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Eek!! I didn't have belly itchies until AFTER my lo was born. So odd. Anyway, I think it's natural since your skin is stretching! I would keep it lathered up with lotion and drink lots of water!

Ask your OB about Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPS). My twin had it starting in her 3rd trimester (throughout summer months!) and I prayed that I wouldn't get it! Except that I got post-partum PUPPS and it lasted for about 4 weeks. When I asked my OB on the phone, she said PUPPS is rare and postpartum PUPPS is rarer and more likely the itch was from hormone changes. I saw her a week after delivery and she confirmed and apologized and said there was really nothing I could do but wait it out. Since I was BFing, she wouldn't rx me steroid creams and the OTC stuff didn't work.

The itch started in stretch marks and became small bumps that came together to cover almost the entire itchy area. I want to think the areas were raised from irritation, they were red and inflamed (google search PUPPPS and that's what it looks like). I think my sister tried tar soap, oatmeal baths, sarna. They all give brief relief but nothing cures it. Anti-itch creams didn't work. Frozen or chilled washcloths helped too. I forgot all about PUPPs, for good reason! It itched like hell and nothing helped and I had to wait it out. And try not to itch them, it only makes it worse!

I hope yours is just a short-lived itch and not PUPPs!

I've heard that belly itchiness is normal but I never got it.

I have extremely itchy belly. sometimes i run to the bathroom just to get a good scratch lol.. but now the skin around the belly button is all stretch and is feels sore almost.. so i cant scratch it... very frustrating!