What is Linea Nigra?
linea nigra is a common symptom of pregnancy, which is becoming obvious at the beginning of the second trimester. The term is derived from Latin and translated as a black line, but this translation is not so useful or descriptive for pregnant women. Instead, Linea Nigra can be described as a thin, dark line, which usually starts just above the hair in the middle and runs to or to the belly button. Not all women receive linea Nigra when they are pregnant, but many do it, and some can maintain it after pregnancy, they thought the lines would eventually disappear.
Some women have the predecessors of Linea Nigra called Linea Alba. The light line, sometimes paler than the skin, can be seen where the dark line could eventually be created. In many women, the skin produces too much pigment called melanin, resulting in a dark line. In fact, there are several theories why women receive it, but the most accepted is that increase hormonal production at this time sends melanin to hyperdrive. This is easily demonstrated by other coloring of the skin that can occur during pregnancy, such as a butterfly mask that can occur on the face or darkening of nipples, genitalia and moths, which is common.
It is also known that Linea Nigra is much more likely in women with darker skin color because they have another melanin at the beginning. The formation of the line is that much easier and hyperpigmentation can make it easier. Yet there are many women with light skin that also develop this problem of pigment.
Most women fear that Linea Nigra will never disappear after pregnancy, but most women see how the skin lights up again. This is not always immediate, it will probably take longer for darker women, and it does not have to mean a complete return to the color of the skin that existed by creating a line. Some people notice that the line will turn back to Linea album. It should also be noted that the protection against the sunEM is very necessary to maintain line light; Exposure to the sun or sunbathing can lead to darker or more apparent.
There is a significant amount of folk wisdom and old wives knowledge surrounding the appearance of this line and gender. It is assumed that although unreliable, darker lines indicate that women carry boys. Alternatively, it was assumed that the lines that stop at the abdominal button mean that a developing child is a girl. Although it is theoretically useful, there is little evidence that Linea Nigra refers to its gender appearance.