I didn't have bad swelling but what I did have vanished within a couple of weeks after giving birth. My fingers swelled up in the last 2 or 3 weeks and I couldn't wear my rings until about 4 days after the birth. My ankels swelled from near the end of second trimester until a couple of weeks after DD's birth.
I had swollen hands and feet. My feet were so swollen that I had to buy a new pair of shoes to wear to work, and my fingers were so swollen I couldnt wear any of my rings from about 32 weeks on. The swelling started going down within a few days of Claires birth, and seemed to go back to normal by about 2 weeks after her birth.
My were that bad i was in those ugly support stockings!! grr! they went back to normal completley about 4 weeks after the birth. phew! trust me, i know how u feel!!
Yeah i can't wear my wedding rings since about 28 weeks
Ok thanks girls..... looks like I can expect any time from birth until up to about 2 weeks?!
Never mind, i don't have long to go now..... I can do it! lol
As for those who got swelling worse after the birth, well i don't think i could get it any worse (check out my gallery pic LOL)
They are just so darn sore!! I might ask DH reeeally nicely if he can massage my feet later.... hehe
I would only swell up occasionally... but freaked out when my ankles blew up again a few days after Samuel was born. The midwives in the hospital assured me that it is completely normal for it to take a few weeks for any swelling to settle down. Go the support stockings! Not exactly high fashion, but they do help keep you a bit more comfortable - and take them to hospital when you go into labour, too. Just to help deal with any swelling you may get after birth.
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