Odema at 22 wks

[BekZ]

Willow - My feet don't sound as bad as yours do..hugs I was on daily visits to the hospital for my odema with DD1 (in the last 2 weeks) and they were threatening hospitalisation, but I don't remember it starting until later. I think I first got it at 28wks but it was managable till 35wks.

Good idea re the mattress hon thanks

Oh yeah BH have started today too.

[Willow]

Oooh, I never get BH...kinda glad too!

They also say that with odema it's more of a worry if it's in the hands, face etc. Not so much the feet.

Hope they behave! It's so uncomfortable.

[Lily J]

Hi Bek,
I had oedema from very early on in my first pregnancy (I think, from memory, at the end of the first trimester)... Even my GP commented that it was very early.
I felt crummy - and MASSIVE
I was monitored for pre-eclampsia from about 24weeks (had high blood pressure as well)
Swollen feet and legs mainly - but in the last trimester even my face was swollen...
I had real trouble sleeping - and not sure if this will apply to you - but a friend of mine is a GP and she suggested 2 magnesium tablets a day (I'm sure there are heaps of good brands but she said to make sure it was magnesium-chelate - which is a specific type of magnesium (it's not a brand) - the person at the chemist/health food shop will know which one is which)...
Anyway, took about 5 days but it really did help - not so much with the swelling - but with the restless-legs and insomnia!
Anyway, PM me if you need to know anything else.
Take care and all the best for a wonderful pregnancy,
Lily

[Snacks]

Bek - have you had cooler weather lately where you are?
I have found my feet don't swell up every day now that the cooler weather has come.

[BekZ]

Thanks Ladies.

Lily - I actually started to take magnesium tabs last week because I was getting cramps. Thankfully both the odema and cramps have gone.

Snacks - Weather has not changed much here, well not enough to say it is cooler.