Advice- Big swelling at 37 weeks

[HotI]

i am 37 weeks pg tomorrow. i have had a fair bit of swelling (hands feet face) since quite early on, and had carpal tunnel syndrome in my arms. blood pressure always been fine.

this mornin i have woken up and i look like the michelin man. my forearms and hands are huge- more so my right and i can't open up my hands. i think my face is also puffier.

it's quite different to last night, does this happen to others, or do i need to get it checked out?

thanks

[*Ali*]

I personally would get it checked- just to put your mind at ease if nothing else. Excess swelling isnt something to be taken lightly. Good luck, I hope it is nothing too serious and it settles down soon.

[Purple Penguin]

Go and get checked out, just to be on the safe side. While small amounts of swelling are considered normal, what you're describing sounds a little more serious.
Hope it turns out to be nothing.

[HotI]

I have just had a shower, and my hands have come down abit and i can move my fingers again. My legs and feet are also swollen. Will try to get in to GP first. why does it happen on a saturday?

thanks

[Visitor8]

oh hun go to the pregnancy assessment centre at the hospital straight away. Swelling is a sign of pre eclampsia which isn't something to mess with.

[MummaSue]

Yeah, it can't hurt to go and get checked out at the hospital pregnancy assessment unit.

I've had some pretty awful swelling over the past week or so - spoke to my Ob about it and he checked my BP etc to make sure it wasn't PE (thankfully not, just fluid).
Best to check though. PE isn't something you want to be dealing with.

Hope you're ok sweets.
Sue x

[*Beema*]

How has your BP been, and have you had any headaches, or Protein in your urine, it is usually a combination of a couple of these things and the swelling that is a sign of PE, maybe pop in and get your BP checked and see what that is like
Take care xxoo

[~Kim~]

I agree with Missymoo.
A marked difference is swelling is one of the key signs. Even if it's nothing, it's better that you know that for sure.