Irritation during pregnancy (warning: might be too much info)

[Muffy]

I would go back and see your GP, just to be on the safe side and to make you more comfortable

[Daydream Believer]

You can get a product from the supermarket called Femfresh for cleaning down there, its near the pads & stuff. I dont know what its like though

[MummaSue]

Are you maybe having a reaction to the panty liners you're using?
I have a lot of d/c and use liners and had to change brands a few times because I was getting irritated "down there" and it wasn't thrush or any infection.
Changing liners really helped and now I use a nice plain brand that I got at my natural health shop. Have had no problems since.

Hope you get some answers soon
Sue xx

[grub17]

i haven't had thrush but am pretty engorged down there with all the extra blood and such... I bought a heap of cheap men's undies as they have 'ball space' lol and i find not as constrictive on my bits... particularly in this nasty warm weather.

hope that helps and good luck sorting it out. oh the joys!

[Miss E]

Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone, I had exactly the same problem when I was pregnant. TBH I think it had more to do with the swelling and those bits being exposed to rubbing when they're not used to it. I also had a lot of discharge so would wear a pad (I found the cottons brand ones really good and the least irritating). If you can, don't wear any undies at night and try and wear a nightie so your bits get a bit of air and time without being irritated.

[Alan]

Hi LadyNoor
It sounds more like irritation than thrush. Changing your brand of liner may help and going without undies as often as you can is also a good idea. If you suspect that you still have thrush then you can buy a number of treatments over the counter so no real need to go to the doctor. Just be gentle when inserting the applicator.

[LadyNoor]

Thank you all so much for replies & inputs!

I feel relief already knowing it's common amongst pregnant women. As grub17 nicely put it, "oh the joys!"

I will hunt different brand of liners and try them until I find the one that's not irritating. I've been using the same brand for years and it's non-perfumed, so it didn't cross my mind this could be the problem but maybe being pregnant making me more sensitive this time.

I have been knickers-less in the past few weeks, as much as I could when I'm at home. So the liners probably the main problem. My 'pregnant undies' are bigger than what normally I use when not pregnant, so should be enough room there. Although I'm keen to try and see what wearing undies with a 'ball space' feels like! Sounds comfortable!