belly iching and pain

[Anonymous]

i am 37 weeks and dying from the pain and itchyness of my belly. most of my stretch marks are just below the level of my belly button so i can't really see what is going on, but that part of my belly itches and burns whenever touched. touching even includes shirts, pants, or the bed sheet.

i fully expected stretch marks, since i was one of those girls who got them everywhere as soon as i hit puberty. so i have been using the coco butter belly creme almost everyday of the pregnancy. i actually had none until one day in the third trimester the baby dropped and suddenly there was a stretch mark explosion.

the creme just isn't working now. does anyone have any suggestions to stop the pain, burning and itching?

[Anonymous]

Is it possible you have PUPPPS? A call to your OB won't hurt.

[Anonymous]

what is puppps?

[Anonymous]

let your dr know. extreme itchiness can be a sign of cholestasis -- rare and treatable but you should know if you have it

[Anonymous]

Google PUPPPS.