Anyone suffer from serious itchiness late in pg?

kjr · January 2009

I am going crazy over here! My wrists, my hands, my lower legs, ankles.... I am just super itchy and can't stop scratching. I tried using unscented lotion and it isn't helping.

I vaguely remember being itchy at the end of my pg with Alex... but it seems worse this time. Or maybe I forgot how bad it was.

Has anyone else had this???

melissa0312 · January 2009

yep. i switched lotion and it still didn't let up. i was waking up at night scratching because it got so bad. benadryl is a no-no while pg, so i mentioned it to my ob looking for a rec for lotion, etc.

she ended up running some tests, but i was always having to have blood drawn, so it didn't seem like a big deal at the time. my itching was related to my thrombocytopenia, which was causing some other issues as well.

victoriatexasbd · January 2009

Nope not yet, but hope you get some relief soon!

melrrr · January 2009

Just on my belly, because it's dry and stretching. This dry weather is not helping at all!

Nanner · January 2009

Oh man, I had crazy itching when I was pg. with Sam! It started around month 5 or so, and continued through his birth. I had like 3 back scratchers stashed around the house, not including DH.

aprilprincess · January 2009

I had crazy itching too. The only thing that helped was Burt's Bees Baby Apricot Oil.

thepopkins · January 2009

YES!!! with DD i had major itching at the very end of my pregnancy. my dr said to take an oatmeal bath... that didn't help! nothing did actually... except for giving birth

i haven't had any itching yet with this pregnancy. hopefully i won't! hope you can find some relief

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