itchy red bumps on legs after birth

[mangopaco]

Hi all,

My wife just gave birth to our first child, my beautiful baby boy Santiago, just five days ago.

Yesterday she started getting itchy red bumps in her legs, mostly concentrated in her inner thighs, all the way down to the soles of the feet.

Today she found similar bumps on her hands and arms.

We looked it up and PUPPPS comes up - not sure I quite understand it.

Anyway, we called the midwife who said it was not worrisome, that it's due to hormonal and immunity changes and that it'll go away on its own. She recommended treating it with an Aveeno bath.

Anyone here have this? Anyone have a good natural treatment for it? Since my wife is breastfeeding she wants to stay away from medication but the itching gets really bad at night.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Christian

[Leersia]

I had PUPPPs when I was pregnant with twins. Ugh! Awful - so itchy. The only thing that gave me relief was Sarna lotion - I think the active ingredient is menthol or camphor. I got it at Walgreens.

Otherwise, congratulations!

[Sfcmama]

Congratulations!!!!
Ughhhh - pupps is awful. I found witch hazel to be the only thing that brought relief. I'd soak paper towels with it and lay it on the bumps. Good luck!!!

[Leersia]

Actually, I just looked it up to check and it appears that they've changed the formulation (I haven't used it for 8 years), so it may not be what you want. It's active ingredient is now Pramoxine Hydrachloride 1%, which I know nothing about. Good luck in your search! It won't last that long.

[mangopaco]

Thanks for the advice. We tried witch hazel last night and it helped to calm things down.

Hoping they go away, hate to see her more uncomfortable than she already is.

[Sfcmama]

Glad it brought some relief. FWIW, mine went away as suddenly as they appeared.
Enjoy your new babe!