PUPPS Pregnancy Rash

PUPPS Rash

That is a pic of my stomach!

short for pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy is the most common skin rash found in pregnant women. Normally occurring around 35 weeks gestation, PUPPPs tends to only happen to woman during her first pregnancy, and more commonly when she is expecting a boy.... OF COURSE IT IS!

Signs and Symptoms of PUPPPs

Many women find that the itching part of PUPPPs is what is so difficult. Although, PUPPPs does cause distinguishing red marks on the abdomen, there are specific details a woman should pay attention too before diagnosis to determine whether or not she is suffering from this condition.

• Color appearance changes over time
• Very itchy
• Redness
• Small blisters
• Eczema-like lesions
• Appears on abdomen first
• Is not found on the belly button
• Stretching of the skin, stretch marks are generally the first sign

The appearance of PUPPPs has been described as bumpy, itchy papules that turn to red, scalded skin with welts over time. They begin as though they are stretch marks, then as time passes, the rash begins to become bumpy, red, and bigger. As mentioned above, oddly there is never a rash on the belly button, only around it on the abdomen. From the abdomen, the rash will begin to spread to all parts of the body including the chest, legs, feet, neck, armpits and face of the expectant mother.

Cause of PUPPPs

Unfortunately there is no known cause of PUPPPs, however experts and doctors do see similarities in cases. These similarities, although they are not specific causes, include:

• Women carrying boys (70% of sufferers deliver boys)
• First pregnancy
• Carrying multiples (twins, triplets, etc.)
• Hypertension

Source:

http://www.pregnancycorner.com/being-pregnant/complications/pupps.html

The Whoas of being Pregnant!

I am 8 and a half months pregnant and I am done! There are so many things that I never knew would happen during pregnancy. I am so excited to have my little man but everyone my whole life freaking sugar coated pregnancy. But then again I am the one who if there is a side effect with medication or anything I am the one to have that problem. I am accident prone as my husband calls it. Everything thing always happens to me medically. Someone can be sick with a cold and on medication for a week and almost be done with the cold to the point where its not contagious and I get the cold. That's just how my body is I guess. I never respond right to medicine and I get every symptom in the book. That being said my pregnancy has been like on the movie What to expect when you are expecting. My pregnancy has been like Elizabeth Banks in the movie, She describes it best when she says " I'm calling bullshit Pregnancy sucks!" hahah unlike the complete opposite Pregnancy which Preston was hoping I would have.

The " I just have all this extra energy. Plus I'm like crazy horny." I have had no energy! I have learned a lot being pregnant. I don't know how some of those women have 6-10 kids... like really aren't you just dying!

Things I have learned being Pregnant

• Nothing helps morning sickness. Don't listen to people trying to tell you some sort of remedy because they don't work. You just have to be tough and stick it out. 
• You will gain weight in the most awkward places. 
• Your feet look like you have elephantiasis in your third trimester and the ugly grandma compression socks actually work well.
• Heartburn wakes you up in the middle of the night. I wake up all the time practically puking in my mouth due to acid sitting in my chest... Don't drink water before bed even if you are thirsty because it makes the acid worse.
• The Unisom and B6 combo everyone takes helps but will knock you out to next week so make sure you have enough hours in the night to sleep before taking it. 
• Your body hurts all the time in the third trimester. No matter what you do. Sitting, standing, walking, and yes even sleeping!
• Don't be alarmed when your nose just bleeds for no reason, its normal.
• The hot flashes are just as bad as everyone says they are during menopause. They hit you like a brick all and you just want to die!
• Sex is not impossible during pregnancy, you just get tired easier.
• When your baby is dropping you have cramps when you walk and it makes you waddle like crazy.
• Your boobs don't just grow the GROW HUGE! You will have to buy several different sizes of bras during pregnancy to keep up with them.
• Maternity clothes are EXPENSIVE!
• Do not justify eating for 2. I just listened to the dumb men in my office every day say its ok you are eating for two. To the point where I gained 45 lbs... NOT OK! Once I realized I can eat several small healthy snacks I wasn't hungry and I lost 5 lbs doing so. No more donuts and left over pizza and crap!
• When you get Charley horses in your calves in the middle of the night flex your feet really hard and they go away quicker... yes you get leg cramps WEIRD!
• At the end of your pregnancy your baby sits on your bladder hard core and when you sneeze beware you really do pee a little!

There are many more things I have learned but I think that the post would be super long! No one wants to read that! Its ok I'm almost done and I can stop feeling like this...