Comments on: Pupp Pregnancy Rash-Coping with Pupps http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html Tips to Help Stop Itchy Skin Rash Problems Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Lisa http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1892 Lisa Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:27 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1892 Hi there, I have had puups since i was 35 weeks pregnant, i couldnt sleep as it was so so sore and it itched constantly and nothing worked. I phoned my midwife crying my eyes out and begged them for a sweep the day before my due date and this has taken it away! All you ladies going through this i feel so sorry for you, please ask your midwife to carry out a sweep as soon as its possible as it releases the hormone required to make the rash go away. I had my sweep less than a week ago and the rash has almost gone (just a little bit left on my legs) Also i dont know if this is connected but i was also eating a lot of chocolate and i have stopped this and i think it may have helped too. xxx Hi there, I have had puups since i was 35 weeks pregnant, i couldnt sleep as it was so so sore and it itched constantly and nothing worked. I phoned my midwife crying my eyes out and begged them for a sweep the day before my due date and this has taken it away! All you ladies going through this i feel so sorry for you, please ask your midwife to carry out a sweep as soon as its possible as it releases the hormone required to make the rash go away. I had my sweep less than a week ago and the rash has almost gone (just a little bit left on my legs)
Also i dont know if this is connected but i was also eating a lot of chocolate and i have stopped this and i think it may have helped too. xxx

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1882 Rebecca Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:38:37 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1882 Hello Maria Im currently 11 weeks pregnent, and i have this rash to what i think is PUPP, its all over my body, besides face and neck, i have scabs everywhere, and the itch is unbearable Hello Maria
Im currently 11 weeks pregnent, and i have this rash to what i think is PUPP, its all over my body, besides face and neck, i have scabs everywhere, and the itch is unbearable

]]> By: Maria http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1878 Maria Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:52 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1878 Hello (: I have a severe case of what my doctor thinks is PUPP. But the thing is, I'm only 7 WEEKS pregnant. I've had the rash for about 5 weeks. It started on left wrist then to my right wrist and then it spread to my upper thighs but nowhere in between. I don't know if it really is PUPP but she showed me pictures and it seemed to be the same thing. I'm afraid, by reading all of your stories, that I'll have this rash my entire pregnancy. It's a horror story! Hello (:
I have a severe case of what my doctor thinks is PUPP. But the thing is, I’m only 7 WEEKS pregnant. I’ve had the rash for about 5 weeks. It started on left wrist then to my right wrist and then it spread to my upper thighs but nowhere in between. I don’t know if it really is PUPP but she showed me pictures and it seemed to be the same thing. I’m afraid, by reading all of your stories, that I’ll have this rash my entire pregnancy. It’s a horror story!

]]> By: Gisella http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1877 Gisella Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:03:48 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1877 hello, I also have pupps, its the worse rash you can imagine. all i want to do is cry cause its so bad, I am 39 weeks and have had pupps for the last 4 months. Started on my tummy, then to my feet, then know i have it on my legs and its starting on my arms. I have had enough gone to the doctors gone to the hospital and no one can do anything about it. I have been taking Benedry for a while know and it doesn't really help that much, but lets me sleep at least 2-3 hours a night, I just started using reactine and thats not helping that much either, i use aveno itchy cream and take a lot of cold showers, i find that the warmer the water is the more itcher i get. I am at my wits end and cannot take it anymore, the only relief i have if i scratch it till it bleeds and then the itching goes away. seeing my doctor on tuesday and i hope they will induce me, i honestly cant take the itching anymore. I wouldn't wish this rash apun my worse enemy.. hello, I also have pupps, its the worse rash you can imagine. all i want to do is cry cause its so bad, I am 39 weeks and have had pupps for the last 4 months. Started on my tummy, then to my feet, then know i have it on my legs and its starting on my arms. I have had enough gone to the doctors gone to the hospital and no one can do anything about it. I have been taking Benedry for a while know and it doesn’t really help that much, but lets me sleep at least 2-3 hours a night, I just started using reactine and thats not helping that much either, i use aveno itchy cream and take a lot of cold showers, i find that the warmer the water is the more itcher i get. I am at my wits end and cannot take it anymore, the only relief i have if i scratch it till it bleeds and then the itching goes away. seeing my doctor on tuesday and i hope they will induce me, i honestly cant take the itching anymore.
I wouldn’t wish this rash apun my worse enemy..

]]> By: Kelly http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1824 Kelly Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:25:48 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1824 Oh and I took the capsules every day from 34 weeks until the delivery day incase the rash came back! Oh and I took the capsules every day from 34 weeks until the delivery day incase the rash came back!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1823 Kelly Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:22:49 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1823 Hopefully I can offer some help to the girls out there who have PUPP at the moment. I had it with my first pregnancy in 2007 from 39 weeks until baby (a girl) was 10 days old. I read you're more likely to get it if you're having a big baby and she was 11lbs 1oz! I just stuck it out as I had no idea what to take to cure it (and I was breastfeeding) and it was horrendous - it was even under my feet so walking was hard and on my hands so holding her was very sore. With my second pregnancy in 2008 it started at 34 weeks so I was desperate for a cure and (after much research online) decided to take a combination of Dandelion root and Flaxseed Oil (Linseed Oil) capsules. IT WORKED!!! After just 2-3 days the itching had stopped. I can't remember how many capsules I took but I think it was just one of each a day at the same time but you can find this out by Googling it. I can't recommend you all try this as I'm not a doctor but all I can say is it worked for me and many others out there - much better than merely calming the itch as the rash actually went and I delivered a healthy 9lb 9oz baby boy at full term. Good luck it really is an awful thing to have to go through but the baby will be more than worth it in the end! Hopefully I can offer some help to the girls out there who have PUPP at the moment. I had it with my first pregnancy in 2007 from 39 weeks until baby (a girl) was 10 days old. I read you’re more likely to get it if you’re having a big baby and she was 11lbs 1oz! I just stuck it out as I had no idea what to take to cure it (and I was breastfeeding) and it was horrendous - it was even under my feet so walking was hard and on my hands so holding her was very sore.

With my second pregnancy in 2008 it started at 34 weeks so I was desperate for a cure and (after much research online) decided to take a combination of Dandelion root and Flaxseed Oil (Linseed Oil) capsules. IT WORKED!!! After just 2-3 days the itching had stopped. I can’t remember how many capsules I took but I think it was just one of each a day at the same time but you can find this out by Googling it. I can’t recommend you all try this as I’m not a doctor but all I can say is it worked for me and many others out there - much better than merely calming the itch as the rash actually went and I delivered a healthy 9lb 9oz baby boy at full term.

Good luck it really is an awful thing to have to go through but the baby will be more than worth it in the end!

]]> By: Robin http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1819 Robin Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:56:14 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1819 I am 26 weeks pregnant and I started to get the itching a few days ago, then I saw the red bumps, which quickly spread across my belly the more I itched. Reading these comments have been eye opening but also discouraging since I have 3 more months to go. I don't have much trouble sleeping but the itching is getting worse and daily I find a couple extra dots on my arms, legs and back now. I agree that ithcing it makes it worse and now I wish I would have known that earlier. I am having a boy so i agree that it is mainly with the male babies. every time I feel itchy I will be praying for the others with this condition. Thankfully i have Kaiser insurance and have been able to email my doctor about the safety of certain remedies since my appointment is a few weeks away. God be with all of the itchy mommas out there. Fight the good fight to not itch. you can do it. Be strong and put some ice on that big belly. :) I am 26 weeks pregnant and I started to get the itching a few days ago, then I saw the red bumps, which quickly spread across my belly the more I itched. Reading these comments have been eye opening but also discouraging since I have 3 more months to go. I don’t have much trouble sleeping but the itching is getting worse and daily I find a couple extra dots on my arms, legs and back now. I agree that ithcing it makes it worse and now I wish I would have known that earlier. I am having a boy so i agree that it is mainly with the male babies. every time I feel itchy I will be praying for the others with this condition. Thankfully i have Kaiser insurance and have been able to email my doctor about the safety of certain remedies since my appointment is a few weeks away. God be with all of the itchy mommas out there. Fight the good fight to not itch. you can do it. Be strong and put some ice on that big belly. :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1808 Chris Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:54:08 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1808 After reading all responses... I feel so much more normal :p Am beginning to feel I might honestly go insane if I don't find some relief... 37.5 weeks now, hoping the doctor will induce this week. Will try Gold Bond and some of the other suggestions, and bookmark this page for when I need a sanity check! :) After reading all responses… I feel so much more normal :p Am beginning to feel I might honestly go insane if I don’t find some relief… 37.5 weeks now, hoping the doctor will induce this week. Will try Gold Bond and some of the other suggestions, and bookmark this page for when I need a sanity check! :)

]]> By: skittle http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1783 skittle Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:58:34 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1783 OMG!!! so here i am at 37 weeks pregnant.. just found out that i have high blood sugar and now have pupps... this is my first child ever and with all this shit it makes me feel like i dont ever want to become pregnant again... i am here wondering if there is anything that can help relief the itching... i have tried at least everything... and it doesnt'help at all.. now i am currently using gold bond.. it seems to help alot but i need to know if its safe for my unborn child... anyone who has used gold bond out there while pregnant and have a healthy child please let me know so i can continued to used gold bond my doctors appoinment isn't until firday and i need to know now so i can continued to used it like crazy.. i am truely sorry for those out there that have pupps i hate it so much and there is nothing that we can do at all... OMG!!! so here i am at 37 weeks pregnant.. just found out that i have high blood sugar and now have pupps… this is my first child ever and with all this shit it makes me feel like i dont ever want to become pregnant again… i am here wondering if there is anything that can help relief the itching… i have tried at least everything… and it doesnt’help at all.. now i am currently using gold bond.. it seems to help alot but i need to know if its safe for my unborn child… anyone who has used gold bond out there while pregnant and have a healthy child please let me know so i can continued to used gold bond my doctors appoinment isn’t until firday and i need to know now so i can continued to used it like crazy.. i am truely sorry for those out there that have pupps i hate it so much and there is nothing that we can do at all…

]]> By: Kristin http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1691 Kristin Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:42:33 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1691 I have pretty much eradicated the rash as well. My cure was this (in order of priority): -First, cut your nails. If you have to scratch, you will only make it worse. -Second, use cold compresses (bag of ice) when you itch so you don't go insane with itch attacks. I even used splashes of cold water in a pinch. -Third, stop using Palmers lotion and choose a hypoallergenic lotion at least twice a day. I used Lubriderm with Shea and Cocoa Butter. However, I think the true remedy came from mixing it with NOW brand double concentrated Vitamin E-oil. It comes in a small bottle with a dropper and it is very gooey. After three days of using it with the lotion, my rash was nearly gone. The oil is also great for healing a c-section incision. -Fourth, wash with Granpa's Pine Tar Soap every day. -Fifth, remember that the rash is at its worst for one week so try not to scratch and keep seeking the remedy that works for you because you can beat it!! Good luck!:-) P.S. stay cool, heat makes it worse. I have pretty much eradicated the rash as well. My cure was this (in order of priority):
-First, cut your nails. If you have to scratch, you will only make it worse.
-Second, use cold compresses (bag of ice) when you itch so you don’t go insane with itch attacks. I even used splashes of cold water in a pinch.
-Third, stop using Palmers lotion and choose a hypoallergenic lotion at least twice a day. I used Lubriderm with Shea and Cocoa Butter. However, I think the true remedy came from mixing it with NOW brand double concentrated Vitamin E-oil. It comes in a small bottle with a dropper and it is very gooey. After three days of using it with the lotion, my rash was nearly gone. The oil is also great for healing a c-section incision.
-Fourth, wash with Granpa’s Pine Tar Soap every day.
-Fifth, remember that the rash is at its worst for one week so try not to scratch and keep seeking the remedy that works for you because you can beat it!! Good luck!:-) P.S. stay cool, heat makes it worse.

]]> By: Ashly http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1690 Ashly Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:09:29 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1690 Hey everyone, I just had my daughter in January and I also had PUPPPS (1st pregnancy). I developed it late in my third trimester. I remember it being very itchy and growing by the day....the only thing that helped me was COLD, wither that be cold water or standing in front of the door in the middle of winter ...lol....my OB told me that I had the worst case he has ever seen in his practice....don’t fret though, it does go away (2 months after she came out and my hormone level went down it was completely gone) ..... good luck to all =) Hey everyone, I just had my daughter in January and I also had PUPPPS (1st pregnancy). I developed it late in my third trimester. I remember it being very itchy and growing by the day….the only thing that helped me was COLD, wither that be cold water or standing in front of the door in the middle of winter …lol….my OB told me that I had the worst case he has ever seen in his practice….don’t fret though, it does go away (2 months after she came out and my hormone level went down it was completely gone) ….. good luck to all =)

]]> By: Ashly http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1689 Ashly Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:00:37 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1689 I had PUPPPS at the end of my third trimester with my daughter and i can remember it being VERY itchy and thinking that it would never go away (since it grew by the day).....no worries ladies, it does go away (it took 2 months to go away completly); My OB told me that my case was the worse that he had seen ever in his practice. I had PUPPPS at the end of my third trimester with my daughter and i can remember it being VERY itchy and thinking that it would never go away (since it grew by the day)…..no worries ladies, it does go away (it took 2 months to go away completly); My OB told me that my case was the worse that he had seen ever in his practice.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1614 Sarah Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:44:31 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1614 I had pupps at the end of my third trimester with my daughter. Second trimester with my son, though not too bad. And with my third (don't know the gender) Pupps began at the end of my first trimester. ICE ICE ICE to stop itching. Use oatmeal soap and on infected areas Grandpa's Pine Tar soap!!!! My rash is nearly gone! :) I had pupps at the end of my third trimester with my daughter. Second trimester with my son, though not too bad. And with my third (don’t know the gender) Pupps began at the end of my first trimester. ICE ICE ICE to stop itching. Use oatmeal soap and on infected areas Grandpa’s Pine Tar soap!!!! My rash is nearly gone! :)

]]> By: noelle http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1613 noelle Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:45:42 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1613 I hate to tell you this but I had PUPPS from about 6 months on ,a nd yes it makes the stretch marks worse, and yes NOTHING I MEAN NOTHING HELPS>>>> I AM SO SORRY FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW.. REALLY I'M CRYING FOR YOU.... Now the good news. It goes away the SECOND you have the baby. the SECOND really it is bizarre! until then ladies be soldiers, and take as many ice cold baths baths and read as many good bookas as you can in the wee hours of the night while your husband sleeps soundly in the toom next door... try not to resent him.... but he can make his own dinner for a while :) ps GOLD BOND POWDER HURTS, and too much lotion makes you itch more. I had a lot of practice with 4 months of the stuff, head to toe. oh and they will induce at 39 weeks if you ask without any extra testing. OH AND IF THE MOTHER IN LAW STILL INSISTS ON TICKELIG YOUR BELLY AFTER YOU HAVE TOLD HER THAT IT MAKES TOU ITCH! YOU CAN SLAP HER!!!!!! at least there is one perk HAHA I hate to tell you this but I had PUPPS from about 6 months on ,a nd yes it makes the stretch marks worse, and yes NOTHING I MEAN NOTHING HELPS>>>> I AM SO SORRY FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW.. REALLY I’M CRYING FOR YOU…. Now the good news. It goes away the SECOND you have the baby. the SECOND really it is bizarre! until then ladies be soldiers, and take as many ice cold baths baths and read as many good bookas as you can in the wee hours of the night while your husband sleeps soundly in the toom next door… try not to resent him…. but he can make his own dinner for a while :) ps GOLD BOND POWDER HURTS, and too much lotion makes you itch more. I had a lot of practice with 4 months of the stuff, head to toe. oh and they will induce at 39 weeks if you ask without any extra testing. OH AND IF THE MOTHER IN LAW STILL INSISTS ON TICKELIG YOUR BELLY AFTER YOU HAVE TOLD HER THAT IT MAKES TOU ITCH! YOU CAN SLAP HER!!!!!! at least there is one perk HAHA

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1612 Bonnie Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1612 This worked for me 100% - pepcid AC 2 times a day. Loratadine 1 time a day. All other remedies failed. This drug combo was amazing in the releif it provided. None of the creams or lotions helped for more than a few minutes. But as soon as I started taking those meds I went to full term with no problem. I too have very unsightly scars on my belly from pupps. My belly looks like that of a 100 year old woman. The midwife told me the only thing that could help it is surgury :( This worked for me 100% - pepcid AC 2 times a day. Loratadine 1 time a day. All other remedies failed. This drug combo was amazing in the releif it provided. None of the creams or lotions helped for more than a few minutes. But as soon as I started taking those meds I went to full term with no problem.

I too have very unsightly scars on my belly from pupps. My belly looks like that of a 100 year old woman. The midwife told me the only thing that could help it is surgury :(

]]> By: Melissa http://www.itchyskinrash.net/pupp-pregnancy-rash.html#comment-1611 Melissa Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:02:49 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=43#comment-1611 I started with small pimple itchy bumps on my lower arms and it rapidly has spread all over my arms, hands, and my entire legs. It started at 34 weeks and I am now 37 weeks and miserable. I have tried almost everything that people have recommended...Aveeno oatmeal body wash and lotions, warm baths, Gold Bond lotion, Calamine Lotion, Hydrocortisone Cream, Benadrly Anti-Itch cream, Pine-Tar Soap, and taking a Benadryl at night to sleep. I just got a Cortisone shot 2 days ago and thought that was my gold ticket because most of the bumps diappeared on my arms. However it all came back last night :~( I have used this Triamcolone (spelling?) steriod creme a few times that was prescribed but very hesitant on continuing to use it due to it being a pregnancy category C. I feel for all of you that are going thru this as well. I can't wait to deliver my precious baby boy and just pray that he is totally healthy. It will all be worth it. Good luck to everyone with PUPPPS I started with small pimple itchy bumps on my lower arms and it rapidly has spread all over my arms, hands, and my entire legs. It started at 34 weeks and I am now 37 weeks and miserable. I have tried almost everything that people have recommended…Aveeno oatmeal body wash and lotions, warm baths, Gold Bond lotion, Calamine Lotion, Hydrocortisone Cream, Benadrly Anti-Itch cream, Pine-Tar Soap, and taking a Benadryl at night to sleep. I just got a Cortisone shot 2 days ago and thought that was my gold ticket because most of the bumps diappeared on my arms. However it all came back last night :~( I have used this Triamcolone (spelling?) steriod creme a few times that was prescribed but very hesitant on continuing to use it due to it being a pregnancy category C. I feel for all of you that are going thru this as well. I can’t wait to deliver my precious baby boy and just pray that he is totally healthy. It will all be worth it. Good luck to everyone with PUPPPS

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