Itchy like crazy

Owwww dear, you poor thing you, sorry cant help you. Hopefully some one can help you real soon.

If it continues or gets worse talk to your LMC. Itchiness can be bad in pregnancy, but I can't remember what it is called.

mummy_becks wrote: If it continues or gets worse talk to your LMC. Itchiness can be bad in pregnancy, but I can't remember what it is called.

Obstetric cholestasis - it's a liver condition which can be serious, but it only occurs in third trimester.

Some people find their pre-existing dermatitis/exczema gets worse during pregnancy or that they develop it despite having never had it before.

I'd have a chat to your LMC - if you're itching enough to make you scratch yourself raw it can't be a good thing!

It can happen earlier - kell is currently in hospital with it, she has had elevated liver levels for some weeks now. Defintily worth mentioning to the mw just so you can rule it out.

Cold aloe vera gel from the fridge was really good and calamine lotion. I had it from about 27 weeks and it drove me mad. Talk to your LMC about it mine wasn't cholestasis or the other thing is called PUP, something about pustules in pregnancy but can't remember what the U stands for. Definitely talk to you LMC, avoid heat, hot baths, warm socks etc and use cool things to relive it. My midwife thought it was a reaction to hormones but same as you i used to scratch until I bled and it lasted for about 6 weeks after i gave birth too, which seems to point to the hormone thing
I also went to a homeopath for general care during my pregnancy and she came up with a few remedies which helped

miss wrote: It can happen earlier - kell is currently in hospital with it, she has had elevated liver levels for some weeks now. Defintily worth mentioning to the mw just so you can rule it out.

Thanks for pointing that out! I've only ever seen it described as a third tri issue, but I guess not! Hope Kell is OK!

Eek! Sounds scary! Still, at 30 weeks the prognosis for bubs is really good, at 32 even better (things I have learnt while trying to keep my babies in as long as possible).

i got that on my hands over xmas and now my hands and wrists are really bad with dermatitis, when not pregnant i usually only get dermatitis on 2 fingers but it spread real bad and hydrocortizone doesnt work for everyone, i get worse when i use it when pregnant. maybe talk to your doc about something that cna help relieve the itchyness, there are things out there that help relieve itching, but when pregnant sometimes it takes a little experimenting to find what works for your skin as it changes its sensitivity.

Just had another thought - apparently if it gets REALLY bad there's also some sort of medication that acts as a mild skin anesthetic.. not sure if it'd be ok when pregnant though!!

Glad it's a lot better today, hope it stays that way for you.

Hey simsam, hope things are getting better?
Want some advice from the itching queen? lol
Obstetric cholestasis can occur anytime but is more usual in the 3rd tri. The itching starts on the soles of feet and palms of hands (this is were our blood pools) then spreads to the rest of the body.
For me there are no external cures for the itching as its in my blood stream, but I have found cold ice packs helpful as they constrict your blood vessels so there isnt so much "itchyblood" going through to your feet and hands, you can also get aqueous cream with menthol which is quite soothing when you have scratched yourself raw.
Keep us updated and I hope the itch calms