Just found out a week ago that I am pregnant with baby #4 for me and #6 for dad. I had a normal 1st pregnancy that resulted in an emergency csection. My last two DD I had complications with ICP. Both I was not confirmed to have it until a week and a half before delivery. I had them both at 37 weeks. My last DD had a 2 week NICU stay and had lots of lung issues. I am almost 7 weeks pregnant now and already experiencing issues with itching in my hands and feet. With my first ICP pregnancy I was symptomatic at 21 weeks and unconfirmed until 35and2. My second time with it I was symptomatic at 12 weeks and not confirmed until I was 36 and 4. I am actually scared as last time I also developed eclampsia. Due to negligence to the anesthesiaologist I also had issues with seizures and migranes about 3 weeks after delivery.
Honestly Idk how to feel but scared. My OB did not say that I wasn't a canidate for another pregnancy but... What are my chances of having these complications all over again? Anyone that's had similar issues? What are my chances of havng another NICU baby? Gahhhh!!!!
Hi hon
I had ICP with my DD but my symptoms didn't start untill 32 weeks. I also had severe pre eclampsia and was induced at 35+4 weeks.
ICP was confirmed at 34 weeks.
With my son I started getting very itchy at around 10 weeks.
And continued to get worse. By 15 weeks I had pale yellow clay like poop. Dark urine very very very itchy skin all over my whole body and itchy palms of hands and souls of feet.
I was diagnosed with ICP at just 17 weeks.
I was put on medication for it to bring down my bile acid levels.
And the medication did help a bit but my levels and it helped but I got extremely itchy again at 27 weeks.
I never got pre eclampsia again thank God so was induced at 37+3 weeks.
I joined a Facebook group for ICP and they were so supportive and helpful.
They only induced u early now if ure bile acid levels go above a certain level.
If ure levels don't go very very high then ure able to go to 40 weeks.
Praying if u do have ICP again that u only have it very mild and that u can go to 40 weeks and praying u do not get pre eclampsia.
I really thought I was gonna get pre eclampsia again but I didn't get it.
So please try not to worry hon.
We are now ttc again and im not gonna lie im so scared of having ICP again.
And getting it even earlier.
I just remember the itching being so intense I used to make myself bleed from scratching
I went through about 9 weeks of not sleeping because of it.
Make sure u speak to ure midwife hon and tell her u want ure liver function and bile acid levels tested.
Some doctors believe u can only get it in the 3rd trimester but u can actually get it very very early.
One lady on that ICP support group wss diagnosed at just 8 weeks.
So don't u let them fob u off hon.