Could really use your prayers!

For the last week, I have been doing nothing but itching! It started out with my stomach. I all of a sudden had a very violent attack of itchiness on our way to Greencastle, and we had to stop and get some cream just to keep me sane. Well, as I kept itching...my stomach started to get very irritated and red, and the stretch marks got very swollen. Paul said it just didn't look normal.

So, as the week went by, I kept itching and itching. Now it's not only my stomach...it's my legs, feet, arms, wrists and neck! I now have little tiny red bumps like hives in those itchy places. The itchiness wakes me up at night....it's so unbearable!

I have done everything! I have used creams, oils, calamine lotion, oatmeal baths, corn starch, taking cold baths, putting frozen vegetable bags on the itchiness. These things help for a little bit, but the itching comes back. I only wear loose comfortable dresses, because pants just make it worse.

So, I told my doctor about it today at my regular check up, and she said I definitely have what they call PUPPP. There's not much that can be done except to take Benadryl (I did, and haven't found relief yet), and then the other thing is to just wait until the baby is born. Thankfully this is harmless to the baby...but it's giving me the blues.

I want to rub my belly as any pregnant woman does to connect with their baby inside of them...but I can't, because it makes the itching start up again. I have had a great pregnancy so far...and now I feel like I can't enjoy this last stretch of my pregnancy. It's miserable, and makes me want to cry.

I don't know if it's because of my constant itching of my lower abdomen, but it seems my baby has moved from being head down to being head up again. I just pray she goes back to the right position soon!

I know this seems like a lot of complaining, but I just need to get this out there and just ask you to pray for me. I need a miracle, because I'm not sure how much longer I can mentally handle this itching. Thanks guys!