PUPPP 2nd time around
Hi! I had hoped I'd not need to be here but... PUPPP is back.
I had a very severe case in my first pregnancy. NOTHING made it go away, including giving birth! I had it 6mos pp and I only had some relief with a bit of dandelion root. It spread to my entire body within a few days. It was DEBILITATING. I had to stop breastfeeding to make it go away. Birth didn't cure it, topicals didn't cure it, and it spread quickly and ferociously.
Anyway, they say you aren't likely to get it again, but here I am. I had a feeling I wouldn't be lucky enough to avoid it because literally everything my doctor and Google ever told me about PUPPP ended up being WRONG.
If you had a SEVERE case of PUPPP, lmk what worked for you. If it's calamine, antihistamines, oatmeal baths, Benedryl cooling lotion etc., save it. I need aggressive therapy.
*Pic is from day 1 from last pregnancy for attention*
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So sorry to hear that you’re going through this again. I’m a first time mom and had no idea this existed until I did further research. The doctors would just tell me it was a heat rash bmuntik I asked specifically about PUPPP. Anyhow have you tried Benadryl cooling gel or gold bond menthol cream? These saved me and kept me sane. Mine lasted about a month pp but applying these two things constantly throughout the day and cool showed with aveno oatmeal bar soap were the only things that worked. Hang in there and good luck!
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