TMI; UGLY and ITCHY NIPPLES :(

pinkreality · Mar 31st, 2012, 11:35 AM

TMI.... but my nipples are so ugly, dry and crusty.

First sign of pregnancy for me was my nipples growing darker and bigger, now they itch like crazy. I itch any and everywhere ladies, its horrible. I feel like an animal with no shame LOL! Anyone else going through this? I try putting lotion everyday but they are so dry that they absorb it right away and go right back to being really flaky and dry.

I'm hoping they will go back to normal after the pregnancy but until then what can I use to keep them from itching as bad as they do?

punkrockmama · Mar 31st, 2012, 12:19 PM

are you using regular lotion? i know they have some directly made for nipples...like a nursing cream of some sorts that is at most maternity stores? I don't have itchy bits but the nipples sure are huge. >

yik

pinkreality · Mar 31st, 2012, 13:25 PM

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Originally Posted by punkrockmama

are you using regular lotion? i know they have some directly made for nipples...like a nursing cream of some sorts that is at most maternity stores? I don't have itchy bits but the nipples sure are huge. >

yik

Ugh yeaah I'm using regular lotion, Im gonna google some nip cream an see whats out there. LOL, yes the huge nipples are not cute!

miami8312 · Mar 31st, 2012, 13:38 PM

OMG thats me! but I was too embarresed to post,lol.

My nipples are so itchy, I've got my hands down my top when I'm driving and fidgeting about when I'm out and about,lol. I've tried loads of creams and lotions and nothing really works. Nothing I use stops the flaking neither.

If you find something that works please post and update us x

clairebubba4 · Mar 31st, 2012, 14:17 PM

Hi,
I've had this too, and apparently it's eczema

I've never had it before in my life, even in my 3 previous pregnancies, and after my nipples i got it in my cleavage and on my neck! I have been using E45 and a cream called Diprobase, and its cleared up completely on my neck and nearly almost gone on my boobs, lol. Hope this helps xxx

greenbeans12 · Mar 31st, 2012, 18:18 PM

Poor you dear!!

I thought my nips were horrid but yours sounds so painful. Maybe your OBGYN can give you an RX strength cream to clear it???

LisaL79 · Mar 31st, 2012, 22:16 PM

*rasies hand*
Itchy nipples has been my worst symptom. It gets SOOOO bad and irritating sometimes. Thankfully I'm at home most of the day so I can just scratch til I can't any longer lol.
Sometimes they're flaky, sometimes they're not. Hate it when they're dry though bc my lotion doesn't work. I'll have to look in to getting some nip lotion as well.

Iwantababybad · Mar 31st, 2012, 23:10 PM

Uuugghhh that's me too

oh_socold · Mar 31st, 2012, 23:39 PM

I have had this problem since the beginning. My nipples arent that big but they sure are itchy. I use vaseline. It makes my bras all gross, but it helps so who cares if my bras have a dark spot in the middle if its helping right?

This afternoon, I scratched them and I squirted myself in the face...first time that happened it was oh so disgusting.

Try the vaseline. It's cheap and it works. I would try that before I bought something else because well why not right? It works for my eczema which I have bad, and really does moisturize. Hope it helps

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punkrockmama Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta. Canada Country: Posts: 393 Thanked others: 162 Thanked 138 times in 119 posts Currently Feeling:	are you using regular lotion? i know they have some directly made for nipples...like a nursing cream of some sorts that is at most maternity stores? I don't have itchy bits but the nipples sure are huge. > yik __________________
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clairebubba4 Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Country: Posts: 76 Thanked others: 20 Thanked 19 times in 19 posts Currently Feeling:	Hi, I've had this too, and apparently it's eczema I've never had it before in my life, even in my 3 previous pregnancies, and after my nipples i got it in my cleavage and on my neck! I have been using E45 and a cream called Diprobase, and its cleared up completely on my neck and nearly almost gone on my boobs, lol. Hope this helps xxx __________________
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greenbeans12 Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Country: Posts: 1,668 Thanked others: 558 Thanked 638 times in 494 posts Currently Feeling:	Poor you dear!! I thought my nips were horrid but yours sounds so painful. Maybe your OBGYN can give you an RX strength cream to clear it???
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LisaL79 Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SC Country: Posts: 1,317 Thanked others: 1,844 Thanked 580 times in 422 posts Currently Feeling:	rasies hand Itchy nipples has been my worst symptom. It gets SOOOO bad and irritating sometimes. Thankfully I'm at home most of the day so I can just scratch til I can't any longer lol. Sometimes they're flaky, sometimes they're not. Hate it when they're dry though bc my lotion doesn't work. I'll have to look in to getting some nip lotion as well. __________________
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oh_socold Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Country: Posts: 612 Thanked others: 55 Thanked 169 times in 143 posts	I have had this problem since the beginning. My nipples arent that big but they sure are itchy. I use vaseline. It makes my bras all gross, but it helps so who cares if my bras have a dark spot in the middle if its helping right? This afternoon, I scratched them and I squirted myself in the face...first time that happened it was oh so disgusting. Try the vaseline. It's cheap and it works. I would try that before I bought something else because well why not right? It works for my eczema which I have bad, and really does moisturize. Hope it helps __________________
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