Hi All!

Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but I'm sure the MODS will move it if I have done the wrong thing.

First thing tomorrow morning (so I really should be in bed and not on BB) I'm headed to the hospital for a blood test to determine if I have developed Obstetric Cholestasis or if I have the beginnings of PUPPS or something else entirely.

I started feeling quite itchy last night on my tummy, chest, back and arms, but also on my feet and hands. I woke at 3:30am with itchy feet and hands and couldn't go back to sleep for awhile so spent some time googling trying to figure out what was going on. That just made me worry so I finally went back to sleep and rang my midwife first thing this morning.

This morning she wasn't convinced that it was cholestasis and asked me to monitor the itching and get back to her. In the afternoon the itch was quite severe on my hands and feet again so I rang her and she advised that I come in for the blood test.

I'm trying not to worry - my husband and I are strong Christians and I know that my unborn child and this pregnancy are in God's hands - but it is hard not to stress about it.

If anyone has any knowledge or first hand experience with the condition I would appreciate hearing from you.

I'm most concerned about the fact that if I do have the condition it pretty much sounds like this baby will be arriving about 4 weeks earlier then we expected!

Any help appreciated - now I think I should try to get some sleep as it has been a rough week. I spent Mother's Day in bed with gastro, my 3 yr old is sick with a bad cold, and I'm coming down with the cold now as well.

Cheers...