Help I've took it all off now its gone all stubbly and itchy!!

[itchyandstubbly]

I am a regular but have name changed for this one.

I am referring to my ladygarden (or wild bush as it was formerly). I had a moment of madness at the weekend and rather than my usual tidy up with the electric trimmer I decided to get the gillete and take it all off - now I am so uncomfortable - its gone all spotty and itchy and stubbly!!

Any ideas on soothing the spots and itchiness at least? I have been putting a bit of sudocreme on morning and night but not helping!

A bit of talc?? Next time (if there is a next time) shave in direction of growth only. Cuts down on scratchiness! Its making me itch just thinking about it....

What were you thinking?

Sorry to sound daft - it grows down and i shaved up the way - was that wrong? Thought that was the right way to do it. I must sound so stupid. DP suggested talc but I thought he was being daft - will go try that now.

You poor thing, thats going to itch like buggery for a while.

shave down the way..... and sudocreme for the time being.

i get DH to do mine (im 35wks pg) and i never get itchy or sore when he does it!

I must admit this isnt the 1st time I have stupidly done this - I did it once before and instantly regretted it then too! mayb i will learn this time!! If i remember right it itched for ages while it was growing back in. I only did it on Sunday and very stubbly already! It is awful. I should really let it come in slightly and go for a wax but never had down there done before so would be very and oh the pain!

shave???????

Get it waxed next time, it really doesn't hurt that much.

but oh the of getting it waxed!

home wax? cream?

have beautician friend and she swears by rubbing Savlon all over after waxing if sore, so think it'd be useful for you atm!

Use a hair removal cream and exfoliate loads, with the hair removal it shouldn't itch when growing back and the exfoliating (with a brush or one of the funny ragged sponges) keeps the spots away and things nice and smooth....

sure i have savlon somewhere will go hunt it out. i really dont know what made me do it - poss to do with fact i was still hakf cut from sat night!! lol

sorry im laughing!
i have done this once before and never again dp wouldnt come near me during re growth as he didnt want to be bristilled!
i stick to hair removal creams now!

Right: this happened to me, less dramatically (tidy-up wax, but bad reaction as pregnant, apparently) and I am still dealing with the fall-out (or grown-in, more accurately). Have finally found the Product of Joy to counter itching/spottiness/so forth. It is called Tend Skin, and you can buy it here. £11.95 and totally worth every penny, IMO.

the more times you do it the less it itches, been doing it for years and don't notice it at all now

I think it also depends on the underwear u have on too .... looser stuff tends to itch less & also if the elastic is on the shaved area that makes it itch more too.

Do agree it itches less each time, but the regrowth is a pain .... am psyching myself up for waxing but am scared!