
My skin tone is similar to yours, I’m also part hispanic. My skin color changed down there some time after puberty but before pregnancy. It’s normal for our skin color and nothing to be worried about.
Your vulva becomes more vascular during pregnancy (heavily endowed with blood vessels and thus richly supplied with blood). This causes your labia to appear darker then they were before, particularly the inner labia. This is usually more obvious when you are aroused. The color is often described in medical texts as a ” deep wine” color.
You can find more info here: https://health.discovery.com/centers/sex/sexpedia/vulva.html
Im not latina but im asian. My private areas used to be pink and very “compact” as in everything in place. Haha. Since then the outside looks looser and darker. I’ve had 2 children.
Actually my stomach is darker after having my daughter. Everyone’s like, “Oh! Were you tanning?” And it’s like, do you honestly think that’s the case since the rest of my body’s pale? So it’s nothing wierd…it’s just that your skin is stretched!
It took a year or more for my labia and nipples to return to their pink color, but they did. My linea negra only lasted a few months after the baby.
Mine is darker and I am very white and fair. It’s also a little looser. Doesn’t bother me at all. It hasn’t changed since I had my daughter 7 years ago so I’m guess it is permanent.
I am 5 months PP, during pregnancy mine was darker I am north african, and now my genital part is about to recover the original color, my belly line is fading out but still visible my nipples are darker than used to be before pregnancy, and after my first pregnancy the original color recovered after about one year.
actually it is considered permanent. and there are safe bleaching agents for sensitive areas. how do i know? ive used them (on my butt, lol) and they work. pinkcheeks.com, southbeachsolutions.com, or ask your doctor for a safe presription.
I do belive this is entirely normal im white and since pregnancy my area’s are darker than before,it may lighten up but im going to bleach.I want to feel beautiful and I would say whatever makes you feel better.
I’ve heard people talk about it, but I’ve honestly never given mine ANY thought. I have never really looked. It’s natural. I don’t think that bleach is a very good idea. Bleach on your skin? And tender skin? Doesn’t sound like a good idea.
Yes, it stays the dark color forever… I gave birth 20 years ago to my first, and had two more children. I am a “white” woman with olive skin and drak hair. I gave natural birth to all my children. I think the color is due to the skin reacting to the stress and hormones during pregnancy. Its like a mask that us darker skin women get on face.
Do not bleach it.
I am 57, have had 4 children, my labia and nipples used to be a nice pink, now they are a grey like dead tissue look, very embarassing, my nipples have turned dark and huge like some of those islanders you see on nat’l geo shows. What can I do, it makes me self consious and with hold sex to my man because I just can’t ler him see me this way.
What will I do? I am still a very hot looking woman at 57, but do not want my clothes off
Hey im only 20 years old. My daughter is 7 months and i have noticed around my nipples, armpits and crotch area have stayed a darker pigment since being pregant. I really feel self consious about it and want to get some kind of safe bleaching product to rid myself of the embarrassment. I dont feel “sexy” anymore because of it. :(
yeah i do think that is normal, i have noticed that after i went through puberty. it might not even have to do with pregnancy, i am native american and i have the same thing, i think it is genetics. you shouldnt bleach anything, it can lead to yeast infection even if it is safe.
Mine is dark bluish still (6 months pp). I am armenian, dutch and spanish. I have light skin.
I am white and my vagina has always been darker then other females. Vaginas come in all colors and sizes. I wouldn’t worry about, your normal like everyone else. =)
Hi girls,I am 20 and my daughter is 16 month old. I am hispanic with olive skin and dark hair,since I had her,my areolas have become bigger and darker,my breasts lost a lot of volume and went from perky Bs to saggy Cs,and my inner thigh,perineum area,and labia majora have become prominently darker.I feel embarassed because I don’t want to ask my hubby for oral,though I do want it.I want my private zones to match the rest of my skin as it once did,but it is so dull and wrinkly.I’m so sad because I’m young.I’m jealous of girls my age with pretty pink and unwrinkled labias.if I went to the doctor to get a prescription would it cost me a lot? And also how long would it take for southbeachskinsolutions lightening gel to lighten my erogenous zones back to normal? Have I waited too long? Plz help, depressed young mommy
W’ell I never had a baby and my privates turned dark down there, am a light brown skin african american and I just hate it.Is their any body out there who has had the same problem
Hi my name is Cassie and I have been wondering this to. Now im glad im not the only one it has affected..lol not to be mean :) I am white and my vagina in dark used to be pink now its brown and looser looking as well, i wish I could change it but now I learned cant do much about it..lol :(
Hi everyone I’ve read most of the comments and I feel a lot better after reading everyone’s dilema knowing that Im not alone. I have seven children and since my first child my body changed. Darker n enlarged nipples, darker down there and armpits and even elbos, n belly line. I just want to say there is some hope though girls to do a more natural remedy, but it takes longer to see results. Unfortunately they will never go back to exactly how you had them before but at least lighter if you use a mixture of lemon/salt like an exfoliator. I do it twice a week and leave it on for at least 20 to 30 minutes before I shower. Or use the lemon like its a rollon and leave it all day for more effect when Im at home all day. I have noticed I lost the darkness n it has gone completely from my elbows that Ive had for years from being overwieght. I just started on the pubic areas and it has lightend quicker than I expected. Well I hope this works for everyone, they also have a creme that smells really good and also has orange extract with the same concept by Nutrise that I apply to my face because of the sun spots since I live in florida. Well goodluck everyone Hope this helps!!!
Hi, my labia is shit brown and my vagina is looser than a ducks lips. Theres lots of vaginal discharge and it smells sorta like fish I never even had a kid. Can someone please help. I dunno whats wrong.
I’m glad this is a category on here, and i’m glad someone was willing to ask. its good to know i’m not the only one who’s noticed a difference. just being honest here, but before i had my kids, i had a beautiful (for lack of a better term?)exterior vagina. i’m caucasian. the outer labia were the color of my skin, and the inner parts were the nice, pretty pink color, and tight. while pregnant with, and after my first was born, the color of the inner parts changed from the pretty pink, to a dark reddish-brown color. the tightness was still kinda there. but after my 2nd baby, it looks gross. the color never went away, and now its saggy and and stretched out and gross. it got even worse after my third. i was able to do kegels to get the inside muscle tone back so sex is more enjoyable, but unfortunately with most of the external parts being mostly skin and not muscle, theres nothing you can do for it. and now it makes me really self concious because my husband and i have since divorced (our youngest is 15 months), and i’m with someone else, and i’m afraid to have sex wduring the day if the opportunity arises, or at night if theres too much light shining in the window because i don’t want him to see it :/ how does everyone deal with it?
I had to comment on this issue…I have 2 wondeful full grown children now adults am almost 23yrs pp with youngest and a grandma to a wonderful lil boy 3yrs old I was so lucky to never have had the darkening that stayed but my daughter(25YRS OLD) has the stripe on belly and darkened pits and am sure has else where :)BUT her fiance’ loves her all the same and she states if no one likes what they see they shouldnt be looking:) I have had alot of giggles while reading all the comments and fact of it is…IF YOUR MAN/WOMAN TRULY LOVES YOU AND RESPECTS YOU THAN THE DARKENING WONT MATTER TO THEM…is part of childbirth unfortunately some never get back natural tone. As per Jaden well dear sounds to me like ya might wanna go see your OB/GYN cause if you got major discharge and smells there is most likely something going on down there such as yeast infection…kegels definitely help tighten things back up and definitely make sex better I do em 2x daily…So ladies keep your chin and JUST LOVE YOUR BODY WITH ALL ITS FAULTS GOD GIVES YOU THE BODY YOU WAS MEANT TO HAVE WE CAN ONLY TRY AND IMPROVE IT WHAT WILL BE WILL BE…THIS COMING FROM A PLUS SIZED 44YR OLD MOM OF 2 AND GRANDMA OF 1(FOR NOW) WITH FIBROMYALGIA AND CANCER SURVIVOR(CERVICAL) There unfortunately is no way of tightening the vaginal lips back up after birth most men the love it all the same :) GOD BLESS LADIES AND BEST OF LUCK
I’m surprised to see this called a ‘problem’. As a male I can say ladyparts come in all sorts of colors and shapes and they are all normal in my mind. If anything, I prefer darker pigments, but either way is fine. My GF’s linea negra line is cute to me. I really hope you all can focus on something else, and only use bleach on clothing.
I am Mexican, I used to have my nipples and private parts pinkish. After my twins, and a third baby(second pregnancy) had them dark. I don’t really care about my parts being dark. As long as my partner is okay with the I’m alright with them!
Maybe you guys should try an herbal cleansing, im pregnant, im planning on doing one a bit after I stop breastfeeding. Its usually just hormones that change your colors, but when its certain areas it can be parasites, so a black walnut cleanse would be good. Ask a health food professional on how to dose yourselves tho, like anything like it, it could dehydrated you. Also anything that makes you poo..
I personally feel it’s hormones. Look on the bright side “they aren’t on our heads!” There are worse things in life!
Hi girls, im latina. Very light skin with light brown hair. My genitals was dark (really dark/black) since puberty. I just used to feel self concious and i visit my dermatolyst. He said it is very normal. So then i start accepting my self as i am and start enjoying sex even with the lights on :-). My husband dont care about it. So girlss it is normal, talk to you boyfriends about it, he will love you and sex you as always.
I’m currently 4 months postpartum and I delivered via caesarian after 4 days active labor. Wouldn’t dilate past 4cm, and pelvic bones too narrow for natural, ever. Decided to try shaving my lady bits and noticed they’re almost purple and my perineum is blue, all through pregnancy both were pink as ever (gave me a real shock honestly). I’m having a really difficult time finding answers on the internet and I’ve been searching for almost 2 hours. Perhaps I’m searching wrong. I could really use your help. Thank you for any responses. (^_^)
Hey, Meranda, I honestly don’t know enough to tell you anything. But blue or purple skin usually means a lack of circulation so if that’s what’s going on with you, you should get checked by a doctor. Good luck!
This makes me upset.
My color has changed too.
And as I read all the comments all I could do is just get more upset that women find themselves. I read all the comments all I could do is just get more upset that women find themselves less attractive in their private parts after they have had a baby.
It makes me very sad that we place so much on beauty of women who are not mothers and body shame the women who are.
Mothers are the makers of the future.
We have sacrificed our bodies to create human life. The changes that happen to a woman’s body because of pregnancy should be treated with reverence and awe. But instead men have taught women to think of themselves as ugly. And thusly women have believed them and started shaming themselves and others as well.
We must stick together and promote that the changes in our bodies that happen are proof of miracles.
Ok ? so I’m 34 I have 4 beautiful children, I had my oldest and only girl when I was 19, then my first boy at 21 both natural, then at age 25 I had my second son at only 26 wks gestation, due to placenta Provera and had to have emergency c section it was when I got to go home and started healing and had to just see for my self how bad my vagina was looking with a mirror, I literally poured out the ters it was all bruised and looked terrifying my husband at the time tried to make me feel better and said maybe it will heal and change back, I immediately wondered wtf my Dr. did while I was knocked out. After weeks went by and all my belly bruises went away, so did the purplenish on my vagina, instead the lips turned almost black I never could make myself look again that is until I got a divorce and got a new partner he was younger also, and the first time he went down on me he might got a little worried I think because he asked what had happened down there and was it always that color so I had to explane that I thought it was due to my c section I had 6 yr ago, then I got pregnant again and had to have another one still not its first initial color and it did bruise again, its been almost four yrs now so I just except it now and to me its normal.
I have had two children naturally and my area is also brown!! At first I was embarrassed but I feel is shows what I went through!! My baby’s are beautiful and healthy and if someone doesn’t like how dark my area is there not worth being with me!!!!!!!!!!
Hey sisters of another mother! Alright I’ll stop. My labia, vulva, perineum and my Asia Minor areas (huh) all became enhanced maybe a little more with each pregnancy. Let your mind decide what you want. As long as you feel you’re owning your thinking for your good self not media then bless you all. Our bodies are temples. Try to be healthy first as much possible. It’s a struggle
I just had my first child 5 weeks ago and I am of African decent . The darkening of my skin is not normal. Its really horrible everyday my husband ask when my skin is going to return to its normal color. I mean my entire body except my lower feet is dark as mid night. My face is not too dark but trust me I had to wear long sleeves and turtle neck throughout the entire summer to hide the discoloration. I showed him my private parts and he was like honey you got to bleach that, it don’t look good. Well I just tell him that he was the one who cause it to be like that and he got a beautiful girl from all of this so if my skin does not return to normal he just have to live with it. I am not too happy because not only do I have darker skin but I have stretch mark in places I never imagine stretch mark would go like between my legs .
I noticed at about 5 months pregnant that my labia had gone from a pink shade to brown very suddenly! I’m white and apparently it did not happen to my mom while she was pregnant. I’m glad this is a common occurrence because I was starting to get worried! :) I do know that on my dad’s side of the family I have some Portuguese/Spanish blood, but definitely not enough to look Spanish at all. Maybe it had something to do with the color change?
Im a mother to 3 boys all natural birth i notice that my private parts has change color also is this normal or am i being over dramatic here…who else is going thr.this.
During and after my first child (4 years ago and vaginal delivery), the area around my vagina, my armpits and the line on my belly became very dark. About 1 year after delivery, the line on my belly vanished. About 3 years after, my armpits became substantially lighter. However, the hyperpigmentation around my vagina (now extending into the thigh folds) is still dark. About 2.5 years after my first child, I became pregnant again. I found that my armpits and the line on my belly did not become as dark as they did with my first, but my vaginal area became much darker. I’m completely freaked about it, but what can you do?
Hullo ladies!
I guess im just too late.im just curious about howd a vulva look after birth.
Since im really nervous atm!
Im white..can anyone out of the white ladies tell me if my vulva is going to turn dark too?like a brown tone? Im pinky down there atm tho. Id love to know if someone ended up with a dark libia majora and minora after pregnancy once they had then fair and pink.like white women usually do.
Im not being a racist lolll.i love everyone of you??????
Xoxo