LS and Pregnancy (please help!)

Hello everyone,

I am 28 years old and I have had LS for about 5-6 years. I still have not been formally diagnosed, since lack of health insurance during my college/grad school years kept me from seeing the dermatologists I was referred to. Most docs just thought it was yeast, etc, etc, same old story.

Anyway, now I am pregnant (possibly twins) and finally on health insurance. When I saw my obgyn last week, she agreed that it looked and sounded like LS. We're going to address it more at my next visit next week.

Unfortunately, she said that she cannot prescribe and I cannot use any steroid or hormone creams during my pregnancy due to documented adverse effects on the baby in utero. I 100% agree, unfortunately, that doesn't make the intense pain and itching go away!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for at-home, safe-for-pregnancy relief? My pain and itching is worst at night, and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years because of it. It's gotten to a point that I scratch until it bleeds and I am worried of getting an infection that could be passed to my baby.

PLEASE HELP!