Woke this morning and my feet and ankles aren't as swollen, they've really come down so i'm not going to go in to get my BP checked..... it seems to get better over night while resting and elevating my feet up. Just gotta keep doing this.
I'll try the cold bath for my feet/ankles next time they swell up.
My face does look a little bloated but it could just be the 9kgs i've put on since falling pg and my wedding ring is tight to put on now!!
I guess if it was PE then the swelling wouldn't be doing down would it....
I had swelling from the 2nd tri & it got worse as I went on. Only in the feet & ankles. I could only wear two pairs of shoes because of it & in the end I only had one & some days I had to walk around the office barefoot because of it. My doctor said it was normal as long as my BP stayed down, which it did.
If you put your feet up at night (above your head is best so lie on the couch with feet on the armrest) you should get some relief. At first my swelling went down overnight but came back up in the morning at work. Later on it was there all the time regardless of what I did. .
Ren i know everyone has a story and being my first pregnancy too i didnt really have an idea on what to expect. I have had extreme swelling sine 24 weeks, it is to the point now where i have no idea what my feet looked like before because they dont go back to normal
I can only go barefoot or wear thongs when i go out. My bp and urine are all normal and thankfully the swelling is contained to my feet and legs and not my face.
They are so ugly and have horrible purple spider veins all over them, sometimes the sweling is so bad that they go numb from lack of circulation.
Things that help a little bit are massage, cold water foot spa, and if its not too hot i will go for a walk after dinner to get things moving a bit. Elevation helps a little but when i out them down they go straight back to puffy.
If you are ever concerned that something is wrong - just call the hossy - thats what its there for. I hope the swelling and restless legs dont get much worse for you xo
I think to ease your mind, go and get your BP checked hun. Also the GP can test your urine too. I'm sure you are okay sweetie but it's always nice to know isn't it.
When i was 35 weeks I had a suspision something wasnt quite right but my OB appt wasn't til the next week so I went to my GP. He refered me back to my Ob and I ended up in hospital for the weekend. Had a high BP (about 165/105) and swelling but I only had a small amount of protein in my urine. So I was able to manage it with BP meds and taking it easy. And like Kimbaz, my cankles were much much worse in the first couple of days after bub was born.
Also though, one of my friends had the puffiest feet you've ever seen in the last few months of her pregnancy and her BP was perfectly fine.
Today my ankles and feet weren't so swollen HOWEVER my fingers and hands were puffy to the point i couldn't put my wedding ring or watch on without having to use soap to slide it on!!! i'm not going to bother wearing them tomorrow
I was worried about this..... also think my face is 'slightly' puffier today too but DH doesnt think so....
So off we go to the hospital near us as we had a breastfeeding class to attend today at the hospital and before hand my DH (he's a registered nurse) took me to a BP machine and hooked me up and it was 125/80 so pretty normal for me... *phew*.
Must just be pregnancy swelling for me then?
I have my GP appointment Tues so will get it checked again then and my urine also.
Ren - yeah pregnancy swelling SUCKS.. I couldn't even wear my thongs by the end of being pregnant the first time around - plus I had to take my wedding ring off - otherwise it would of been cut off..
Funny I never got swollen second time around - well I did - but it was the chocolate that was to blame - not fluid..
Awww hun, your imagination is running a bit wild Put your feet up more often and take off your wedding rings and put them on a chain around your neck. And STOP looking for puffy cheeks .. I'm sure your fine It's not always good to read up on stuff too much, kwim??
TBH my ob told me that most women don't HAVE symptoms before hand, if fact most PE women feel fine. I had headaches, the pain on my breastbone, loss in appitite, vomitting, diarrea ... for 7 DAYS before by bp spiked and they found protein in my urine. But before that that my bp were normal and I felt like trillion dollars I'll add that I did not have PE, but HELLP ... but it comes down to almost the same.
But you can be on the look out for "spots" in your vision, headaches (dull .. like migrane), vomitting, I think shoulder pain ... not sure right or left and then pain just below your breastbone. And I think the swelling in your face, should be consentrated more around your eyes, than in you cheeks ect. But I also think you must take in account with the swelling of the eyes, how you slept the night before. And then if you are worried, I'm sure there are a place nearby that you can just quickly have your bp and urine checked for a small fee. I'm lucky my dad has this portable bp monitor at home, so if I worry I just pop in for 5 seconds ... you could ask the hospital if they don't hire out those type of monitors ... just to make you feel at ease. You really don't need to stress about stuff like this, hun
Update! I've had no swelling in my ankles or feet now since I last posted in this thread!!! And I'm still wearing my ring around my necklace, too scared it will get stuck again!! LOL I have been resting the last 2 days however as i've got a rotten head cold so that has helped my feet etc
BP was fine on Monday at the GP too
I don't feel bad for worrying though because i'd rather be a little concerned and cautious and aware of these signs etc rather than ignorant to them. After all, its for the health of my baby.
and my wedding ring is tight to put on now!!
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It's not always good to read up on stuff too much, kwim??
I'll add that I did not have PE, but HELLP ... but it comes down to almost the same.
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