Itchy Stomach
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Topic: Itchy Stomach
Posted By: Aroz
Subject: Itchy Stomach
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 2:22pm
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I have just reached the final month of pregnancy (Thank god!) but just in the last few weeks I've noticed my stomach getting a lot more stretch marks then what I had in my previous pregnancy and I now have an outie which I never had last time either so I'm assuming this baby is going to be a bit bigger than last! The only problem this is causing is that my stomach is stretched so much I have been getting really itchy around the area of my stretch marks. I've tried using cocoa butter soothing oil but it only lasts for about as long as I'm rubbing it in and last night I woke up in the middle of the night to discover I was scratching my stomach raw! Has anyone else been having this problem and is there anything else I can use to stop the itching? My poor stretch marks can't handle it much longer! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 2:30pm
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I had a bad itching problem with my 1st pregnancy and discovered that it was the cocoa butter that was doing it... so see what happens when you put no lotion on (except maybe some calamine lotion) - it helped for me... So now I have stretch marks, cos I couldn't do anyhting to stop them... better than crazy itching! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: Aroz
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 2:41pm
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Calamine lotion of course! I think I'll give it a try I'd rather have the stretch marks over the itching any day lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 3:12pm
I had an outie belly button with my girl , and she wasnt huge, 7 pounds 14, so an outie doesnt necessarily mean a bigger baby  ------------- 
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Posted By: Aroz
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 3:31pm
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My first girl was 7pounds 10 which was just the right size for me Here's hoping the next one is around the same size it was such an easy birth! By the way the calamine works like a charm! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 3:32pm
yay for calamine lotion !  -------------
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 4:59pm
Where do you get Calamine lotion? A pharmacy? I have crazy itching where my stretch marks are too, especially on my boobs and tummy  ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Aroz
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 5:20pm
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Yeah I think all pharmacies should have it, I got mine from unichem pharmacy ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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