Help! 38 weeks... ITCHY ALL OVER!

[jmandrews]

i am 38 weeks 5 days and my skin is itchy all over my body. I can hardly stand it. I have been awake since 1am and it is now 3:49am. I am also have BH contractions ever 10 min. Has anyone ever experienced an itchy body like this. It is literally from head to toe

 

[Lil_Apple]

That can be a sign of pre eclampsia I would get checked out at the hospital hun xx

 

[Kato2]

Check out the thread at the top of page on obstetric cholestasis- it's dangerous so please read and if you have any symptoms get checked out... Could be nothing other than skin stretching but best to be tested x

 

[Rickles]

^^^ WSS get it checked out asap. Not panicking you, but someone else on the forum caught theirs early a couple of weeks ago thanks to everyone saying call now!! xx

 

[jmandrews]

Thanks so much for the quick response. yes i have heard of that. My cousin had it with her first pregnancy but got it at 31 weeks. I am 38 weeks pregnant and didn't know if it was possible to get it this far along in my pregnancy? I have had it for a couple of days but tonight it has gotten much worse. Do you think I should call this late at night or should I wait until the morning?

 

[Emerald87]

No, best to be safe and call immediately. Worst case they say "come in the morning". You shouldn't delay important things like this.

Good luck!!

 

[jmandrews]

Ok thank you so much. I'll call now.

 

[Emerald87]

Please keep us updated

 

[jmandrews]

Ok will do. I am waking my DH first

 

[Sunnie1984]

I agree with everyone else, better to get checked and it be nothing, than leave it and it be something.

I'm sure you'll be fine, please keep us updated. Good luck!

x

 

[Louisey80]

I've had this! It's so frustrating literally from my scalp to my feet! My GP took bloods which are being tested for bile and something else. She gave me a prescription for an antihistamine. Good luck hope it eases off soon x

 

[jmandrews]

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you all. I have been sleeping. Dr. thinks i have pupps rash. They are having my blood drawn tomorrow morning to make sure its not the the more severe liver disorder first. I am taking benadryl now, but it isn't helping much. The only thing it is doing is helping me to get some sleep. Either way if this keeps up I am begging for an induction. I can't take this I am miserable

 

[Rickles]

Sorry to hear that hun but glad you saw the doc so quickly xx

 

[leahsbabybump]

deffo call you rmidwife get it checked out hun

 

[jmandrews]

I lost some of my plug... I don't think all of it. I hope labor I's near so I can have some relief

 

[leahsbabybump]

just caught your update sorry to hear that hoep you get sorted asap hun

 

[MrsRH]

to you
hope the itching is better soon or your LO comes out sooner!!
x

 

[jmandrews]

Thank you so much that means a lot. Hopefully by this weekend

 

[Jemma0717]

I was thinking PUPPS rash when I started reading this. My sister has it and it got so bad she had to be induced 5 days early as it's the only way it would go away

 

[jmandrews]

Jemma- do you know if she had an actual rash on her body?