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itchy belly

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chahida
Hi ladies.

I'm now 3 months pregnant and my belly is itching like crazy. Who else has this? Xx

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  1. Iza #2

    I had that too with my first pregnancy. Drinking lots of water and really moisturizing your belly with body lotion or, for example, Weleda’s pregnancy oil helps.

  2. chahida started this #3

    @lza. Ohh okay, thank you so much. How many weeks are you now?

  3. Lenita29 #4

    I had it too... I just scrubbed twice a week and used the Etos mama cream. Twice a day... I definitely didn't end up with any stretch marks. But it varies from person to person, of course.

  4. N. Coppola #5

    Hey Chahida,

    First of all, big congratulations on your pregnancy

    I agree with Iza and Lenita.

    Keep your belly well moisturized with cream against stretch marks, but itching actually means your belly (skin) is tearing open.

    I used Mustella stretch mark cream back then, but it's really a personal choice.

    I always used to rub myself 2 or 3 times on my belly, but unfortunately I was so focused on my belly that I forgot my buttocks and between my buttocks. I now have some light stretch marks there, but luckily none on my belly.

    Good luck!



  5. chahida started this #6

    Thank you! :-) Oh yeah, it's really intense, huh? Hihi. This is also my first pregnancy, so I noticed that my belly suddenly started itching a lot. Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely try them out right away. Xx. Are you still pregnant or have you already given birth??

  6. chahida started this #7

    @Lenita29. Thank you. I'll definitely use all the tips. How far along are you in your pregnancy? Xx

  7. N. Coppola #8

    Neen Chahida, my son is almost 10 months old now. Next summer I definitely want to go for my second (I'm already looking forward to it)

    Personally, I think your itching started quite early; it usually begins around week 16 or 20.

    You're going to have a proper baby bump, hahaha!

  8. Lenita29 #9

    I gave birth to a daughter via C-section on August 4th.....

    Only now I still need to lose the weight... But that's a different story....

    But scrubbing is also ideal. Especially against the itching... and I always found that Etos mama cream so cooling afterwards. I always had itching at night.. so yeah I ended up showering often at night (also had trouble sleeping) But do you have it all day through or only late in the evening??

  9. N. Coppola #10

    @Lenita,
    you're still a brand-new mom, big congrats!
    And about your weight, give yourself some time, enjoy your little angel right now, okay?
    I had that itch all day long! And yes, sleepless nights—I had them from day 1 of being pregnant, and now that I'm a mom, I've become a zombie hahaha I'm so tired!!!!

    Greetings

  10. Lenita29 #11

    Thank you! And I'm definitely enjoying it! Sometimes I just don't realize it's my daughter.....

    Oh, that's tough.. I know that feeling of exhaustion so well.. and those rotten nights.... I eventually switched to that Pickwick tea.. good night's sleep.. It helped a little bit. And yes, as I said before.. showering at night. That made me sleepy too. And then I'd happily lather myself up.

    But you don't have any rash? Red spots?

  11. N. Coppola #12

    My son is currently in his teething phase, so yeah, he wakes up a lot during the night, and yeah, his stupid dummy!!!!

    Yeah, I drink tea or something! I'll have to wake up anyway, so I'll just be even MORE cranky.
    You mean the rash from that cream? No, I didn't have any issues with it, but if you did, it probably means your skin couldn't handle it!

  12. Lenita29 #13

    I mean, do you have a red rash? I didn’t have it, just itching. And I don’t have any allergies to creams. But I believe that red spots/bumps could indicate pregnancy cholestasis

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