No, I don't have poison ivy. No, I don't have bed bugs. No, I don't have leprosy. I have prurigo gestationis.
It's a stupid, itchy pregnancy rash that only affects 1 in 300 pregnancies. Considering I've had it twice now, I think it's statistically safe to assume that my 598 closest female friends that may have children will not have it. That's 0.16%, so of course it's happening to me. It only appears on my arms and legs and it lasts all day long, and if you have it once, you will most likely get it again. With LB, I got the rash before I found out I was even pregnant, and it lasted until 6 weeks postpartum... that's almost a year of constant itching. This time, I had a tiny bit of it while in NH, but this morning it has made a full appearance- check it out above.
There's nothing the docs can do about it, except give me zyrtec, which didn't really do anything. I've tried a million creams and sprays and lotions, but nothing seems to make it go away.
But what kills me is why I have this. It's an allergic reaction to pregnancy hormones... so pretty much, my body is telling me that I'm allergic to being pregnant. Seriously. I wish I could make this stuff up.
So I guess now I have to just deal with it until the baby makes his appearance and my hormones return to normal.
Yippee.
2 comments:
is that shingles???
Hahahaha, no, that's all in the past! :) It's just this rare autoimmune thing. You know how some people are allergic to pollen? Well, I'm apparently allergic to being pregnant, and this is how my body shows it. Friggin awesome.
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