Anybody had postpartum hives?

I believe I have post partum hives , I had never heard of it before until I googled it. It tends to flare up after a hot shower, its like a bug bite on just my legs no where else on my body. Wondered if anybody else has suffered ?

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Yes I did. But it went away after a couple weeks or so. Doctor said it was due to hormones balancing out post birth.

I went to the pharmacy they didn't seem to have a clue what I was going on about, I showed them some photos and they just recommended allergy tablets, the rashes are still there but aren't anywhere near as itchy !

I had it all over! It started on my chest and by the next morning I was covered head to toe! I have never in my life had hives before!
It stayed for a few weeks, and heat definitely made it worse, don't do hot showers only slightly warm ones and take natural antihistamines that are compatible with breastfeeding if you are breastfeeding.

Oh my good me it was the absolute worst because it was everywhere 😭😭 I felt like I looked like a drug addict bc i hardly got ready too LOOL

I had pregnancy hives. It was horrific, all over my body and face swollen too. I used chicken pox relief foam and camomile lotion. Doctor said I could take piriton if I really needed and I ended up taking one when I couldn’t bear the itching anymore.

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