Pregnant and hives!!! HELP!!

LuluMommy3

It was a month ago when I started to break out in hives...I'm constantly itching and scratching almost to the point where I have to change clothing due to blood. I saw my Doc and a Dermatologist. They put me on Steroids and a  cream to help with the itch...Both Doc's said it's not PUPPS. One Doc said it's a bad case of Eczema, the other doctor thinks it's an allergic reaction...But from what?? I haven't changed my diet, food, laundry detergent or lotion..In fact I actually stopped using lotion and I currently use Dove (no scent) soap to bathe in.. I've tried benadryl that didn't help one bit...and now I'm on my last day of steroids and it's not helping!!!!  I don't know what to do!!! No relief, no rest

klk2klb

I don't know if this will help or not but my mother used to tell us to take oatmeal baths when we had itchy skin.  Maybe it's worth a shot?

shockleyh

Oatmeal baths, benadryl, and hydrocortisone cream? (all of these are on my OB's OK list but I'd definitely check in when taking other meds, like you mentioned.)

Feel better soon!

mbgreenwalt

I'd check with your OB and see if a bleach bath is safe. You take a bath in diluted bleach and it is supposed to kill of the bacteria causing the eczema to flare. 

An unpopular choice is to go to a tanning booth for 5 minutes.  It does the same thing as a bleach bath.  My sister just had her baby a month ago and while she was pg her eczema flared really bad.  Her OB okayed her to go for 5 minutes once a week.

nikkirenee81

shockleyh:

Oatmeal baths, benadryl, and hydrocortisone cream? (all of these are on my OB's OK list but I'd definitely check in when taking other meds, like you mentioned.)

Feel better soon!

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JrsGurl1823

I am believe it or not allergic to cold air, and cold water  ( its called coldurticaria ) I break out pretty severe sometimes. I  take zertec for them, and obv avoid the cold. For some people its the sun too. 

tink7227

It could just be from the hormones your body produces during pregnancy, I got them after delivery with my last.

The only thing that worked for me was taking Claritin in the morning and Zyrtec at night.  They are a different antihistamine drugs and I took the 24 hour tabs.  I got it cleared with my OB, but you might want to check with yours.  It was the only way I could control the itching so the hives would heal.

sunflwr2

This is happening to me!!!  Although yours seems to be much worse.  I break out in hives every morning when I wake up.  It's the most annoying thing!  Today I was in my car and my left arm started breaking out in hives/heat rash.  I guess because it was in the sun.  It seems to be worse in the heat/sun.  My right arm was fine!  But it's really uncomfortable!!!  And to be honest I haven't found anything that helps!  It's going to be a very long summer if this keeps up!!!
Good luck and please let me know if you find something that helps get rid of it!!!

Accounting Chick

Wow, I'm sorry, that is awful. 

Whenever my skin gets really itchy or I give myself a fantastic sunburn (got one last summer that turned me into a lobster), I use https://www.aveeno.ca/en/products_details.asp?id=1579 

newmommytobe2011

i am going through the exact same thing i am always broke out and itching constantly... i thought i had PUPPs as well but my DR said it was an allergic reaction but like you said i havent changed anything i have normally done or used. i am so confused and nothing helps at all or gets rid of it.. if you come up with something PLEASE tell me!!!