PUPPP in My 2nd Trimester (24 Weeks of Pregnancy)


I can't believe that I'm one out of 30% to get this rash. I am suffering miserably! Many tiny itchy bumps are all over my tummy. Looking at my skin and feeling all this irritation is horrible. I applied Calamine Lotion & also steroid cream (Elomet) but it doesn't seem to ease the itchiness at all. I could wake up at the middle of night by the itch. It is so annoying, isn't it?

Yes, I read up on the internet and it said that its dealing with women who are pregnant with boys. And that usually happen in the first pregnancy. Women pregnant with girls can get it but it is more common with boys, and that is a reaction to the male hormone mixing in with the mothers. OMG, Ethan boy! You have given Mummy such headache before you are even born?

Everyone knows scratching will make the stretch marks worse. They even advise me not to scratch it. But if you've ever had this rash IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! However, I'm trying my very best not to scratch it because I'm worrying that the rash will spread to my chest, bottoms, arms and legs later. Is this rash going to last till my delivery? I wish it won't!

P/S: Finally, I decided to post this awful pics because I wanna show Ethan Boy when he grows up. :)

9 comments:

Princess Geraldine's mummy said...

Hi! My girl is using Elomet for her eczema on her back knees and its works for her and its only can apply once a day. I don't know that it can apply on pregnant women...maybe you can try to use warm water to dab on your tummy to reduce the itchiness then put on some baby powder. Take care, mummy Ethan!

lil' bulb said...

Ai yo...it's serious ler. One of my friend also had the same problem during her pregnancy. She even seek advise from Skin Specialist. U take care!

Fen said...

i hav rashes too when preg with ian... it was not tat bad but prior to tat i use palmer cocoa butter too... so i dare not use it for my 2nd pregnancy... :)

Tak Feng and Li Li said...

Hi Mummy Geraldine, thanks for ur concern. I'm trying every single cream & body wash to minimize my itchiness and rash now. Sigh...

Thanks SW. It looks so geli right? Haha...

Hi Fen, I realised that most of the pregnant women will encounter the skin allergic after the use of cocoa butter. PK told me too. I think I will just have to put my cocoa butter aside first. :)

Marie said...

Hi Li Li, it must be really itchy. What about hot pack treatment? or just use ur hair dryer whenever its too too itchy...but dont overdo it...else ethan would be singing " It's Getting Hot In Here..."

sinlee said...

wow...Li...that looks bad...and i guess the itch must be very keng oso....just hang in there....check with ur gynae first before u do anything to alleviate the itch...

chloeyap said...

sigh, poor thing, i had it too when i was pregnant with Isaac, like yours and it itch like hell, can't stop scratching though i know i am not suppose to, feel like wanna hide myself under the ground man... come to thk bout it, i used palmers cocoa butter too that time... for my 2nd n third pregnancies, i couldn't be bothered to apply any oil already, cos strech marks all over after first pregnancy...

try ( i know ots hard) not to scratch too much... and use some powder if cannot tahan... i used to jump cos too itchy...

Bombchell said...

omg my wow, didnt know this could happen, hope u're feeling much better now

EYP said...

I'm 24 weeks also & have the same thing...the thought that it might not disappear for another three months is pretty disheartening, along with the fact that at night it spreads all the way down to my ankles! It started on my chest...ow!

Another good thing is often I can't scratch as much as I'd like because my hands are dead from carpal tunnel, another joyous symptom of pregnancy :)

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