My connection to ICP Care is deeply personal. During my first pregnancy, I only knew to talk to my doctor about my itchy legs because of a story from a friend of a friend. I didn’t know anyone who had experienced cholestasis in pregnancy before that. I relied heavily...

My name is Adrienne Butler and I am the proud mother to three children (born in 2017, 2021, and 2024). I was diagnosed with ICP in 2021 at 33 weeks with bile acids in the 40s, which jumped to 100 by the time I was 35 1/2 weeks. I had itchy feet and assumed it was from...

My journey with ICP began in January 2023 during my first pregnancy. Overall, I felt great during this pregnancy until I was diagnosed with COVID-19 at 38 weeks and 6 days. I can vividly recall how terrible I felt during that time, with common symptoms on top of being...

My ICP journey began in May of 2024, when I woke up, at 33 weeks & 2 days pregnant, SO itchy. It was all over my body, including the palms of my hands. An hour & a half into my shift at work, I was so itchy I had claw marks on my arms and legs from scratching...

I am the proud mom of my itchy baby, Petey, and currently expecting a daughter in August 2024. My cholestasis story began when I was diagnosed at 21 weeks gestation during my pregnancy with Petey, back in 2020. Friends told me itching was normal, but I knew the level...

Hi! My name is April Hubbard. I am a Volunteer with ICP Care. I am passionate about raising awareness of ICP—what the disorder is, what it means, what it can do, and why proper treatment in pregnancy is important! I have three beautiful children on earthside. My...

My cholestasis of pregnancy journey began at 33 weeks one sunny Monday afternoon with severe upper quadrant pain and intense itching. Later that night, I was the itchiest I have ever been! I was up all night scratching my belly, arms, palms of my hands, and soles of...

After three rounds of IVF and a heartbreaking ectopic pregnancy, it was finally time for me to have my miracle baby. When I was only three months pregnant and just starting to share the news, I attended a birthday dinner for a really good friend. A mutual friend had...

My name is Kara and I am the mom of two boys. Prior to my first pregnancy, I had never heard of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP). At 17 weeks, I started itching all over my body and at 18 weeks was diagnosed with severe cholestasis. I ended up delivering at...

In 2021, I went to my 35-week appointment thinking I had 7ish weeks left to meet my daughter and left with an induction date for a week later and a diagnosis for a disease I had never heard of before. I had been dealing with an itch so intense my body was covered in...

My husband and I have a bustling household with our three kids (all ICP pregnancies) Lillian, Gemma, and Iver. It was a long journey of starting a family as we struggled getting pregnant and having miscarriages before having my rainbow baby, Lillian, in June 2016....

I am the mother of two beautiful baby boys. I am also a registered nurse working specifically in gynecology and oncology. Prior to being diagnosed with ICP during my first pregnancy, I had never heard of ICP before. My hope is to help raise awareness of this condition...

My passion for helping spread ICP awareness stems from my personal experience with ICP in both of my pregnancies (2017 & 2019). My journey with ICP began in 2017 while pregnant with my daughter. At the start of my 3rd trimester, I started getting itchy and by 32...

I am a mother of three children under 5 years old who keep me busy.. My first pregnancy was seemingly free of complications and my son was born on his due date. However, looking back there were some symptoms that make me wonder if I did have ICP with him. 10 months...

I am a proud mother of three young kids:  Samuel (born in 2015), Vivian (born in 2017 after my first ICP pregnancy), and Tessa (my pandemic baby born in 2020 after my second ICP pregnancy). ICP runs strongly in my family.  My mother had it (undiagnosed) for three...

The road to Lia McKernan holding her son in her arms was one paved with exhaustion, loss and anxiety, but ultimately joy. Read her story.

Katy Kessler was misdiagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum early on in her second pregnancy. She had lost 60 lbs. and felt super ill. Read her story.

When Katherine Probert began itching, she shrugged it off and labeled it as normal. By 37 weeks she was miserable and not sleeping. Read her story.

Kaitlan Terry was on vacation and thought her intense itching was due to getting a little too much sun. After a week, the itching persisted. Read her story

Julie Taylor was admitted to the hospital for an unrelated medical issue and her blood work revealed elevated liver enzymes. Her ICP story.

Jodie Wiren started itching on her hands and feet. A quick google search and she knew it was (ICP) Cholestasis of Pregnancy. Read her story.

Jaimie Cozzone had itching on the bottoms of her feet and knew about ICP, but because she wasn’t scratching her skin off, she brushed it off. Read her story.

Hilary Boyer is mother of three ICP babies. She uses her degree in biology combined with the knowledge of a sibling doctor to help others. Read her story.

Board member Elisabeth Naff along with her husband Lucas are the proud parents of three boys: two on earth and one in heaven. Read her story.

Team volunteer Amparo Healey had her first experience with ICP at the age of 22 when she was about 18 weeks pregnant. Read her story.

Amanda Dykeman had three completely normal pregnancies while unfortunately, her fourth pregnancy was anything but normal. Her ICP story.

Yvonne Casuso, at 32 weeks pregnant, started to have severe itching. Thinking she was having an allergic reaction, tried self-care options at first. Read her story.