I can't stand clothes!

Anyone else feeling like this? My skin is driving me crazy. I'm
drinking lots of water to hydrate myself but I still hate having
anything touching my skin. I got dh to put on some Aveeno moisturizer
last night and after a couple of hours I had to take a shower because
even that was driving me nuts. I'm wandering around in an old, old
cotton nightgown because I hate having anything on my belly (or under
it). Also, the my bikini area is really irritating me. I have to have
a soft cloth there so my skin doesn't touch it self.

I just don't remember this with the twins. Anyone have any pointers?

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Brigitte aa #2145
edd #3 February 15, 2004
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/

"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."
~ Harriet Martineau

DeliciousTruffles wrote:

Anyone else feeling like this? My skin is driving me crazy. I'm
drinking lots of water to hydrate myself but I still hate having
anything touching my skin. I got dh to put on some Aveeno moisturizer
last night and after a couple of hours I had to take a shower because
even that was driving me nuts. I'm wandering around in an old, old
cotton nightgown because I hate having anything on my belly (or under
it). Also, the my bikini area is really irritating me. I have to have
a soft cloth there so my skin doesn't touch it self.

I just don't remember this with the twins. Anyone have any pointers?


If it's dry skin, one thing that works for me is bathing with a
Johnson's product. It is some sort of baby bath, called Soothing Skin,
I believe. It comes in a blue bottle. This stuff is the best! I don't
know why they don't market it for adults. If you're too afraid to try
bathing, though, this may not work for you.

Another problem you could have is eczema. For that, you can get some
cream from your doctor. Do you have any sort of rash appearing
anywhere? That would be a sure sign.

You might want to reduce your use of scented soaps and/or bubble baths
(the Johnson product aside, of course). They can cause or exacerbate
existing eczema. I've heard of people suffering really bad eczema just
because of what laundry detergent they use. I use the only unscented
laundry detergent I can find, which is some Tide product. Also, if I
find that my skin has been worse than normal, lately, I make the washing
machine do a second rinse cycle.

Scented moisturizing creams can be really bad, too. There are tons of
unscented moisturizers available, so it won't be hard to find something
that works.

I can *completely* relate on the dry skin issue. :-( But for me, it's
not from being pg. I am like this all the time.

"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in
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Anyone else feeling like this? My skin is driving me crazy. I'm
drinking lots of water to hydrate myself but I still hate having
anything touching my skin. I got dh to put on some Aveeno moisturizer
last night and after a couple of hours I had to take a shower because
even that was driving me nuts. I'm wandering around in an old, old
cotton nightgown because I hate having anything on my belly (or under
it). Also, the my bikini area is really irritating me. I have to have
a soft cloth there so my skin doesn't touch it self.

I just don't remember this with the twins. Anyone have any pointers?

Don't wear any clothes ;-) Here are a few things you may want to try...

*soak in a bath with oatmeal (cheaper than buying the Aveeno soak)
*soak a wash cloth in a baking soda solution (4 tablespoons baking soda in
1 quart water) and washing with that.
*soak a wash cloth in milk and apply to your skin for 5 minutes

I hope the itchiness stops soon!

Nadene

Another problem you could have is eczema. For that, you can get some
cream from your doctor. Do you have any sort of rash appearing
anywhere? That would be a sure sign.

A friend of mine had horrible eczema and went to get a HEPA filter, and it
went away. Your pregnancy may have set off allergies, too... did with me!
Try changing detergents.

You might want to reduce your use of scented soaps and/or bubble baths
(the Johnson product aside, of course). They can cause or exacerbate
existing eczema. I've heard of people suffering really bad eczema just
because of what laundry detergent they use. I use the only unscented
laundry detergent I can find, which is some Tide product. Also, if I
find that my skin has been worse than normal, lately, I make the washing
machine do a second rinse cycle.

See, I'm psychic.

Sk

"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in
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Anyone else feeling like this? My skin is driving me crazy.

Oh, yeah... All skin was super itchy and dry starting around 18wks.
I'm at 24wks now. Shins and scalp were flaking, cracking, then
decided to start bleeding while DH was in Brazil for a week in early
December. The weather here in Austin is being super-wacky (=hot/cold)
and dry, which just exacerbates the problem. Being on a tight
cash-flow at the moment (due to xmas travel, etc), here's what I did:

1) For 3-4 days, put about a cup of quick-cook oatmeal in the HOT
bathtub, let the water cool off, then soaked in the tepid oatmealy
water for about 20 minutes. I know it sounds gross and leads to alot
of bathtub cleaning, but it just felt sooooo good. Before toweling
off, smeared crisco (yes, that would be vegetable shortening) on my
shins and towelled them very lightly before putting on a granny-gown.
Although I did smell like an oatmeal cookie, it got my legs to quit
cracking and bleeding -- very important. I also put olive oil on my
scalp on the nights before shampooing the next morning (I've only been
able to shampoo every 3rd day since I got pg).
2) Finally made it to the drugstore where I picked up Palmer's Cocoa
Butter (in the tub - texture is like crisco, but smells like chocolate
and much less greasy) for legs and belly and Scalpicin, which helped
the itchy scalp.
3) Turned on a humidifier every night since we got back from
christmas. It has helped the most with the skin dryness as well as
preggy-nose (stuffy, bleeding nose issue).

Hope that helps.

Robin
EDD #1 4/25/04

"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in
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Anyone else feeling like this? My skin is driving me crazy. I'm
drinking lots of water to hydrate myself but I still hate having
anything touching my skin. I got dh to put on some Aveeno moisturizer
last night and after a couple of hours I had to take a shower because
even that was driving me nuts. I'm wandering around in an old, old
cotton nightgown because I hate having anything on my belly (or under
it). Also, the my bikini area is really irritating me. I have to have
a soft cloth there so my skin doesn't touch it self.

I just don't remember this with the twins. Anyone have any pointers?

--
Brigitte aa #2145
edd #3 February 15, 2004
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/

"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."
~ Harriet Martineau


I can't stand things around my stomach either, I live in t shirt and undies
at home...
Alissa