new here! 2nd time mommy! question about itching???

campost06

hey everyone! well i guess you can say im kida new here since ive been reading on a lot of post but this is my 1st time posting. Found out in jan im preggo with my 2nd and the last 2 weeks i have been itching reallllly bad! i dont know why but i itch everywhere and it never goes away! its to the point where i wake up in the middle of the night and have to itch! did or does anyone else have this problem and how did you cope with it?

kuipogirl

I am just a lurker, not expecting but it sounds like it could be cholestasis. A coworker of mine had it and gave birth to a healthy baby girl last September. I looked it up and info says that it normally occurs in the last trimester but my coworkers started in the mid of her second trimester. Anyway, best thing to do is ask your doctor.

sparkplug06

I itch all the time doctor said it's just hormones and I have to deal with it lol. I use lotion all the time and I have had some oatmeal bathes so try that. You get use to it after a while but It's really annoying still. My doctor just said it's hormones and any book I have read has said it's hormones as well. If it gets worse I would call your doctor. Good luck with your itching. I hope it passes soon. 

 

Here is a website on itching and cholestasis. 

 

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/cholestasispregnancy.html 

campost06

thanks for responding ladies i have scratch marks all over my body for am the itching. my 1st appt is monday so i will sk my doctor then about it hopefully itll pass! 

nmoe

My stomach was SO itchy yesterday.  I kept putting lotion on it, which helped a little.  Isn't itching at all today.  Weird!

amberthehobbit

I've been using Palmer's.  They market it for stretch marks, but it has worked so well on my dry skin.

Mama_B

I itch in the winter even when I'm not prego.  My doctor told me its the lack of vitamin D that I usually get from being outdoors in the sun.  I have been faithful with the Palmers lotion the last few weeks.  I keep it next to my toilet so I can rub it on my belly and my legs while my pants are already down. I know that sounds weird but its about the only way I can remember and it works for me.  Check your vitamins and see how much D is in them.  When I'm not pregnant I usually take about 400 mgs a day.  Give it a week and you should see a difference.  Its one of the supplements that if your body dont need it then you will pee it out.  Also try shaving with hair conditioner instead of soap or shaving cream.

LizLovesJason

Do you have a rash? If so, it could be PUPPP, which I had in the last trimester of my first pregnancy. It drove me crazy. Definitely tell your OB about it. I remember they recommended a lot of different lotions to try. I think finally they gave me some kind of prescription cream (sorry, it's hard to remember the details now)! Good luck and I hope you get some relief soon!

campost06

LizLovesJason:

Do you have a rash? If so, it could be PUPPP, which I had in the last trimester of my first pregnancy. It drove me crazy. Definitely tell your OB about it. I remember they recommended a lot of different lotions to try. I think finally they gave me some kind of prescription cream (sorry, it's hard to remember the details now)! Good luck and I hope you get some relief soon!

 its not a rash but its everywhere and sometimes unbareable im going to the doc tomorrow so ill ask him and i read up on that PUPPP and read that it stays with you until you give birth 

Kadyra

13 weeks would be publishable in a journal for both PUPPS and cholestasis, as it is incredibly early for these things to happen.  It is possible though, I suppose.  Less so for PUPPS since you don't have a rash.

Talk to your ob.  He/she will have some ideas.  In the meantime, Bag Balm or that funny **THIS IS SPAM** Cream are the best, I've found.  But I'm certainly no lotion expert

mysticriver

I had this last time around the 2nd trimester. Definitely mention it to your doctor since it can be any number of things. Last time I ended up taking Claritin for several weeks until it cleared up, I had hives at one point.

Also Aveeno has an Anti-Itch line, that was the only lotion that kept me from going insane. Aloe Vera gel helped too but it didn't last as long.

Good luck!

campost06

Thanks ladies im going to ask my doc tomorrow and pick up some lotion to help witht the itching.