ITCHY!!!
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Topic: ITCHY!!!
Posted By: rachndean
Subject: ITCHY!!!
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 11:58am
This might sound kind of strange, but is anyone else finding that their skin is really itchy all over??? I cant go 10 minutes without wanting to scratch - and it is EVERYWHERE!!!! Havent changed anything in my diet, havent changed washing powders. It is so strange! 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:05pm
It's a pregnancy thing  I've had that too - from memory the only thing you need to worry about is isolated itching on the hands and feet? It's something to do with your kidneys, but can't remember what or where I read it  ... apparently THAT'S a pregnancy thing too!  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:11pm
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yeah a liver thing i think..i had it just on hands and feet and it was fine but they did check me to make sure it was ok.. but yeah it's really common to get itching:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Margs B
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:37pm
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Yep have it.
Its the skin stretching. Vitamin E cream helps. ------------- DS March 09 IVF Angel Baby Jan 13 |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:43pm
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I got really itchy from my skin being stretched... but it can be a liver thing in pregnancy too, so if you are REALLY itchy and you are worried about it then mention it to your Dr, they can send you for bloods if they are concerned. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 1:09pm
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I kept putting it down to the skin stretching, but im getting it on my neck and face and in places that definitely arent stretching
Maybe I should go see my doc.............. Thanks guys 
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Posted By: solitairediamond
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 1:26pm
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I have it really badly too. I am prone to getting excema but this is just ridiculous!! I scratch thru the night and wake up bleeding ------------- [IMG]http://lb2f.lilypie.com/9p2jp12.png [IMG] |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 2:58pm
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Yep, it is a pregnancy thing (oh the joys!), but if it's really bad and all over, then it's worth mentioning to your M/W or Doc. Sometimes it's just one of those things, sometimes it's something they need to keep an eye on. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:04pm
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Try googling PUPPP. This is one of the joyful skin conditions you can get (don't know if it's what you have) - I got this in my last 4 weeks, starting at my tummy but going over my whole body from there. You can use hydrocortisone creams, but it needs to be under the supervision of your Dr, so it's probably worth going and seeing them and making sure it's not the horrible liver-related rash.
You have my sympathy - it's absolutely hideous being INSANELY itchy when pregnant! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:37pm
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Thanks Felicity - I have just talked to my m/w and she is sending me for bloods. You are right though, it is HORRENDOUS!!! I hardly slept at all last night, its everywhere!
Thanks so much again everyone
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 5:44pm
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I had it too and had elevated liver function tests for about a month and the itching is insane. Another possibility is chloestasis and I had my Bile Salt levels checked a couple of times for this as well. I was having bloods taken 2-3 times a week towards the end.
It does go away really fast after you have baby so just hang in there and do what you need to do to get some relief. Hopefully your bloods will come back clear and it's just one of those preggie things. -------------  
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 9:44pm
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I itch all the time too. Especially when I take my clothes off. Usually I have to get up and let DH go to sleep, otherwise I drive him bonkers with all the wriggling and scratching.
Gah! Even thinking about itching has made me itchy!! 
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 12:13am
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I had that when i was pregnant. The doctors thought i had Cholestasis which i think is to do with the liver.. cant remember! ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |