Parenting after a Loss

Postpartum itching/soreness: yeast infection??

I've been really itchy and irritated since about 5 days PP - the pain has totally subsided and I assume my stitches/tears have healed, but it kind of feels like I have a yeast infection or maybe bacterial vaginosis (sp??). I'm calling the OB in the morning but she's out of town and I have a feeling I won't be able to get in till next week... I'm wondering if I can just go ahead and get some Monistat, or if this itching is normal PP stuff...

Anyone experience anything like this??

Re: Postpartum itching/soreness: yeast infection??

  • I would doubt it's a yeast infection. It's probably just still healing & dry. I felt like for a few days also.?
  • I was uncomfortable on and off for about 3 weeks pp. Have you tried a sitz bath and some dermaplast?  That always did the trick for me.
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  • The hospital actually gave me a tube of cortizone to use for pp itchiness.  So it must be normal.  I never had any but I used the hell out of Dermablast.

     

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  • imageNoVaIrish:
    I was uncomfortable on and off for about 3 weeks pp. Have you tried a sitz bath and some dermaplast?  That always did the trick for me.

    same here, i thought it was a yeast infection at first but i thimk that  i was just healing.  try the dermaplast and water.  hang in there, it gets better.

  • I did and they put me on an antibiotic, just to be sure I wasn't getting an infection. Looking back, it was probably just part of the normal healing process, but my OB knows I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, so she was probably just humoring me :)
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