Itchy raised breast rash while breastfeeding and awaiting my period’s return

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I have a red raised very itchy rash on both of my breasts. Not on the nipple and not in the typical place you’d expect to get a sweat rash either (under boob). I don’t have eczema and I haven’t recently changed the bras I wear or changed my wash powder of anything.

I’m breastfeeding my 22 month old still and haven’t had a period at all yet since before I was pregnant so I suspect it will make an appearance very soon as it about this stage my period came back with my eldest. I think my hormones are behind this, the doctor doesn’t have a clue, they said their best guess is maybe it’s a fungal infection so prescribed me a cream that is antifungal and eczema related to help soothe the itchiness. I’m on day 2 and if anything it’s getting a tad angrier each day, the cream is definitely not working but they said to give it a week. I’m going to upload a picture (I will mark it as sensitive so it’s not a jump scare and I have edited out the actual nipples) Please tell me other mums have gone through something like this?! It’s bizarre to me!

I have tried my daughters eumovate eczema steroid cream (no effect), I’ve been applying double base 5 times a day (a strong moisturiser) it helps with the itchiness sometimes and the cream prescribed by my GP.

I tried to find a breastfeeding section on this website but couldn’t find it so if anyone is aware of another section I should be posting this in please let me know!

Thank you

I had something like that about ten years ago.
I wasn’t breastfeeding at the time, it was pre dc.
GP was no use. I had it on one side of my neck as well but not on the same time.
I reckon it was fungal because what helped was keeping it clean and dry and using Caldesene powder and sudocrem.
After a shower, I patted it dry then the powder. At night I used the sudocrem and slept topless.
Eventually it just went and stopped coming back and I haven’t had it since.
It was the itchiest rash I’ve ever had by a mile and I am very prone to rashes, suffer from eczema etc. I’d say it’s awful with breastfeeding 😖
An ice pack might help when it gets angry (but make sure it’s completely dry on the outside).

Hi @Throwawayquestioningthere is a BFing section, well it’s an anything feeding babies section and it’s under feed the world.

I had around 18 months of no AF after having both of mine but never had this rash. Have you still got it now?

Yes it isn’t budging. I went to see a different doctor who said it’s definitely not fungal so to stop all creams including the heavy moisturiser as it’s making it worse. He said to try the opposite. No creams and an antihistamine a day for the itching, but prescribed a strong eczema steroid cream and a very light moisturiser. I tried the no creams and anti histamine and the rash cleared up within a week, the itchiness was still there though just not as bad. Stopped the antihistamines and now I’m back to square one with it. I’m going to pick up the steroid cream and moisturiser he prescribed and give that a go.

So annoying. I now have a small area on my left arm that itches the same.
I’m on day 4 of my first period postpartum too so i initially thought hormonal but its not clearing up even after having my first period so really not sure at this point.

i have the same, on and off since my first pregnancy in 1994

if i dont keep a handle on it it becomes awfully red and itchy.
i cant even remember how to treat it
i think its eczema which becomes fungal
i get daktarin from the doctor occasionally