Allergic to my wedding band?

Question

I've been wearing my wedding ring for about a year and a half--about ten months ago I got pregnant and had our second son. Halfway through the pregnancy, I became allergic to my wedding ring--little red bumps would appear and they are super itchy!

I thought it had something to do with my hormones, so I stopped wearing it. Well, it's been a month since I had my son and I wore my ring yesterday--lo and behold, I broke out again!!

I LOVE my ring--it's very expensive as well. I can't just not wear it. What can I do?

It's 14k white gold btw.

Answer 1

You should take it to a jeweler.  It sounds like it is not real 14K gold.  

Answer 2

try putting some sort of clear coating on the part of the ring that directly touches your skin, you may be able to buy a good one in a jewelery store. you can also use clear nail polish but i dont know if i would want to put that on an expensive ring.

Answer 3

Just a thought.  Could it be that when you wash your hands you are not getting the soap out from under your ring?  Have you changed soaps?  Dish, hand, or hand cream?

I might try putting baby powder on my hands, and then putting on the ring.