Postpartum Hives?
Anyone else dealing with them? They look like mosquito bites but I’m certain they aren’t them.
Show your support
@Morgan oh wow! Thank you! I find mine when I wake up too! And they stay on me for a while like I have scars and all from scratching at them. I took Claritin bc I’m currently battling a sinus infection and it helped the itch go away
Me!!! I thought it was from some lactation tea I tried, but they kept popping up when I wake up at night to feed. From my bit of research as to whyyyy it happens is something like this- hives is cause by a release of histamines, usually a reaction to food, or some sort of allergen. There is also something called histamine dumps that can be cause by a few different things, one being disruption of the sleep cycle. If I had to guess, that’s the cause of my breakouts, since they only show up when I wake up in the middle of the night to feed, or if I’m insanely tired and making myself stay awake. Instead of taking Zyrtec or Benadryl for it, I looked into foods or other natural things that inhibit the release of histamines. I found that CBD is one thing! It seemed to help, because the outbreaks have pretty much subsided. I’m not an expert!! This is just from what I looked up and have done for it.