Tummy Rash & Itchiness Update

Remember the last post Mummy wrote here. Up to today, Mummy has been suffering with bad rash and itchiness which really drive Mummy nuts and crazy. The worst was past few nights, the attack of worst itchiness would come after midnight causing Mummy to wake up and rolling on the bed for very long long time. Mummy not sure how long but long enough till Mummy slept off due to tiredness. Mummy dared not scratch or rub because it would make the whole tummy red and sore badly. Gynae had given mummy oitment and piriton but then itchiness was so bad that Mummy woke up after midnight.

Mummy not sure whether Mummy should post the photos of the tummy because it may scare some of you off.

Mummy happened to read in Babycenter and maybe Mummy is having pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) or polymorphic eruption of pregnancy.

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Summary from Babycenter about PUPPP

Up to 1 percent of pregnant women develop a condition characterized by itchy, red bumps and larger patches of a hive-like rash on their bellies. This is called pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) or polymorphic eruption of pregnancy.

PUPPP usually begins in the third trimester and is more common among women carrying twins and those having their first baby. The eruptions usually show up first on the abdomen around or in stretch marks (if you have any) and may spread to your thighs, buttocks, and arms. PUPPP is harmless for you and your baby, but it can itch like crazy!

Your doctor or midwife will want to see you for a diagnosis and will probably prescribe a topical ointment to give you some relief. She may also recommend an antihistamine. In severe cases, you may need a course of oral steroids.

PUPPP usually disappears within a few days after delivery, although it sometimes persists for several weeks. (In rare cases, it may even begin after you give birth.) Fortunately, it seldom appears again in subsequent pregnancies.

Even more rare than PUPPP is a skin condition called prurigo of pregnancy (or papular eruptions of pregnancy), which is characterized by many tiny bumps that may look like bug bites. These eruptions can occur anywhere on your body, but you're most likely to get them on your hands, feet, arms, and legs.

Although the eruptions can be itchy and annoying, prurigo of pregnancy appears to pose no risk to your baby. This condition generally starts around the beginning of the third trimester and may last for up to three months after you give birth.

In very rare cases, a pregnant woman will develop very itchy eruptions that start out like hives and then turn into large blistering lesions. This rash is called pemphigoid gestationis (or herpes gestationis, although it has nothing to do with herpes virus). The eruptions often start on the abdomen and spread to the arms and legs.

This condition is considered more serious than PUPPP because it may be associated with an increased risk for preterm delivery and fetal growth problems. It usually begins in the second or third trimester, but it can start anytime — even in the first week or two after you have your baby.

Pemphigoid gestationis can come and go throughout pregnancy, and it often flares up after delivery as well. It usually happens again in subsequent pregnancies and tends to be more severe.

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It really scare Mummy off after reading these…Mummy not sure how long Mummy can take it. It is more comfortable to air the tummy but then how can Mummy do it in office? In office also suffer how lar…..Even though Mummy is still having nose congestion but then it is still bearable unlike this itchiness….Mummy never face this problem during 1st pregnancy

SOS, All the Mummies out there..please help me…..any remedy?