PUPPP

Merry Christmas to me! This Christmas, I got PUPPP, a rare skin rash that happens in less than 1% of pregnant women. Yippie!

It actually started on my stomach a few days ago. It didn't itch that much and seemed to be contained, so I didn't worry too much. When I woke up on Christmas day, the rash had spread everywhere--my legs, arms and face. It itched so freaking bad. I also noticed my legs were slightly blue colored. It was weird.

When I woke up this morning, everything still seemed so red and itchy. So I called my doctor and he asked me to come in and see him. We (KC and my sister) were at the hospital where they ran several blood tests on me. They wanted to make sure it wasn't a liver problem. I told the doctor I had read about PUPPP, and I thought that's what it was at first. After several hours, he concluded it must be PUPPP. Especially since I hadn't eaten anything unusual and because I had been using any new moisturizer or soap.

I took some Benedryl and cortisone cream and that seems to be helping.

What's interesting is the nurse told me if my legs were still blue and I was still itching, they might have to induce me next week. I'll talk to my doctor about that tomorrow.