Itchy legs and ankles

I can’t stop itching my legs and ankles especially during the night. I’m currently 8 weeks, is this common?

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Bring it up with the midwife. It's most likely a bit of water retention but itching could be a sign of a few things pregnancy related. It's very possibly just hormones at this stage though as you are still very early!

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I suffered with this when I was about 7-8 weeks. It drove me mad! Fine now though at 10 weeks

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Same I’m 10+3 and I’m getting really itchy legs at night

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I had this too in the beginning and it lasted for a few weeks. Absolute torture!! I had a blood test to rule anything sinister out and it came back clear. Apparently it can be due to the increased blood flow which results from pregnancy.

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Im 10w2 im itchy under my boobs and on my boobs in the night xx

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There's a cream u can get called dermacool. I was told to get it when I had Pupps rash in my first pregnancy.

I find that's great for all sorts of itching. It's a menthol cream that stops irritations

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Agree about dermacool but try and get the 5% one. Dr gave me 1% and it didn’t work that well.

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definitely I had the 5% one!

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Thank you guys, I’m going to try out the dermacool x

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I had this at 7-8 weeks started to use more creams I think my skin was just flaring up a little.

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