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itchy belly

dbrysondbryson
in Georgia Babies
anyone use anything to help stop the itchy belly while pregnant?  i want to scratch SOOOO bad.
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Re: itchy belly

  • slwprincessslwprincess member
    I had it really bad while we were in Barbados and I was 7 mos pregnant.  I was sure it was PUPPS but it cleared when we got home so turns out it was an allergic reaction to something.  Anyway, the only thing that gave me relief was to rub noxema or any kind of tingly lotion on my belly... all day long.  I stunk like a medicine cabinet!  But it did the trick.  My options were limited down there, so I'm sure you could find a non-stinky tingly lotion here somewhere...

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  • noyoucomeherenoyoucomehere
    Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap has a nice tingle factor too. 
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  • myrallmyrall member

    Is it the stretching skin that getting itchy? I used a neat cocoa butter stick on my belly from The Body Shop. Looks kinda like a deodorant, but isn't sticky or slimy. It seemed to help some.  

    Lil' G was born April 25, 2008! Big C was born September 28, 2011! Image and video hosting by TinyPic
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  • DomerJenCDomerJenC member

    I had PUPPS, too.  Here's what worked for me (from my blog):

    the winning combination seems to be:

    • a very hot shower (thanks, Teresa, for the suggestion!)
    • wash with Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap in shower
    • followed up with Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil while still wet
    • slather on some Sarna lotion
    • additionally, I'm taking dandelion and nettle tinctures twice daily, which may be doing some good as well.
    And voila! I'm good for about 8-10 hours! Generally I do have a period of itchiness in the evening, but Sarna or Tea Tree Oil + the exercise ball pump blowing air on my belly seem to do the trick.

    Yes, T.J. pumps air onto my belly to help me be less itchy. It's like the pregnancy equivalent to feeding me frozen grapes, I think!

    Here are all the blog posts I did about it:

    https://domerbaby.blogspot.com/search?q=pupps

    Jen & T.J. 6.17.06 BabyBlog * my chart *
    Joseph Henry was born at home on March 9, 2009
    Nora Mae was born at home on October 30, 2011
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  • OctoberGal2007OctoberGal2007
    I've used Eucerin Calming Creme my entire pregnancy and I have not been itchy once.  I use it once or twice a day on my belly.  Hope it help you!
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  • JoelsGirl07JoelsGirl07
    I had PUPPS, and my favorite lotion was Sarna (except for the smell) but it works amazingly well. Walgreens has a generic form for a couple dollars less. Also, benadryl helps.....
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  • Mrs. atlgatorgirlMrs. atlgatorgirl
    Sarna lotion worked for me.
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  • dbrysondbryson
    I think it may be pupps.  i didn't have this with ridge but i see bumps now.  ouch.  will try some of these.  thanks!!!!
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