I'm about 10.5 weeks pregnant, and as I was sitting at the computer, my face started feeling like it was getting slightly hot. I looked in the mirror to find a huge rash all over my face and saw that it was also on my neck and shoulders. I thought maybe it was from something I touched in the garden and then spread to my face, but as I got undressed, I noticed more rashes on the rest of my body, which I definitely hadn't touched with my hands. I jumped in the bath and took some sodium ascorbate while my husband went to the store for some Benadryl.
The rashes are large patches, not raised, no bumps, just pink/red splotches, moderately itchy and hot-feeling. They're concentrated at joint areas like my knuckles, knees, hips, elbows, armpits, but also cover a lot of my arms, upper back, and face. There aren't any rashes on my trunk, abdomen, or lower legs.
Any ideas what could have caused this? I had just finished eating some scrambled eggs when it happened, but I eat them all the time. We moved into a new house a couple weeks ago that used to have cats, which I'm allergic to, but I haven't reacted since we've been here aside from a little stuffiness. We also just had some carpet cleaned (by a reputable "green" company) up in the 3rd floor attic, but I've been on the main floor all day, and it seems I would've reacted sooner.
It's been about 1/2 hour since it happened and the rashes have stopped itching and are almost gone. I'd like to figure out whatever caused it so I can avoid it in the future!
The rashes are large patches, not raised, no bumps, just pink/red splotches, moderately itchy and hot-feeling. They're concentrated at joint areas like my knuckles, knees, hips, elbows, armpits, but also cover a lot of my arms, upper back, and face. There aren't any rashes on my trunk, abdomen, or lower legs.
Any ideas what could have caused this? I had just finished eating some scrambled eggs when it happened, but I eat them all the time. We moved into a new house a couple weeks ago that used to have cats, which I'm allergic to, but I haven't reacted since we've been here aside from a little stuffiness. We also just had some carpet cleaned (by a reputable "green" company) up in the 3rd floor attic, but I've been on the main floor all day, and it seems I would've reacted sooner.
It's been about 1/2 hour since it happened and the rashes have stopped itching and are almost gone. I'd like to figure out whatever caused it so I can avoid it in the future!
. We're interviewing midwives this week. I'm assuming pregnancy is making me more sensitive to something I normally wouldn't react to, but hopefully this isn't a recurring issue.
