Severe Eczema During Pregnancy
Hello Everyone,
My name is Tiffany, and I am new to the website, am 14 weeks pregnant. I need some help because I can not take my severe eczema, I have had it my whole life, but during this pregnancy it has gotten out of control. I went to the ER because it was so bad, and they gave me a steroid in an IV that was safe for the baby and had me follow up with the same steroid in a pill form for 5 days, but as soon as the pills were gone it inflammed again. I am currently now self treating myself with Corticool, baby powder (to prevent moisture, bc that makes it worse), and Benadryl (for the itching, as it as out of control), the ER doctors are convinced it is just the hormones forcing the Eczema to become worse, but never in my life has it hurt so bad. It is over half of my body, from my face to my waist. With my first child I never went through this, and I am going crazy. It almost feels like a sunburn at times, but I am staying out of sunlight as much as possible. Does anyone have something similar? Or does anyone have a natural way to treat this, I am sick of being sleepy from the Benadryl. Thanks so much.
Re: Severe Eczema During Pregnancy
I had it horrible as a kid, it's starting to come back on my legs with my pregnancy. Aveeno used to make oatmeal bath products that I would use all the time. It really helped. I would call a dermatologist and get to see them right away if it is that bad.
Do you have a humidifier? I know running one at least while I sleep helps keep my skin moisturized and helps my eczema breakouts. I had a bad eczema breakout a couple of weeks ago (it covered half of my face!) and used a hydracortozone creme (Cortaid XL or something like that) and in about 4 days it was gone. If it's all over your body, I would reccommend cool showers, as warm water can cause more irritation. I would use a gentle cleanser and try to keep it moisturized. If possible, also try to avoid excessive sweat and if you do sweat, I would shower as soon as possible.
Hope this helps and hope you feel better soon! I know eczema breakouts can be so rough.
Speak with your OBGYN most likely they can prescribe you some type of topical ointment.
I never had eczema until i got pregnant... i think the second i got pregnant the skin around my eye went crazy. it hurts. its everywhere. it was really really bad until i would say ---- 18 weeks and then it got better.
Im not sure if it got better because i was further along or because i started taking claritin every day form my allergies. I have it really bad on my one hand and the dr rx some rx strength cortisone to put on it-- that works like wonders ( actual rx cream not the kind you can buy over the counter that they gave me first to try out and did nothing). I notice that if i dotn take allergy medicine that it gets worse, and if i am fighting off a bug it gets worse and i need to use more of the cream.
sorry that you are miserable. Its the pits. i understand-- if someone tells me - it will all be worth it when the baby comes-- im going to smack them. my skin exploding has nothing to do with being excited about having a baby.