31weeks

[Babyboyno2]

Just turned 31 weeks and so itchy , not the bump but my arms and legs I could scratch them until I bleed nothing seems to help. Any else had this problem ?

You need to call your hospital for advice. Some pregnancy itches are 'normal', but hand and feet itching can be a sign of cholestasis - a liver problem that can turn serious. If suspicious they might need to examine you and run bloods.

I had similar and had to be checked for cholestasis. Thankfully all okay, but it was taken very seriously.

Midwife

Oh seriously, thanks I’ll have to give the assessment unit a call then never realised

Oooh I had this. I'm so sorry. It's unbelievably miserable.

It could be cholestatis which is rare but very serious so you need to tell midwife to get tested. OR it could be what I had, which is essentially just an autoimmune reaction to the pregnancy hormones (I think they said pregnancy prurigo). I never actually had a rash and they kept testing me for cholestatis every week. The itching was INSANE and all over overnight and it continued until I gave birth. I had to slather myself in creams every night. A prescription cream helped a lot. Antihistamines did fuck all.

I basically didn't sleep because of the itching until I had the baby. Now I can't sleep because of the baby 😅