obstetric cholestasis

[*CLAIREBEAR*]

im no expert, but i tell u what happened with me:

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the itching is much much worse on a night,as i write this i am currently only experiencing very mild itching,where as yesterday at this time it was already getting unbearable.

i found this - i would wake up scratching. there where nights when i was so exausted it would be OH waking me up because i had woke him up itching.

i managed to get a few hours sleep this afternoon,and feel slightly more positive after a nap.

sleep when you can! i would recomend this for all pg ladies anyway as i found i needed to nap in the day when alice was here!!

my main concern is for my baby,the hospital are going to be seeing me once a week and will put me on a monitor to see if bubs heartrate is okay aswell as repeat blood tests etc,they have told me to monitor his movements myself and to go in to them if they decrease,this is itself is driving me mad as i feel panicky if i have a period of time where he goes quiet.
luckily i have a doppler so at last hearing his heartbeat can reassure me slightly.

don't feel silly if you are worried - give them a ring!! they may be able to suggest something to put your mind at ease. be it more trips in, or more mw visits... they are there to help huni!!

the specialist i saw yesterday said i will be induced at 37-38 weeks,initially she said 38 weeks then said it may be 37 weeks,does this week make a crucial difference?
am i able to demand they induce me at 37 weeks as the thought of going so close to term frightens me for babys sake.

i would really push for it if you feel it would keep stress levels down. i was told stress is a factor in making it worse.

if LO is born at 37 weeks will he have to stay in hospital?

alice didn't... she had slight issues with showing signs of being perm, but we soon sorted her out overnight. i was allowed out the following day. but saying that, babies that go full term & over may need to be kept in. but 37 is considered full term, so no, it shouldn't be an issue.

will i still be able to breastfeed??

we did - it didn't work out in the long term, but that was for other issues.

when i go to the hospital next week im going to go armed with a list of questions,i feel yeserday i was in a bit of a daze and sheer exhaustion of no sleep that all i wanted to do was go home.

ask for leaflets/ advice on what sites are good/ that kinda thing. right down any questions and remember these people are paid to answer your questions and reasure you. don't feel like you are being a pest asking questions etc..... for me its easier said than done.


its a scary time, and i really feel for you hun there are a few of us around that have happy healthy babies and have suffered with this

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thanks so much sam for answering my questions!

it does reassure me.

i think im being paranoid but LO does not seem to have moved as much today,i know at this stage he is getting bigger so movement may become less anyway but i think its making me paranoid and ive ran the batterys out on my doppler

what meds did they put you on??
im on vitamin k and some other tablets that are for gallstone problems?
the technical names are the ones i have seen on the net,im not on piriton though which some people do seem to be given.

also did you get alot of heartburn with yours?
i have only what i can explain as a sort of burning in the back of my throat,it is worse on a night,i also have no appetite whatsoever which is not like me.
did you get this at all??

thanks again x x x x