OT - I have had to take my engagement ring off :(

Barbles · Nov 24th, 2010, 04:38 AM

My ring finger has come up in this big nasty red rash which is really itchy so had to take my eternity ring and my engagement ring off. They are on my other hand now but I feel so naked with out it.

It doesnt look like my usual eczema so not sure what the rash is but it looks gross.

lauren-kate · Nov 24th, 2010, 04:40 AM

I had this and swapped it to the other hand.. but I'm now wearing it on a chain because the rash/irritation came up on the other side too. When you're pregnant, any allergies/intolerances can become more obvious. It should go back to normal once you've had baby though

Aaisrie · Nov 24th, 2010, 04:40 AM

Could just be a reaction. I have my ears stretched [I know slightly different but still!] and when I got preg my ears which were always fine before started getting really irritated and itchy. Ask the pharmacist for something that might help?

SoonToBeMum · Nov 24th, 2010, 04:42 AM

iv stopped wearing mine aswell, only because for some reason when im at work and using my hands alot they tend to swell, i think my bodies got confused and is swelling my fingers instead of my ankles!
i know what you mean though about feeling naked, iv put them on a chain so iv still got them on me at all times though

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Barbles · Nov 24th, 2010, 04:44 AM

Thanks ladies

I didnt have an engagement ring or eternity ring last time I was pregnant so never experienced this.
Gonna rub some savalon on it and see how my other finger goes.

soootired · Nov 24th, 2010, 05:00 AM

Hi I have not worn mine for a couple of years, since i was a couple of weeks pregnant with first. I have had sausage fingers ever since. you get used to it ;-) although its annoying when people look at your hands to see if you are married/engaged or a single mum lol.

lynys · Nov 24th, 2010, 08:13 AM

It could very well be that your rings are just dirty. I get this every so often and it requires me cleaning them. I boil them in a pot on the stove that is a mix of vinegar and peroxide... boil for half an hour or so.

If you have a ring with diamonds (a lot of wedding bands have them inset now) with the holes underneath especially, this is very important as you get so much gunk and bacteria growing under it, which causes the rash. I actually had to use an anti-fungal cream (like canesten) to get rid of the rash permanently, because once you put the rings back on, it festers again.

Trust me... the boiling works amazingly. It helps restore the colour, cleans the diamonds thoroughly, and makes it all shiny and new.

Nov 24th, 2010, 04:38 AM	#1
Barbles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,506	OT - I have had to take my engagement ring off :( My ring finger has come up in this big nasty red rash which is really itchy so had to take my eternity ring and my engagement ring off. They are on my other hand now but I feel so naked with out it. It doesnt look like my usual eczema so not sure what the rash is but it looks gross.

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Nov 24th, 2010, 04:40 AM	#2
lauren-kate Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,759	I had this and swapped it to the other hand.. but I'm now wearing it on a chain because the rash/irritation came up on the other side too. When you're pregnant, any allergies/intolerances can become more obvious. It should go back to normal once you've had baby though

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Nov 24th, 2010, 04:40 AM	#3
Aaisrie Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 4,685	Could just be a reaction. I have my ears stretched [I know slightly different but still!] and when I got preg my ears which were always fine before started getting really irritated and itchy. Ask the pharmacist for something that might help?

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Nov 24th, 2010, 04:42 AM	#4
SoonToBeMum Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 636	iv stopped wearing mine aswell, only because for some reason when im at work and using my hands alot they tend to swell, i think my bodies got confused and is swelling my fingers instead of my ankles! i know what you mean though about feeling naked, iv put them on a chain so iv still got them on me at all times though xx

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Nov 24th, 2010, 04:44 AM	#5
Barbles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,506	Thanks ladies I didnt have an engagement ring or eternity ring last time I was pregnant so never experienced this. Gonna rub some savalon on it and see how my other finger goes.

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Nov 24th, 2010, 05:00 AM	#6
soootired Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,974	Hi I have not worn mine for a couple of years, since i was a couple of weeks pregnant with first. I have had sausage fingers ever since. you get used to it ;-) although its annoying when people look at your hands to see if you are married/engaged or a single mum lol.

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Nov 24th, 2010, 08:13 AM	#7
lynys Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 995	It could very well be that your rings are just dirty. I get this every so often and it requires me cleaning them. I boil them in a pot on the stove that is a mix of vinegar and peroxide... boil for half an hour or so. If you have a ring with diamonds (a lot of wedding bands have them inset now) with the holes underneath especially, this is very important as you get so much gunk and bacteria growing under it, which causes the rash. I actually had to use an anti-fungal cream (like canesten) to get rid of the rash permanently, because once you put the rings back on, it festers again. Trust me... the boiling works amazingly. It helps restore the colour, cleans the diamonds thoroughly, and makes it all shiny and new.

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