I’m 10 days postpartum does anyone know what this could be? It’s all over my body chest to feet, so so itchy and irritated. Doctors said they don’t know what it is.
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Could be viral? Could be an allergic reaction? Does antihistamine help?

I had similar just on my cheat for a day or so in the first 2 weeks after I gave birth! I thought stress and anxiety!! But unsure

Have you been having night sweats ?? As this could very much be heat rash, very common PP....
Try some antihistamine xxx
no I haven’t, I’ve tried antihistamines just don’t work I think it could be puppp rash but nothing seems to be helping x
no they don’t help x

I had this for weeks after birth and on and off during pregnancy on boobs and chest I don’t know what it is tho it will go x

It could be post partum hives. I had it 2 weeks after giving birth. Doctors prescribed me Cetrizine antihistamine and Betnovate cream which cleared it within a few days.

Do you just mean the part under your boobs? Get athletes foot cream and try that for a few days. Since pregnancy and wearing seam free comfy bras I’ve had this type of rash and docs told me it’s a fungal rash so they did prescribe the cream but when I googled it it’s the same as athletes foot cream so that’s cheaper x

Do you just mean the part under your boobs? Get athletes foot cream and try that for a few days. Since pregnancy and wearing seam free comfy bras I’ve had this type of rash and docs told me it’s a fungal rash so they did prescribe the cream but when I googled it it’s the same as athletes foot cream so that’s cheaper x

I had something like this, it got worse and I was allergic to codeine
no it’s all over my body x

Aren’t they stretch marks? They appear exactly like this then they turn into white also they itch yes

I had this for a few days after c section from the anaesthetic but it went down after that x