Itchy Pregnant Ladies

[wawa]

So. I was asking for advice for my itchy belly over on CE&P a while ago, and one of the regs (RT) said that it's not dry top layer skin that causes that really annoying deep itch, it's the bottom layers tearing and somehow that triggers a histamine reaction.

At the time I kinda gave it a bit of a Hmmmm and then forgot it - but I totally buy it now. I take claritin daily (just plain 10 mg loratadine, not D or anything) for my pet allergies, and every.single.time that I have a super itchy belly day I realize that I've forgotten to take my pill that morning.

so if lotion ain't cutting it for you - maybe talk to your OB about taking an allergy pill and see if RT and I are crazy?

Bunny, not sure if this would help you since you've got the hand and foot thing going on too.

[kaylie]

I'm not an itchy pregnant lady, but my first though when I opened this was "holy shit, Wawa's got a honeydew!"

[wawa]

I know, right? Where the hell did the melons come from?! I feel like somebody his fast forward on this nonsense.

[bunnymendelbaum]

The doc told me to try benadryl, but I haven't. I'm super nervous about taking meds while PG. (except gas-x which is my BFF)
Are you itchy all day? Mine is so much worse at night and evening.

[wawa]

yep, it's worse at night. But so are my normal allergies if I forget my meds...not sure if it's just because I usually take my claritin in the morning, so if I forget it by the time evening rolls around it's really out of my system.

The claritin I need to function, so my doctor ok'd it I never even considered stopping. My cats like to occasionally snuggle up to my face in the middle of the night, and if I wasn't on some sort of anti-histamine I'd wake up looking like a sneezy tomato.

[ktzmoh]

I'm sorry for you itchy pregnant ladies. I had awful awful itching during both my pregnancies and it was so painful. I hope you find some relief!