[Mama2ABCD]

Hello,
My SIL has pregnancy related hives. She had it the whole last tri and she was reassured it would go away as soon as the baby came. The baby came, and a week later it's just as bad... the hives.
They told her she was allergic to her pregnancy hormones. This is her 3rd baby, first with hives. I understand each preg is different and i've had weird stuff happen with one preg and had it clear up right away. But, now they are telling her she's one of a small group of women whos hives will not clear up after pregnancy. It will continue as long as she nurses.
She's never nursed a baby past 5 mos and i know she was hoping to do it this time, but she's suffering.
Any have a experience with this? Any one know more than the OB on this topic? Any way to take away the discomfort?
thanks for your time!

 

[fiddledebi]

DANDELION ROOT and FLAX SEED OIL

I've read this recipe for healing for PUPPPs, which is what it sounds like she has:

1 tbsp flax seed oil, 3x a day

2 droppers of dandelion root tincture per day

1 cup of dandelion root tea just before bed

It is a miserable miserable experience -- so along with this idea above, please give your SIL lots of love!

 

[P-chan]

I developed PUPPs about 5 days before my son was born. It is a terrible, terrible itch, and I feel for your SIL.

The midwives and doctors at the hospital told me that the hives would go away by a few weeks post-partum. They did not link it to nursing at all, and I did a lot of breastfeeding over this period to get nursing established.

Over the next few weeks, the hives got better and worse almost hourly. I had them mostly on my upper thighs and my stomach (nestled in my stretch marks) and anywhere I had skin-on-skin contact (for example, if I sat too long with my feet crossed, I'd get an outbreak on my ankles and in my tush).

They started going away gradually, and by about 4 weeks post partum they were gone. I had red marks on my thighs for a couple of months but they are all gone now.

If you do a search on PUPPs in this forum you might find some other remedies, such as nettles tea. I did resort to topical anti-itch cream some nights, to get some sleep and to keep myself from scratching my skin off.

Happy anti-itch thoughts to your SIL....

 

[Mama2ABCD]

thanks Mama's for sharing your recipes and experience! I will pass both your messages on to my SIL and tell her to hang in there. I will make her a care package with the dandelion root and flax seed oil.
Pupps, that's what it is. I wasn't sure if i had heard her say it right.
thanks