The best thing for fluid retention in late pregnancy is Dandelion Leaf Tea. Nettle is also good, but the Dandelion has a stronger diuretic effect, and is a brilliant source of Potassium. Loads of water is really important - I know it's difficult, but you need 2.5 - 3 litres in late pg and bf. Walking really helps to settle fluid retention too.
I'm not sure about lymphatic drainage during pregnancy - it can release toxins into the blood stream, which isn't what you want at this stage. If you go to a massage therapist who specialises in pregnancy massage, I'm sure you'll be in good hands.
Thanks everyone! I am not drinking as much water as I should, only about 1 1/2 litres a day, but I'm drinking heaps of milk drinks which is very unusual for me. I don't eat much salt in my foods at all really. Will stock up on the celery and bananas tomorrow though!
As for exercise, I don't have the time nor the energy to do much, but every day I'm out there in the paddocks shovelling horse poo, cutting wood and carting it by the garden cart load and feeding out to the sheep and horses too. It leaves me exhausted! By night time I'm painting the interior of the house, or cleaning, depending on how long it's taken to get Elly to sleep and how stuffed I am from during the day, so I figure I'm doing okay in the physical activity levels, just a pity it's not keeping the weight down, I'm already 20kgs up on my weight when I fell pregnant, eeeek! No fluid in hands or feet/ankles/shins, it's all in the body/torso area, and I don't have any other signs of pre-eclampsia either.
I'll ring my homeopath, she makes up some great teas, see what she can come up with.
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