Itchy Breast

Updated on February 24, 2011
S.P. asks from Nashville, TN
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I am currently 10 1/2 weeks pregnant with baby #2. With my daughter i never experienced my breast itchy. with this one they are always itchy on the inside, under, and on top of the breast. Is it maybe because they are growing?? i have to put itch cream on them since im leaving welps from scratching all the time. Any body else experience this while pregnant?? Even though with baby #1 they did go up a cup size but they never itched,

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thank you all. I put some itch cream on but it only helps for a couple hours and once again i have welps on my breast and lots of scratch marks:( i think i will talk to my doctor friday about it and see what she says. thanks again.

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M.S.

answers from Chicago on

It's a pregnancy thing.......and one of the top 5 reasons I will not have anymore kids....lol.......my 2nd pregnancy wasn't that bad with the itching......but omg let me tell you the 3rd....was a nightmare......all day everyday.......to the point that I would bleed because I could not control myself from not scratching......I saw a dermatologist and his creams didnnothing......it's just the hormones ..and for me it was worse when I started to nurse ..but then settled after I settled into nursing....then when I was weaning the baby it picked up again and after Im assuming my body got use to not nursing it slowed down and stopped........all I can say is keep your head up and your hands in socks lol,.....so you won't scratch yourself to death........I wish some if the creams I used worked to recommend to you but they didn't.....also my bras would make it worse...but gotta have one of those babies on while nursing..... :). Good luck and enjoy your pregnancy....it's beautiful ...except this part...

Ps what kinda worked was rubbing ice on the areas that itched.....

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P.W.

answers from Dallas on

check with your doctor but could be dry skin. The heat on in the house, etc... can cause. Avoid long hot showers because if it is dry skin that just makes it worse. Keep a good moisturizer on and use a mild body wash.

K.M.

answers from Chicago on

I could not STOP scratching it was HORRIBLE ... so yes, I have had that.

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W.M.

answers from Nashville on

Try putting Aquafor on them or that Lansinoh cream. I think I remember mine itching too.

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