Itchiness during pregnancy is a common complaint. As you gain weight and your skin stretches over to accommodate your growing baby, it is natural to feel a tightness that can border on uncomfortable. Your body is also on a roller coaster ride of fluctuating hormone levels. This can lead to a wide variety of side effects and health complaints with itchy skin being just one such condition. For many women, this feeling of itchiness may be felt throughout the nine months of pregnancy and only disappear after delivery.

Home Remedies for Itching during Pregnancy
There are a number of ways to cure itchiness without resort to conventional medications such as antihistamines or corticosteroids. Natural treatments have fewer or no side effects and help reduce symptoms such as itchiness, swelling, pain, and redness of the skin. Some tried and tested home remedies include:

Oatmeal

Immerse yourself in a warm bath with a cup of oatmeal added to it. The oatmeal helps soothe irritated skin and reduce the itchiness.

Apply a cold compress or ice pack to the affected areas of the skin if the itchiness is causing an inflammation or redness.

Herbs such as Dandelion Root and Milk Thistle can help treat liver problems and reduce symptoms such as itchiness caused by cholestasis.

Soak a small towel in cool water, roll it up and place it between your breasts and growing belly to naturally cure a breast itch during pregnancy.

Calendula creams or ointments provide relief from itching and dry skin during pregnancy.

Apply aloe vera gel on the affected area to reduce inflammation. The gel also creates a protective layer on the skin and prevents further damage caused by scratching the skin.

Make a paste of baking soda and water and apply it all over your belly or other areas of itchy skin to alleviate symptoms such as itchiness, redness, and pain.

If you suffer from PUPP, apply calamine lotion or a scentless powder on the folds of skin between the breasts and thighs to reduce irritation and inflammation.