Itchy skin during pregnancy can drive you crazy! Your clothes make it worse by constantly rubbing against those itchy patches. You can barely concentrate because you’re trying to resist the urge to scratch.

Believe us, it’s no fun at all. As unpleasant as this itchy skin is, when you get right down to it, it’s really no surprise that it happens when you become pregnant.

In this article, we’ll start by explaining why itchy skin is happening to you, and then we’ll give you eight ways to treat it so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your pregnancy.