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PUPPP SOLUTION I had it during my first pregnancy and it...well...sucked. To let you know if you get it you're more likely to have a boy! So there's one little tid bit of info that's not so negative. Okay, solution---HAIR DRYER on warm/hot setting. Honestly it feels like an orgasm. The little itchy spots release all their hestamine (chemical that makes you itch and makes it feel good when you scratch) in one big b__w out. I did it once in the morning, once at night before bed...and occasionally in between if it was necessary. I worked great. At least I could function. The other trick is to stay busy. If you don't think about it it's easier. The only downside I can think of the heat treatment is some said it could dry out the skin/and or cause marks. I didn't have a problem with either. GOOD LUCK LADIES!!

Your rash is known as the PUPPP rash and is becoming more common for women and has to do with hormone levels. There is a great new product out there called Pregnancy Rash Relief and it is made by a company called Kopec Naturals. I had great results with the remedy, and I have recommended it to my friends and they have had great results too. Good luck.

Hi all, I am 13 wks pregnant and i was using the Palmer's lotion for stretch marks (the pump bottle) and i developed a severe rash. it's only on my stomach and sides, the only places that i use that lotion. i use Nivea on my arms and legs and they are fine. The OB Dr. prescribed a hydrocortizone cream (not working) cold compresses help and while i'm at work, I dab corn starch over the rash. that helps subside the itching A LITTLE BIT. this is driving me crazy. it is now one big red patch that itches like crazy. i feel like tearing my belly b___ton out. If there are any other solutions-PLEASE SHARE :O)

Hi, Your rash is pretty common these days and I sympathize with the itch. I used this really great stuff called Pregnancy Rash Relief. I bought it from Kopec Naturals online. Oh, and your rash is called PUPPP rash, has to do with elevated hormones and all that. All I know is I was really glad to get relief and have it go away.

I had PUPPP during my pregnancy with my son. I wanted to tell you all that I had a wonderful doctor who had seen several cases of PUPPP. Mine was severe. After trying a few different creams, oatmeal baths, etc., he finally prescribed a dose of steroids. I have to tell you all that it was the ONLY thing that worked. The rash DID NOT go away; however, the ITCHING did. And it was the best relief ever! For those of us who have experienced this rash, you know it is miserable!!! The steroids were an oral pill where you start off taking 8, then reduce by 1 or 2 pills every day. The cream was great, too. So, PLEASE PLEASE talk to your doctor about steroids. They were safe for the baby and safe for me. And it was the ONLY thing that gave me relief. Hope this helps!

Sounds like PUPP... I had it for the last 2 months of my 1st pregnancy. It's terrible... makes the chicken pox seem weak. I've never felt itch that terrible. It was in all my stretch marks the worst. The doctor said it would go away 24 hrs after birth... but for me it didn't! I'm 18 weeks pregnant with my second now and just tonight noticed it appear on my b___sts.. I didn't know it could start this early!

When i was pregnant with my first baby, i also got a rash on my belly and it was really itchy and lasted a few weeks. The doctor said it was "pups" it is caused from sensitive skin and high levels of progesterone.

i want to no why have i got rashes on my b___bs and stomach and i have lost my ipet_te

I am 22 weeks pregnant and had severe constipation around 12 weeks too! Went to ER and nothing worked. The only thing that saved and helped me was Miralax! worked great took about two days to kick in but what a relief.

I am 22 weeks pregnant and had severe constipation around 12 weeks too! Went to ER and nothing worked. The only thing that saved and helped me was Miralax! worked great took about two days to kick in but what a relief.

My OB said I had the WORST case of PUPPPS she has ever seen in her practice, along with many of the nurses who isted me as well. I will not sugar coat things and am only here to tell my story and my opinions. I hope I can help at least one person with my experience! Today my only child, my son Kayden, is 1. I had a wonderful pregnancy up until about 35 weeks. I only had 2 stretch marks until this point, minor heartburn and only threw up 1 time! One morning I woke up to an ungodly itchy stomach. There were now more stretch marks and inside of them, little hive looking things that ITCHED beyond control! In a matter of 48 hours, this rash spread all over my body, except for my face and neck, which it never ended up affecting. I now had a VERY hard time sleeping, if I slept at all. I tried EVERYTHING you could think of: lotions, creams, topical steroid creams, oatmeal baths, cold compresses, sprays, and even went to a Dermatologist, who ended up doing a biopsy of one of my hive thingys on my wrist. (BTW, there is NO test specifically for PUPPPS. They only test it to rule out anything else it could be). **THE ONLY THING I FOUND TO REALLY HELP WAS A COLD WET TOWEL TO PUT ACROSS WHATEVER AREA ITCHED MOST AT THAT TIME!** Yes, water dries the skin out, but when you have a REAL case of PUPPPS, you will do anything to make it stop! I itched so badly when I did sleep, I would wake up with blood on my fingers and under my nails. I ended up wearing socks on my hands to bed to help with that. I went about two and half/three more weeks like this. I was 37 weeks and 2 days when I was beyond tired, frustrated and DONE with being pregnant and this rash! I went to the after-hours care center at my OB's office to ask if there was ANYTHING they could do for me. Unfortunately, there was not. They checked on baby and he was fine. One of the nurses in the center told me she also had the rash, but not nearly as bad as mine. Her doctor explained to her that this rash is more or less your body having an allergic reaction to your babies DNA. Which, I've never heard from anyone else or read anywhere, but it made sense to me. Why does it start in your stomach? That's where your baby is, and that is where your body is first affected - at the source of the culprit! Then the rash spreads from there. My OB told me the ONLY way to get rid of the rash is to DELIVER your baby! This is why the allergic reaction theory made more sense to me. Once the baby is out, it goes away. (Like any other allergic reaction, if you swallow a peanut, your throat and tongue swells, after time it eventually goes down -hopefully! I am just speaking hypothetically, lol). Even after delivering your baby, it varies from person to person as to how long it will take to actually disappear. So, that night I went home and the on call doctor in the after-hours center made me an appointment with my OB the next day. I walked into my OB's office and she could see all the symptoms- scratched up arms, belly, the exhaustion, frustration and desperation to make this disappear ASAP no matter what I had to do. I did read that some OB's will induce you pending the severity of your case. My doctor flat out verbatim told me that their policy is to NOT induce before 39 weeks unless there is an imminent medical reason to do so, and she believed my case was MORE than that. She offered to induce me right there and then! My husband and I agreed to come back in a couple hours after packing bags, making arrangements for our dog and with work, etc...Around 6:30pm we went back and started the induction process at 38 weeks and 3 days. I didn't sleep for 4 solid days before having my son the next day at 38 weeks and 4 days. I delivered a very happy and healthy baby boy at 7lbs 11oz, 18.5 inches long at 6:31pm that night! My rash ended up SLOWLY going away about a week after having my son and it took about 1 month for it to completely clear up! THANK GOD IT’S GONE! I’ve also been told that majority of people who will have PUPPPS will get it in their first pregnancy, but never say never right! Also, that once you have had it, the likelihood of you ever getting it again and almost 0%. I’ve never heard or read about ANYONE having it more than once! I don’t know how anyone would be able to handle that without going insane! PUPPPS is the WORST thing I have ever experienced in my lifetime! I was 26 when I had my son. Being a Police Officer, I have been tased and pepper sprayed - being a horse owner, I've been stepped on, kicked, bitten and thrown off many times, and even getting an epidural and giving birth to my child ALL PUT TOGETHER DOES NOT COMPARE to the HE*L you go through when you have PUPPPS! I really hope this information helps someone somewhere. I remember reading and reading and watching YouTube videos and waiting for responses on forums and trying to talk to different doctors with really no help in the end. Reading others experiences is really the only way to get through this time! If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I am no medical professional, but I have experience in this topic and will help in ANY way I can!!

My OB said I had the WORST case of PUPPPS she has ever seen in her practice, along with many of the nurses who isted me as well. I will not sugar coat things and am only here to tell my story and my opinions. I hope I can help at least one person with my experience! Today my only child, my son Kayden, is 1. I had a wonderful pregnancy up until about 35 weeks. I only had 2 stretch marks until this point, minor heartburn and only threw up 1 time! One morning I woke up to an ungodly itchy stomach. There were now more stretch marks and inside of them, little hive looking things that ITCHED beyond control! In a matter of 48 hours, this rash spread all over my body, except for my face and neck, which it never ended up affecting. I now had a VERY hard time sleeping, if I slept at all. I tried EVERYTHING you could think of: lotions, creams, topical steroid creams, oatmeal baths, cold compresses, sprays, and even went to a Dermatologist, who ended up doing a biopsy of one of my hive thingys on my wrist. (BTW, there is NO test specifically for PUPPPS. They only test it to rule out anything else it could be). **THE ONLY THING I FOUND TO REALLY HELP WAS A COLD WET TOWEL TO PUT ACROSS WHATEVER AREA ITCHED MOST AT THAT TIME!** Yes, water dries the skin out, but when you have a REAL case of PUPPPS, you will do anything to make it stop! I itched so badly when I did sleep, I would wake up with blood on my fingers and under my nails. I ended up wearing socks on my hands to bed to help with that. I went about two and half/three more weeks like this. I was 37 weeks and 2 days when I was beyond tired, frustrated and DONE with being pregnant and this rash! I went to the after-hours care center at my OB's office to ask if there was ANYTHING they could do for me. Unfortunately, there was not. They checked on baby and he was fine. One of the nurses in the center told me she also had the rash, but not nearly as bad as mine. Her doctor explained to her that this rash is more or less your body having an allergic reaction to your babies DNA. Which, I've never heard from anyone else or read anywhere, but it made sense to me. Why does it start in your stomach? That's where your baby is, and that is where your body is first affected - at the source of the culprit! Then the rash spreads from there. My OB told me the ONLY way to get rid of the rash is to DELIVER your baby! This is why the allergic reaction theory made more sense to me. Once the baby is out, it goes away. (Like any other allergic reaction, if you swallow a peanut, your throat and tongue swells, after time it eventually goes down -hopefully! I am just speaking hypothetically, lol). Even after delivering your baby, it varies from person to person as to how long it will take to actually disappear. So, that night I went home and the on call doctor in the after-hours center made me an appointment with my OB the next day. I walked into my OB's office and she could see all the symptoms- scratched up arms, belly, the exhaustion, frustration and desperation to make this disappear ASAP no matter what I had to do. I did read that some OB's will induce you pending the severity of your case. My doctor flat out verbatim told me that their policy is to NOT induce before 39 weeks unless there is an imminent medical reason to do so, and she believed my case was MORE than that. She offered to induce me right there and then! My husband and I agreed to come back in a couple hours after packing bags, making arrangements for our dog and with work, etc...Around 6:30pm we went back and started the induction process at 38 weeks and 3 days. I didn't sleep for 4 solid days before having my son the next day at 38 weeks and 4 days. I delivered a very happy and healthy baby boy at 7lbs 11oz, 18.5 inches long at 6:31pm that night! My rash ended up SLOWLY going away about a week after having my son and it took about 1 month for it to completely clear up! THANK GOD IT’S GONE! I’ve also been told that majority of people who will have PUPPPS will get it in their first pregnancy, but never say never right! Also, that once you have had it, the likelihood of you ever getting it again and almost 0%. I’ve never heard or read about ANYONE having it more than once! I don’t know how anyone would be able to handle that without going insane! PUPPPS is the WORST thing I have ever experienced in my lifetime! I was 26 when I had my son. Being a Police Officer, I have been tased and pepper sprayed - being a horse owner, I've been stepped on, kicked, bitten and thrown off many times, and even getting an epidural and giving birth to my child ALL PUT TOGETHER DOES NOT COMPARE to the HE*L you go through when you have PUPPPS! I really hope this information helps someone somewhere. I remember reading and reading and watching YouTube videos and waiting for responses on forums and trying to talk to different doctors with really no help in the end. Reading others experiences is really the only way to get through this time! If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I am no medical professional, but I have experience in this topic and will help in ANY way I can!!