thank you so much everyone for your replies
thanks so much sam for your mobile number and msn address,i may well take you up on your offer if you would not mind when i next have a worry attack.
itch wise the tablets i feel are starting to work.
the itching is much much worse on a night,as i write this i am currently only experiencing very mild itching,where as yesterday at this time it was already getting unbearable.
i have had the most awful nights sleep the last x 2 nights as it is so intense and i'm beside myself not knowing what to do to ease it,i used calamine lotion last night but must admit in the early hours it did no good as the itching got so intense.
i sat at the side of the bed with my feet wrapped in a cold wet towel to try and stop the itching,this then makes me feel cold and feverish.
my hands and feet are the worst,i have had to take my hand spints off as they make me hands itch so much worse as they make them so hot,then the pain starts from the carpal tunnel syndrome,its trying to work out the less of the two evils at the moment.
i managed to get a few hours sleep this afternoon,and feel slightly more positive after a nap.
my main concern is for my baby,the hospital are going to be seeing me once a week and will put me on a monitor to see if bubs heartrate is okay aswell as repeat blood tests etc,they have told me to monitor his movements myself and to go in to them if they decrease,this is itself is driving me mad as i feel panicky if i have a period of time where he goes quiet.
luckily i have a doppler so at last hearing his heartbeat can reassure me slightly.
im trying not to feel sorry for myself and baby,but feel at the moment my pregnancy is bringing one lot of bad news after another,i cannot wait to have my baby in my arms now and want to be reassured he will be okay.
the specialist i saw yesterday said i will be induced at 37-38 weeks,initially she said 38 weeks then said it may be 37 weeks,does this week make a crucial difference?
am i able to demand they induce me at 37 weeks as the thought of going so close to term frightens me for babys sake.
if LO is born at 37 weeks will he have to stay in hospital?
will i still be able to breastfeed??
sorry for all the questions but apart from the basic facts of obstetric cholestasis i am trying to avoid frightening myself any further by googling it too much.
when i go to the hospital next week im going to go armed with a list of questions,i feel yeserday i was in a bit of a daze and sheer exhaustion of no sleep that all i wanted to do was go home.
thanks again so much for all your replies.
you will never know how much i apprechiate the support and kind words