Last night I had intense inching on my lower abdomen and I just thought it was from my cool new stretch marks. When I rubbed on my cocoa butter it really stung and I thought I had scratched myself when I was itching my belly. But it wasn't until I looked in the mirror this morning that I noticed I had a rash. I called doctor later this afternoon and they wanted me to come in. The diagnosis: pruritic urticarial papules, a.k.a pregnancy rash. The cure: not to be pregnant. However, I can treat the symptoms with hydrocortizone cream and/or benedryl. Now I am even more excited to not be pregnant anymore. I've been hearing a lot of this lately, "It will go away after you have the baby." There are many things I am looking forward to going away after Cannon is born. But there are a few things I will miss. Since I have been pregnant, my lactose intolerance has been tolerable and my IBS has been less irritable. I eat an apple, with the peel, everyday without getting a stomach ache and last night I ate a whole uncooked carrot without getting a stomach ache. It was so delicious! I will miss his little kicks and moves and I must say that the anticipation of his arrival has been exciting. It is fun to wonder what he will look like and what his personality will be like. It's like when you are a kid waiting for Christmas day!
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Wow, I am sorry about the rash. That does not sound like fun. Like you, I missed some things about being pregnant, but I was also glad to get rid of some of it. Good luck
Yeah, I had pups too. It was no fun. They gave me steriods and mine went away. I was going through a tube of hydrocordizone cream like every two days. It spread ALL ove the place. Hopefully you don't have to endure till your due date because it's no fun. Hang in there, you are so close and I can't believe it's almost here! YAY!
ugh! i am so sorry about the rash! i've heard it's miserable. my sister jennifer (in your ward) and catherine brown have both had that if you need anybody to talk to. good luck getting through!
Okay, it's official - you have had EVERY possible "bad" about being pregnant. You've had 'em all so now you'll have nothing to worry about with your next babies!
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