OT - Embarrassing Woman question

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OT - Embarrassing Woman question
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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 12:59am

Okay, I feel really stupid asking this but.... has anyone ever had a problem with their nipples itching? For about the last week or so mine have been itching. There isn't any kind of rash or bumps. They look totally normal but itch! I tried checking WebMD, but didn't find anything there so I am hoping someone might know whats going on. I can't afford to go to the Dr until March

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Registered: 06-03-2003
Sat, 02-14-2004 - 1:14am
mine did alot when i was pregnant really bad... other then that maybe ince in a great while i have a little itch but nothing a rub wouldnt cure lol....

Desiree
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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 1:15am

Oh no..how uncomfortable!! Mine did when I was pregnant and when my breasts seemed to have a fever ....I am linking this from my playgroup board I just read today..I would definitly get it checked out on the 1st !!


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-ppplayaug03n&msg=3217.1&ctx=0


it was a post about paget's disease...not trying to scare you..but as a woman we should all be aware..


here is a link that you can read something actually medically written


http://www.cayugamed.org/articles/read.dbm?ID=207

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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 3:06am
I wonder if you've got nipple eczema. I have a real problem with that when I wash my breasts with soap/body wash, or when I wear my sports bra too long after working out. When I get it, though, my nipples look a little chapped, but man, do they itch! Just stop washing your breasts and remember to take sweaty clothes off and see if it gets better.
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Registered: 10-01-2003
Sat, 02-14-2004 - 8:27am
Susan,

When the weather got cold here, my usually "normal" skin got really dry- including my nipples!! They itched for a few days (the right one in particular, actually-lol). I have put lotion on then since, and that has solved the problem... Hope you find a solution as simple. Itchy nipples sure are annoying!!! lol

-Tina

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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 9:05am

Lucy, I think the answers you have already recieved would have been my suggestions too.

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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 10:15am

Thank you all SO much for your responses. I guess I'll be running out to buy a pregnancy test just to rule that one out.


Jess - I never thought about the sweaty sports bra. I am usually pretty good about taking it off as soon as I get home but sometimes I do run out to do some errands after my workout.


Tina - They do seem a little drier than normal so that could also be the culprit. I'll try some lotion too.


April - I will definately be sure to ask the Dr. I am a worrier. I like to know things for sure.


With all of these suggestions something HAS to work, LOL.

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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 12:17pm
Mine were either itching or aching while I was pregnant. If they keep itching by the time March 1st comes around, go see someone.

This is kind of unrelated but kind of related....

When I was pregnant we went to an outdoor wedding in the summer and it was really hot. I was wearing a dress and pantyhose. When I went to go to bed my tummy started to itch really bad (I couldn't sleep) so I smeared Gold Bond Itch Cream all over it and went to bed. For the next few days I carried that bottle of cream around with me EVERYWHERE.

A few months after I had my daughter I was watching TLC's Special Delivery. There was a lady who had the exact same thing that I had. I found out it was life threatening to myself and my baby!! That lady on the show ended up being on an IV and staying in the hospital for a few days. My pregnancy was totally complicated from day 1 but who would have thought that itching would be a sign of something really really bad?? Apparently, most cases of that (I forgot the name of it) clear up but there is always the exception.

If it makes you question yourself, take some action.

Until then...maybe it's something as small as a little bundle on the way?? *LOL*

~Dana

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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 2:29pm
Maybe it depends on where you've put them!! Or bathing habits.
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Sat, 02-14-2004 - 3:58pm
When I had my last flare-up with eczema on the nipples, I was a freshman in college (and a virgin, so no possibility of pregnancy). It really was caused by washing them with my body wash. I never got any relief from lotion, although if you try a lanolin-based product (like Lansinoh, for nursing mothers) it might help. The nipples really aren't an area of our body that need to be washed or scrubbed. Excessive scrubbing/cleaning in the bath can dry them out and lead to itching.

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Sat, 02-14-2004 - 4:01pm
What exactly do you mean by a comment like this?

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