Hi All!

Thanks so much to all of you for the replies and advice! Wouldn't you know the itching has TOTALLY stopped as of yesterday evening sometime??? I still smeared myself with loads of sorbolene before bed last night and we still went and got the blood test done this morning.

I spoke to my midwife when I got home and because the itching has totally stopped she is confident that it isn't actually OC and is more likely the cold, dry, winter air and my extreme dehydration earlier in the week from the gastro I had on mother's day.

However, she assured me that should would let me know as soon as she had the test results. I got my other normal bloods done at the same time (saves being poked again at my normal appointment next week) and the results for those are all normal. The bile salts result will be in tomorrow or Monday and my midwife is working tomorrow so if the results come in tomorrow she will contact me immediately.

So I'm feeling MUCH less stressed and more confident about everything again. With a very active 3 year old and a husband who owns his own business and works insane hours having to be monitored weekly or multiple times a week woud get difficult!

I will keep everyone posted as I learn more and thanks again for all your help and advice!