Aaarrrrgghh I spoke too soon, the itching is back!!!!!
Hello again ladies! You may have read my post about spending a few days in hospital due to my BP going haywire again. Well i also said about my bloods coming back as borderline high bile acids and ALT which is what they check if they think you have cholestasis. Well i did say that my itching had really settled down....
IT'S BACK!!!!! And big time, my hands and feet are simply ridiculous, my face is itching, inside my nose mainly, its going up my arms and legs, my head, just everywhere!! And nothing is helping at all. Before cold baths and magicool spray were easing it a little, but now its just not touching it at all
Have called the hospital, they said as i'm being seen on monday anyway to check the blood pressure and baby's growth, they'll take more blood and arrange for me to get the results that night, as obviously if they've gone up a lot i may need to be induced. I can't help but feel its a bit dodgy waiting all weekend, so am gonna call my midwife to see if she can write me up a blood request that i can go have done today and get the results tonight. Its sooo not fair, all i wanted was a normal healthy pregnancy! (
IT'S BACK!!!!! And big time, my hands and feet are simply ridiculous, my face is itching, inside my nose mainly, its going up my arms and legs, my head, just everywhere!! And nothing is helping at all. Before cold baths and magicool spray were easing it a little, but now its just not touching it at all
Have called the hospital, they said as i'm being seen on monday anyway to check the blood pressure and baby's growth, they'll take more blood and arrange for me to get the results that night, as obviously if they've gone up a lot i may need to be induced. I can't help but feel its a bit dodgy waiting all weekend, so am gonna call my midwife to see if she can write me up a blood request that i can go have done today and get the results tonight. Its sooo not fair, all i wanted was a normal healthy pregnancy! (
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I would def speak to the midwife and get her to do the blood tests forms for you. As I had oc with my little girl, this was missed by the first doctor. It was only when I was sent for blood tests the following week that they picked up on it. I was called the morning after I had the blood tests and induced straight away due to the risk to baby. My little girl is now 4 weeks old and doing fine, I am still having a few problems with my liver levels, but they are gradually going down. Also keep an extra eye on the baby's movements, as if babes slowly down it is worth going down to the day unit so that they can put you on the monitor to make sure everything is ok. (ironically I spoke to my midwife after I had got home with babes and she told me that if I had called her she would have sent me for a blood test straight away).
Hope it all works out for you.
Jules x
Baby is still moving, she's never been majorly active, but she's not moving any less than normal. The only thing i've noticed is that my bump has shrunk, i mean its hardly there!
I really hope they do something on monday, whether its put me on medication or whatever, i remember from last time they had me up for monitoring every other day, and i really don't want that again, especially with the BP probs aswell.
QB good luck with your blood tests, how old is your little girl? I itched badly for 6 months after my little boy then it gradually eased off. xxxxxx
God you poor thing, it must drive you absolutely crazy. I remember 6 months being bad, my doctor said its really really rare to carry on itching afterwards. But then i don't think many people get the levels you were getting so i guess its unknown territory a little bit! xxxx
You poor thing, itching on your face! So far my face has been left alone, and I'm fervently hoping it stays that way. I'm only 27 weeks still (bad itching started at 25 weeks) so I really don't fancy putting up with this for another 3 months!
I hope the itching dies down again for you hun.
Astraad xx
27+1
Oooh i'm with you on the itchy ears and nose, i sneeze constantly! my lips are itchy too which is annoying because i end up chewing on them without realising, and now they're all sore and scabby which looks most attractive!
Oh by the way, i joined your group on facebook, good work hun, its very informative! xxxx
Yeah lynz, it's weird, my itchy patches are moving! It started on my bump and shoulders, but these areas are not so bad any more, the skin is healing up. But now my lower arms are worse and my legs look really awful - all red and blotchy down the sides. The legs are currently the worst for itchiness and they are what wake me up.
PUPPPs starts on your stomach and spreads out to your arms and legs, the only thing it really leaves alone is the face... does your rash look anything like this?
http://members.optushome.com.au/westhoff/puppp/Gallery/index.htm
Mine with Ollie looked slightly different and i can post a pic of that if you want...?
either way, if you see the GP they can prescribe something to help with the itching for a couple of days - but keep on at your MW to keep taking bloods, even though they are pretty certain now mine is PUPPPs they are still taking bloods to double check for OC.
Hope you both get some answers soon, I know how frustrating it is waiting for someone to do something and take your pregnancy/problems seriously.
get your GP to have a look at it as they can prescribe a steroid ointment to help calm down the rash and the itching
xxx
I have tried antihistamines and 1% hydrocortisone cream both prescribed by the doc, but neither has made a noticeable difference to the itching. I am using aqueous cream all over morning and night to stay moist (my skin has got very dry) and during the day if I need to stop scratching. In the evenings and at night if I wake up I put on some E45 anti-itch cream which helps temporarily.
Did yours stop as soon as you had Ollie? Currently mine is a little better (only woke up once last night!) but I have no idea if that will continue or if it's just giving me a rest .
Good luck for your Monday blood test, lynz!
Edit: I've been doing some reading, and it's also possible that what I have is called AEP (atopic eruption of pregnancy) which occurs earlier than PUPPP/PEP and can be associated with dry skin and a history of allergy (which I have). Hmm, neither description is a perfect fit!
http://ibmi.mf.uni-lj.si/acta-apa/acta-apa-08-1/1.pdf
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