Itchy @ 2 mo pp

bentlaj11 · 09-25-2014, 11:57 AM

I posted in the 0-3 mo chat a few weeks ago that my boobs were really itchy. Now, my whole body itches (different places at different times). It is accompanied by a rash that comes and goes (red raised splotchy areas). But I also itch where there isn't a rash. The rash gets worse w/ scratching, and better w/ steroid ream... but I'm trying to use that sparingly. Could it be post-partum related (at first I thought it was an eczema type thing since it was just on my boobs, and I would often wake up drenched w/ BM)? I haven't been exposed to anything new, although my what-ever-is-in-the-air allergies have been bad lately. I can't bring myself to take an anti-histamine, since I am BF, but I probably should to see if it helps!

Rivendell Raven · 09-25-2014, 02:27 PM

Not sure if this will be helpful, but after my pregnancy my skin was really sensitive to everything, especially my body wash. I had to switch to one that was extremely mild. It took me a while to link it to that but I noticed the rash most in the morning after showering the night before. Even now, more than a year later, I haven't been able to go back to the previous body wash.

bentlaj11 · 09-25-2014, 03:48 PM

I'd been using castile soap w/ tea tree oil, but I've switched to the kid's (Dolphin Organics) since I've broken the skin in a few places (and thought it might burn!). I've wondered about detergent (switched to Tide b/c I was having stink issues w/ the diapers), but I'd been using it since before LO was born. Also, I have the rash on my legs and neck (places that clothes don't touch) and not on my stomach (where clothes are constantly touching). So, I'm not really sure!!

bentlaj11 · 09-26-2014, 10:00 AM

The more I read about Pupps (the postpartum cases) the more convinced I am that that's what it is...

Anybody have any good remedies for PUPPS! Any homeopathic stuff that I can take? Anything that won't affect BM/supply?

09-25-2014, 11:57 AM	#1
bentlaj11 Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,247	Itchy @ 2 mo pp I posted in the 0-3 mo chat a few weeks ago that my boobs were really itchy. Now, my whole body itches (different places at different times). It is accompanied by a rash that comes and goes (red raised splotchy areas). But I also itch where there isn't a rash. The rash gets worse w/ scratching, and better w/ steroid ream... but I'm trying to use that sparingly. Could it be post-partum related (at first I thought it was an eczema type thing since it was just on my boobs, and I would often wake up drenched w/ BM)? I haven't been exposed to anything new, although my what-ever-is-in-the-air allergies have been bad lately. I can't bring myself to take an anti-histamine, since I am BF, but I probably should to see if it helps! __________________ Amber.... Wife to JA (12/07) Mama to Bug (11/09), Little Critter (1/12) and C3PO (7/14)! InFpType 2/3(?)

09-25-2014, 02:27 PM	#2
Rivendell Raven Rose Bouquet Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Imladris Posts: 591	Re: Itchy @ 2 mo pp Not sure if this will be helpful, but after my pregnancy my skin was really sensitive to everything, especially my body wash. I had to switch to one that was extremely mild. It took me a while to link it to that but I noticed the rash most in the morning after showering the night before. Even now, more than a year later, I haven't been able to go back to the previous body wash. __________________ Married to DH since 6/21/10 Mama to S since 6/19/13

09-25-2014, 03:48 PM	#3
bentlaj11 Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,247	Re: Itchy @ 2 mo pp I'd been using castile soap w/ tea tree oil, but I've switched to the kid's (Dolphin Organics) since I've broken the skin in a few places (and thought it might burn!). I've wondered about detergent (switched to Tide b/c I was having stink issues w/ the diapers), but I'd been using it since before LO was born. Also, I have the rash on my legs and neck (places that clothes don't touch) and not on my stomach (where clothes are constantly touching). So, I'm not really sure!! __________________ Amber.... Wife to JA (12/07) Mama to Bug (11/09), Little Critter (1/12) and C3PO (7/14)! InFpType 2/3(?)

09-26-2014, 10:00 AM	#4
bentlaj11 Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,247	Re: Itchy @ 2 mo pp The more I read about Pupps (the postpartum cases) the more convinced I am that that's what it is... Anybody have any good remedies for PUPPS! Any homeopathic stuff that I can take? Anything that won't affect BM/supply? __________________ Amber.... Wife to JA (12/07) Mama to Bug (11/09), Little Critter (1/12) and C3PO (7/14)! InFpType 2/3(?)

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