Swollen hands and feet!

Being close to 34 weeks pregnant with bub #3, I am fully aware that this is part and parcel of being pregant. I am now finding it rather uncomfortable and is slowing me down a bit.
I am drinking approx 1-2 litres of water a day, I have been told that this would help flush out my system, I have also tried lying dow with my feet raised above head level to try and counter act the swelling. MY blood pressure throughout has been perfect.


Does anyone have some tips that can help? All advice gratefully received. Thanks

Unfortunately i cant offer any advice, but i do know how u feel.
From about 30 weeks with Bodhi my hands & feet swelled right up. All my rings had to come off. My fingers looked like those little chipolate sausages. Even wearing thongs the rubber around the toes would cut into my feet-----i was barefoot most of the time.
i hope that someone can help u out with it.:)

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I am just doing too much and being on feet too much. I think I need to slow down a bit and make time for rest.

I think its pretty inevitable for many people in pregnancy. I too had swollen hands from about 32 weeks, and swollen feet from about 35 or so weeks. I had to take off my rings and buy a new pair of shoes fro work so my fat feet could fit in my shoes.
My midwife told me its pretty standard and said to just try to take it easy and put my feet up when I get an opportunity.

I have very swollen feet, calves, knees, hands, wrists. My blood pressure is perfect though.

The obstetric physician I saw (not an ob/gyn) said that there is not much that will help during pregnancy. I can't even fit those ugly crocs on my feet anymore. It is impossible !

The only thing I have found is soaking my feet in icy water, or a lot of rest.

Yeah in this humid weather of Brissy the feet swelling is the worst..
Ive only just noticed it on myself. I have a pair of slip on shoes that used to gape at the sides when I walked and now they fit quite snugly! Lucky I held on to them

I had swollen feet and ankles & for a while putting them on the armrests of the couch with my head low helped but after a while nothing at all helped.

One thing I will warn all you ladies against who have this particular problem is having a bath with no-one else in the house. I got stuck in my bath at at around 8 months as my ankles which were full of fluid could not support the rest of my body as I tried to lift myself out of the bath. My DF had to get me out & I sware it felt like my ankles were going to snap. If I'd been home alone I would've had to just sit there til he got home. Just thought I'd give you a heads up on that one.

I swell at the end of the day especially when it has been warm. Lying down, drinking water, and walking around during the day do seem to help somewhat. The heat is the worst thing for it though.

OMG Satya, that would have been scary - I will remember that!

I've had swelling in my feet since pretty much the beginning of the pregnancy and my hands started swelling up at around 30weeks.

Over the past week this has caused Tendonitis to develop in my wrists which is quite painful. My wrists feel like they keep dislocating. This morning my wrist bones kept popping out of the sockets while showering, i ended up in tears screaming out for hubby and i had to get him to wash my body :redface: so embarrassing. I feel like an invalid!

I kinda wonder if i could have prevented it if i'd taken it a little easier over the past few months.....

So take it easy girls - you don't want tendonitis!!

Sorry I was so long in getting back to the thread. Thanks for all the replies. The swelliing has gone down a bit and not as much of problem atm. I am still drinking heaps of water, so I hope that is helping also.

Once again thanks and take care everyone!!

Try dandelion tea, it is helpful, as is nettle tea, and they are both full of vitamins and minerals as well.

If I start puffing up I drink a few cups for a few days, and it sorts me out beautifully :)

resting with feet up and wrapped in cold flannels is good.

Also watermelon is a diuretic (removes fluid) but be very careful if you have GD as watermelon is also a bit high in sugar.

shove a couple pillows under ur mattress down where your feet are. It will aid in helping the swelling go down. As for you hands i found coldness helped mine alot. Just sitting there with a cold fash washer with a few ice cubes.