Ok so its been a month already since I have posted anything.. sorry. Just have been busy and really just hanging out. Nothing too exciting. As you can see from some of my photos on facebook my belly has gotten quite larger.. but eh im use to it I suppose. Although the doggies are NOT, poquito has become especially annoyed with it. HAHA he likes to lay on your lap, well my lap has gotten much smaller..
Ok so as most of you have heard I have aquired this really annoying rash on the 4th of July, figured it was some nasty bug bites or something since we were kinda camping that weekend but come to find out its 99.9% PUPPS.. LAME!
For those of you who dont know what PUPPS is dont google it, its not very attractive, although the google cases are pretty extreme mine is concidered the “early stages” but here is the jist of what it is:
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPPS): is a chronic hives like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy. Although extremely annoying for its sufferers (because of the itch), it presents no long-term risk for either the mother or unborn child. PUPPP frequently begins on the stomach and spreads to the legs, feet, arms, chest, and neck.
Although affecting about one in two hundred pregnancies and the commonest of the dermatoses of pregnancy
So how do I deal with it??
Treatment of mild cases during pregnancy consists mainly of the application of topical moisturising creams or aqueous/emollient ointments. Class I or II corticosteroid creams and ointments are used in more aggressive cases, and oral (systemic) corticosteroids can be used to treat very severe cases—although the benefits of a pregnant woman’s ingesting high-potency corticosteroids must be weighed carefully against possible (and mostly unknown) risks to the developing fetus or fetuses. Rarely, in unusually persistent and distressing cases, some women have had their labor induced as soon as they are considered to be at term (37 weeks).[8]
Antihistamine tablets may be prescribed to provide relief from the itch, although they are generally considered much less effective than corticosteroid treatments,[9] and may act as little more than a sleep aid.
In the majority of cases, PUPPP resolves spontaneously within a week of delivery. However, a few women continue to experience symptoms long into the postpartum period.
I am not a CRAAZY case so I’m using some steroid cream (not taking tablets or anything) and I hope it doesnt get to that point. Im just getting use to it so not a big deal. This is what they are pretty positive it is. In order for them to confirm this, this past monday they decided they needed to make sure it was not a gallbladder thing (b/c apparently sometimes you can have gallbladder issues and it comes out in a form of a rash) who knew? So they did a biopsy of one of these little bites/rash/hive things.. wouldnt think that would be a big deal right.. WRONG who would have thought (5) teeny stitches could freakin hurt so much! dang!
HAHA well if this is all i have to deal with as far as issues go i guess i would MUCH rather be itching like crazy like i have fleas than vomiting.. guess just a personal prefrence.
Monday after the biopsy they realized by blood pressure was a little high so they (dermatologist) talked to the OB and badda bing badda bang im in labor and deliver being monitored. They have noticed that my right lung lacks oxygen way more than my left lung and am taking a lot more shorter breaths than usual. I just figured i was getting fat and tired..
Anyways 9 hours later in labor and delivery, chest xray, ob visit (she came to the hospital, CT scan.. (baby is doing fine! Kicking monitors and just having a joyous time relaxing in the AC’ed room) I was able to go home. They had to rule out the worst of the worst which was a PE (pulminary embolism). Since the tests were negative and showed things were ok they were able to realize that my liver is so squished up in my ribcage, thanks to the little mans karate and soccer skills that is probably why I am having difficulty breathing, being really short also doesnt help this. Basically he has no room and has still 2 months of growing. Like I said, I have been pretty optomistic and have yet to complain of ANY pain or anythig up until i couldnt breath, so I kinda hate to toot my own horn but 7 months problem free is pretty good I would say! ;)
Anywhoosies, baby is good, brens good (almost done with his crazy diet from work go bren lost 26 lbs)… making me feel even fatter haha …
Thanks for everyone checking in on me the other day, sorry if I ignored texts and such, was being lazy and sleeeepy!
Talk to you soon! T minus one week for the baby shower! :)
-R
![Ok so its been a month already since I have posted anything.. sorry. Just have been busy and really just hanging out. Nothing too exciting. As you can see from some of my photos on facebook my belly has gotten quite larger.. but eh im use to it I suppose. Although the doggies are NOT, poquito has become especially annoyed with it. HAHA he likes to lay on your lap, well my lap has gotten much smaller..
Ok so as most of you have heard I have aquired this really annoying rash on the 4th of July, figured it was some nasty bug bites or something since we were kinda camping that weekend but come to find out its 99.9% PUPPS.. LAME!
For those of you who dont know what PUPPS is dont google it, its not very attractive, although the google cases are pretty extreme mine is concidered the “early stages” but here is the jist of what it is:
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPPS): is a chronic hives like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy. Although extremely annoying for its sufferers (because of the itch), it presents no long-term risk for either the mother or unborn child. PUPPP frequently begins on the stomach and spreads to the legs, feet, arms, chest, and neck.
Although affecting about one in two hundred pregnancies and the commonest of the dermatoses of pregnancy
So how do I deal with it??
Treatment of mild cases during pregnancy consists mainly of the application of topical moisturising creams or aqueous/emollient ointments. Class I or II corticosteroid creams and ointments are used in more aggressive cases, and oral (systemic) corticosteroids can be used to treat very severe cases—although the benefits of a pregnant woman’s ingesting high-potency corticosteroids must be weighed carefully against possible (and mostly unknown) risks to the developing fetus or fetuses. Rarely, in unusually persistent and distressing cases, some women have had their labor induced as soon as they are considered to be at term (37 weeks).[8]
Antihistamine tablets may be prescribed to provide relief from the itch, although they are generally considered much less effective than corticosteroid treatments,[9] and may act as little more than a sleep aid.
In the majority of cases, PUPPP resolves spontaneously within a week of delivery. However, a few women continue to experience symptoms long into the postpartum period.
I am not a CRAAZY case so I’m using some steroid cream (not taking tablets or anything) and I hope it doesnt get to that point. Im just getting use to it so not a big deal. This is what they are pretty positive it is. In order for them to confirm this, this past monday they decided they needed to make sure it was not a gallbladder thing (b/c apparently sometimes you can have gallbladder issues and it comes out in a form of a rash) who knew? So they did a biopsy of one of these little bites/rash/hive things.. wouldnt think that would be a big deal right.. WRONG who would have thought (5) teeny stitches could freakin hurt so much! dang!
HAHA well if this is all i have to deal with as far as issues go i guess i would MUCH rather be itching like crazy like i have fleas than vomiting.. guess just a personal prefrence.
Monday after the biopsy they realized by blood pressure was a little high so they (dermatologist) talked to the OB and badda bing badda bang im in labor and deliver being monitored. They have noticed that my right lung lacks oxygen way more than my left lung and am taking a lot more shorter breaths than usual. I just figured i was getting fat and tired..
Anyways 9 hours later in labor and delivery, chest xray, ob visit (she came to the hospital, CT scan.. (baby is doing fine! Kicking monitors and just having a joyous time relaxing in the AC’ed room) I was able to go home. They had to rule out the worst of the worst which was a PE (pulminary embolism). Since the tests were negative and showed things were ok they were able to realize that my liver is so squished up in my ribcage, thanks to the little mans karate and soccer skills that is probably why I am having difficulty breathing, being really short also doesnt help this. Basically he has no room and has still 2 months of growing. Like I said, I have been pretty optomistic and have yet to complain of ANY pain or anythig up until i couldnt breath, so I kinda hate to toot my own horn but 7 months problem free is pretty good I would say! ;)
Anywhoosies, baby is good, brens good (almost done with his crazy diet from work go bren lost 26 lbs)… making me feel even fatter haha …
Thanks for everyone checking in on me the other day, sorry if I ignored texts and such, was being lazy and sleeeepy!
Talk to you soon! T minus one week for the baby shower! :)
-R](http://25.media.tumblr.com/5u4oJ6A2Rq7tktq86IpZKRd2o1_400.jpg)
