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How to deal with painful stretch marks during pregnancy?
Asked by C.P. from Provo
on July 15, 2008
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I am due any day now, but my biggest problem right now isn't discomfort or painful contractions.. its my stretch marks! I didn't gain any weight in my pregnancy until ...
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- Go get some Vitamin E oil or Palmers cocoa butter lotion that is the best stuff! I used it my whole pregnancy I did not get one stretch mark on my belly! It works I t...
- For my first pregnancy, my Mom got me some "Pregnant Belly Oil" (yea, that WAS the name of it!) at a natural food store like Wild Oats. The only stretch marks I got t...
- Talk to your doctor, but it sounds like you have what are called PUPPP or "Pruitic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy." You can get a medicated cream from ...
Is It Okay to Wear a Bikini When You Have Stretch Marks?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on April 29, 2007
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Okay, here's the dilema, I have seen other people at the swimming pools that wear a bikini and they have stretch marks and they seem confident enough to do so, well I ...
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- I did not even read your other responses, but here are my thoughts. If the stretch marks a re the clear kind, go for it. If they are red and ugly, shoot for a tankin...
- I think the 'disrespectful' issue is more about these acquaintances and their issues than the ladies in the bikini or disrespect. It's not disrespectful. But gossip...
- Wow, who knew the controversy you'd create asking a simple question about a bikini. Ha! I'm a two time mom with very very faint stretch marks from my last nearly 10 ...
Bumps on Skin...
Asked by J.P. from Lewiston
on July 14, 2010
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So I was pregnant last summer and I started noticing these little patches of tiny bumps on my arms and legs... They are not red or puss filled or itchy but I still don...
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- I have them and know many others that do. They look worse post showering/exercise. My Dr had told me there's not much to do, but go on acne drugs. Being pregnant and n...
- Are they like red lil bumps? I have them also but ive had for quite some time i think since i started to shave, they just wont go away i have them in my legs, fore arm...
- maybe they are what I have,keratosis pilaris (chicken skin bumps), I have had them forever. I went to the dermo prebaby and he came me lotion and it worked great, but...
Weird Red Bumps and Left Side Pain Only.
Asked by K.B. from Tucson
on November 5, 2007
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Okay well I am not sure if this has anything to do with pregnancy. Never had this happen before. But about two weeks ago I took my sons to the park. A few hours lat...
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- sounds like shingles. the chicken pox virus stays in your spinal fluid and reemerges when there is an opportunity like when your immune system is down or stress. som...
- Let your doctor know as soon as you can. I just read about blood clots and they can start that way. It is definitely good to let your doctor know in case. I don't w...
- It does sound like Shingles and have your OB check you soon to make sure. I had them when my daughter was three mos old, on one side, burned like a sunburn and ached ...
Itchy Stomach
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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I am due any day now and my stomach is extremely itchy.... what can I do to stop the itchyness (not sure if its strecth marks or a rash.
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- I had PUPP with my first one. I pretty much just PAINTED my stomach with calamine lotion. It will go away as soon as you deliver..... Hang in there!
- More than likely it is strech marks, I itched like crazy with my first one and sure enough stretch marks, try a cream like eucerin or aquaphor or cocoa butter. Both w...
- Hi S.- I had the same thing throughout my pregnancy. I think it was my skin stretching. I used shea butter most of the time but when it got bad the doctor suggested...
Scars on Legs
Asked by M.Y. from Washington DC
on September 3, 2010
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Hello All,
During my pregnancy, I got bumps all over my legs. These bumps looked like an insect bites but they came out of nowhere. They left me scars all over my l...
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- I had a cut on the bridge of my nose that required a couple stitches. Since it was on my face, I wanted to minimize scarring. Somewhere I got the idea to use Vitamin...
- how do you get rid of scars on the legs.. long pants. a bleach with not heal scaring on the legs or anywhere else for that matter.typically, its called pregnancy relat...
- Try Mederma. It takes some time but it should help
Pregnant with Rash on Abdomen
Asked by M.A. from Pittsburgh
on December 20, 2008
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Hi everyone. I was wondering if this happened to anyone else. I am about 16 1/2 weeks pregnant with my second baby. After a hot shower yesterday, the pregnant part ...
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- It sounds to me like PUPPs. I had it when I was pregnant with my son/firstborn... and it started exactly like you described. Just to be safe, if it doesn't clear up ...
- Hi, M., I had PUPPPS in the last weeks of my pregnancy, too, and it started with itching. A little nagging itching in my stretch marks that got steadily worse. ...
- I remember my friend had PUPPS with her second pregnancy and it began in the middle of the pregnancy. Could still be PUPPS. I'd try to stick with warm/lukewarm showe...
Where Did My Body Go?
Asked by J.S. from New York
on April 3, 2008
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I am about to enter the workfield again and now have to face the fact my body is not the body I used to have. I have been in hiding for 3 months, wearing my husband's ...
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- I still have not accepted my body. I have had 8 babies. My oldest is 9 and youngest is 6 months. I dropped 50 lbs one time after I had one of my babies then another...
- First of all you have already taken the first step. You what to improve your body image for YOURSELF.Good girl. No it is not easy, nothing worth doing is. First off NE...
- Hey, check this out, used by The Biggest Loser Star Heather Hansen after she had to quit because of her pregnancy. There is a new weight loss revolution that us SA...
Strange Rash on Hands
Asked by K.R. from Youngstown
on October 4, 2008
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Today I noticed a strange rash on my 6 year olds hand. It is very odd- I thought he had a few mosquito bites yesterday but today it seems to have spread. It is only on...
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- Sounds like hand, foot and mouth. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about it if it is and it is likely all the boys will get it as it is highly contagious if ...
- My daughter once had what I thought were mosquito bites, but it turned out to be hives. She doesn't get them badly...usually a dozen or so spread over her trunk or leg...
- Hi K., My kids had what is called hand foot and mouth disease. It also spreads to the the genitals. Check his feet for bumps, his hands, inside his mouth. A very mi...
Severe Itching
Asked by K.P. from Huntsville
on May 15, 2007
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I'm 35wks pregnant and have been having severe itching and losing a LOT of sleep because of it. I have NO rash or bumps anywhere on me. I itch from head to toe but v...
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- I dont' know about the itching. I wish there was something I could do to help. I was just reading the 3 boys and know you are pregnant with a baby girl. Let me tell yo...
- K., When i was pregnant with my twins the same thing happened to me. Its the worst itch, absolutely AWFUL!! turns out my liver enzymes were elevated. I would def...
- It could be either of the prior two answers as well as an allergy to the prenatal vitamins even if they are the ones you have taken with previous pregnancies. Your bo...
