October, 2016. For my family and me, October, 2016 was such a special month! I was 5 months pregnant with our second little boy, John Ellis. We had his gender reveal party a month earlier and were so excited when the ribbons popped out blue! October, 2016 was filled with love and laughter by planning… Read more »
Soy mamá primeriza, mi hijo nació el 23 de septiembre del 2019. Mi embarazo comenzó bien, sin complicaciones hasta que llegamos a la semana 32. Recuerdo bien el momento en que comencé a sufrir de picazón intensa en mi cuero cabelludo, mis manos, entre mis dedos y en ambas piernas. Me rasguñaba la piel en… Read more »
Like many people who end up a part of this community, I had never heard of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) before we faced it. My wife Karen was on her third pregnancy–we felt like pros. But she began to encounter some strange itching late in pregnancy. It wasn’t horrible, at least not at… Read more »
June is Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Awareness Month – a month where we honor and remember those we have lost and raise awareness by educating as many mothers and healthcare professionals as possible. ICP is a group of disorders specific to pregnancy that cause bile acids to build up in the blood creating a high… Read more »
Shortly after the birth of my son, I began to follow several mommy blogs on Facebook and read an article about how a woman’s complaint on Facebook about itching during pregnancy could have saved her baby’s life. Two years later during our second pregnancy with our daughter, I began to itch very early on. I… Read more »
Pregnancy had always been a dream of mine. No one in my family ever had any complications and they all really enjoyed being pregnant. I naively expected the same thing. My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 10 weeks. I was devastated, but I got pregnant again fairly quickly. I was very grateful to… Read more »
Have you ever thought you were going crazy because of something your body is doing that no one else understands? That’s how Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) felt for me the first time. I read all the books. I talked to my mom and other trusted family members. I talked to my Air Force friends… Read more »
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