Swollen feet and hands? Normal or worry?

[kawazuki]

i would also suggest maybe ringing teh hospital
at this stage it is not silly or uncommon to ring the hospital and go in and get checked by teh midwife.

sometimes its easier and quicker than a DR and they know your situation anyway.

i had swelling badly in the last 2 weeks. couldnt wear shoes or my rings but was just fluid retention.
got put on fluid restriction and told to resta dn keep legs elevated.

[MamaPan]

i think it is quite normal to retain a bit more fluid - but we also all know sudden swelling can be something more. so imo i would get it checked out.
for fluid retention celery juice works well... (i get it mixed with pineapple and sometimes orange).
i remember last time i didnt retain too much (a bit though) but after DS was born i retained heaps for a few days - it took me by surprise.

[elise]

I just got my ring off this morning - after three days of detergent and water trying to get it off due to swelling! i spoke to my midwife yesterday when my swelling appeared worse (I am due on monday, have only just begun to swell), and she told me that swelling is generally only a problem if its combined with high blood pressure and protein in the urine - if you have all three then i think (not absolutely sure) then that points to pre-eclampsia, so def get your blood pressure checked - you may get some symptoms though without going to the docs - dizzyness, spots in vision etc. I have the swelling and protein, but without the high blood pressure its ok apparently hope this helps!

[elise]

oooo - also, kelp tablets are meant to help fluid retention, one a day. That and constant sipping of water - not guzzling, is the best thing i think. makes you need to pee more but oh well, nothing new!!

[leckert]

CF - I left my contacting the obs/hospy to today and my BP was quite high but only had a trace of protein (phew). Had to have blood tests as well (not entirely sure what the tests were for - iron was one I think) and go back to get results on Mon. If things change for the worse, dizzy/headaches/blurry vision I have to ring the obs rooms (if they're open) or the hosp. to get checked out more. (I wasn't sure if I needed to let the obs know if I was worried or not about stuff like this or the hosp (private) so I made a point of checking who I should ring if things went pear-shaped - hosp at least, obs rooms if open was the answer)

[Amaunet]

Well I felt quite unwell tonight and had a headache and bleeding nose in addition to the swelling. So I called the hossy and they asked me to come in for a check. I felt a bit silly but DH was worried too. Hossy is only 5 mins from home so drove down and waddled up to maternity. All was FINE! BP 120/76 and urine great. Had a trace done as well and Blakes little heart was beating away well and lots of movement and a few BH to boot.

It was nice to meet a few of the midwives who were lovely and reassuring and made me feel good about my decision to go in - I was worried I would be wasting their time - but they were really caring.

Thanks for all the advice

K

[Inertia]

Wow CF, the bleeding nose on top of the swelling would have worried me too! Glad everything is fine though. Hope it stays that way.

Midwives are usually very good about these things - and I would imagine that especially with those symptoms they would have been after a definitive too.