I'm 5 weeks tomorrow and suffer from chronic dermatitis/eczema on my hands. Normally I keep it under control with a strong steroid cream when needed but my GP has said to avoid it if I can. I avoided till about 8 weeks with DD but my hands are REALLY bad and I'm not sure if I should just use it to get it cleared or what to do. It means my hands are lumpy and red, itchy and sore and will probably end up with my skin/knuckles cracking and bleeding.
Does anyone else suffer from this and what did you do during PG that worked to keep it under control???
If I was to use the steroid creams it would probably take 2 or 3 nights worth of applications for it to fix it up but then it could be back within a few days anyway so it would not be a once off.
I wasn't aware that you couldn't use the steriod cream and I did use it in the 1st trimester.
Is there anything in particular that sets it off?
I know with me it was stress etc. But I also had to use gloves when using any chemicals at all.
I also work in a hospital where I have to wash my hands often. What I ended up doing was focus on washing the inside of the hands and try and avoid the area where the dermatitis was.
I hear ya chick. Mine's on my face - delightful. Over my pregnancies I have found that it just does get exacerbated.
I just manage the pain and scratching as best I can. No soap, barrier creams etc etc. Extra fish oil/omega 3s help a bit. Mine is hormone and stress related mainly.
I find mine clears up for a few months after that first outbreak and then hits again in the third tri (which it did right on time with a vengence).
Some people find wet dressings good overnight. Since mine's facial though that isn't an option.
I know many people love moogoo but I found it horrendous. If you do want to give it a crack, email them and they'll post you some samples. They've got great customer service.
em...: I haven't tried moogoo but I've just gone on their website and requested some samples if possible. I have seen a naturopath ages ago but i don't know if she was really any good and was wanting me to do all these cleansing diet things which I was not really interested in, she then stopped practicing so I didn't bother trying it again.
Sara: I knew I had to try to avoid them but by 8 weeks withy my DD my hands were shocking and so cracked that it was a problem due to possible infection so I had to use the creams sparingly to get my hands healed. My GP says that yes i've used them with DD and other people do but there is not enough research/evidence on the consequences. I'm not exactly sure what sets it off but I did have a suspicion it might be yeast in foods however as I haven't been able to find an alternative to the "bread" situation I've had to keep eating as I am. I work with water alot and also obviously then have to wash hands thoroughly so yeah hand washing makes it worse. I'm really wanting to avoid the creams this time round as we got a high NT scan with DD and had a CVS which I do not want to repeat and I've always wondered if the steroid creams possibly gave DD that higher NT measurement (My bloods were perfect but her measurement was high)..I asked my GP and he said maybe or maybe not - no way of knowing..
Mollie89: Unfortunately with how bad mine is, sorbolene is actually even worse on my skin. I have to use QV creams and no soaps.
~Kim~: OMG face would be so tricky to deal with!! Mine is a weekly occurance.. generally i get it all healed up nicely and then within a few days it's back again. I get the blisters which pop and scab, really lumpy skin which gets swollen especially on my fingers and I usually have to take my rings off because of it. Can I ask why you find moogoo horrendous??
1st Tri (5 weeks) and Dermatitis - Help please...
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