LOL at the hospital stockings. I didn't mind them, they were free! and I was wearing trackies all the time anyway No way was I getting around in a nighty or anything when I had to wear maternity pads LOL. Trackies all the way for me, so it didn't matter what was on underneath.
I swelled up at night for a few days after the birth, but I did sooooo much walking between the ward and the NICU that I think I shifted a lot of the swelling and even baby weight! And the nurses weren't concerned about DVT either coz of all my walking LOL.
Hope it disappears quickly for you One thing that DID disappear immediately after the birth was my carpal tunnel. It was miraculous! (that was with my first).
My swelling went down within a week or so. I was a balloon, I was huge but mostly fluid, I couldnt believe how much weight I lost in my face once I lost the fluid, it was extraordinary
My swollen ankles & feet didn't go down for several weeks after I gave birth - possibly around 4 weeks. Not exactly sure but it was much longer than I thought it would be. It was only bad for around a week but took the rest of the time to get back to normal gradually. Everyone I knew IRL told me it would be gone within a day of giving birth. Not so.
Spoke to my midwife two days ago and she said swelling can take up to 6 weeks to go down..... it just varies from person to person.... hopefully I'm one of the early birds then
My swelling went as soon as I got home from the hospital. I lost 9kg in one night - I kid you not - I kept getting on the scales and saying to DP, "ANOTHER kilo gone." It was like magic.
One thing the hospital told me was to keep my feet elevated but I didn't actually get chance to do that in the hospital but I did when I got home.
No way was I getting around in a nighty or anything when I had to wear maternity pads LOL. Trackies all the way for me, so it didn't matter what was on underneath.
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