https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 17:43:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466940 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:16:26 +0000 Andrea 466940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@smocks: I never knew they had braces. I always wake up numb. And I guess I should have gotten stockings but I guess I will not bother now...40 weeks tomorrow! Can't wait for all of this swelling to go away.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466939 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:15:49 +0000 DillonLion 466939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a huge swollen mess during pregnancy. It started in the second trimester and just got perpetually worse and worse until the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466938 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:13:23 +0000 sarac 466938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a touch in the very last weeks. My nose took on this new and interestingly different shape - it was kind of fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466850 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:45:47 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 466850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No swelling with my first! My rings still fit and my feet didn't change sizes (whew!) - but my third trimester was also over the winter, so maybe that helped? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466843 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:41:53 +0000 hilsy85 466843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only in the last three weeks or so. And after I came home, I wa really swollen from Iv fluids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466718 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:39:34 +0000 littlebug 466718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At around 28 weeks or so, I was having to remove my rings by the end of the day. At 33 weeks, I couldn't wear them anymore. Now, at 38 weeks, my hands are so swollen that they hurt - I feel like I have arthritis! And my feet are usually swollen by the end of the day, especially if I'm on my feet a lot at work, even though I wear compression stockings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466713 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:33:06 +0000 pl0508 466713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet! 36 weeks ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466595 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:19:41 +0000 LuLu Mom 466595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pregnant through the summer (hottest one in history for our location) and my fingers swelled around 25 weeks. My legs/feet started to swell at 37+ but all are back to normal (12 weeks PP) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466535 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:49:41 +0000 travelgirl1 466535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a whale from about 26 weeks.... Ankles, feet, legs, fingers.... Grim. But compression stockings were amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466437 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:53:28 +0000 smocks 466437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: Um, I guess so? If I take a nap without them, I wake up to no feeling in my fingers, but if I wear them, I can feel almost everything but the very tips. The one I got for work doesn't seem to be very helpful though :( I'm hoping the majority of this is water weight or whatever, so it comes off quick. I've been telling DH that I can't wait to de-puff, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466419 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:38:38 +0000 ValentineMommy 466419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>man, you guys are scaring me! I'm at 33w, and my wedding rings still fit, my shoes still fit fine, and I literally have only looked slightly swollen after a really hot shower. I'm really freaking out that it's going to just come on all of a sudden!</p> <p>@smocks: awww, I know :( Are the braces helping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466406 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:32:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 466406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Minor swelling starting around 30 weeks, mostly in my hands and feet....I lived in flip flops and had to take my wedding band off (my fingers swelled up just enough that it wouldn't fit) but I was heavily pregnant over the summer, so I wasn't surprised. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466403 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:29:13 +0000 smocks 466403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: I think you know I've been swelling a bit, haha. It started for me around 29ish weeks, and it's mostly in my extremities. I've been wearing wrist braces at work and when I sleep so my fingers don't completely go numb (the swelling is compressing my median nerve), and my feet are puffy most days. I've been wearing black knock-off Ugg boots to work recently, because my work flats don't really fit, and if I do wear them, the swelling is way worse by the end of the day. Joy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466361 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:54:37 +0000 pelikila 466361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About the last 4-6 weeks of pregnancy any swelling was past minor. My OB said it was because I was carrying low and so blood had a harder time getting back up the veins when I spent much time on my feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466349 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:49:36 +0000 Rescuemom10 466349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right away I noticed by the end of the day my feet were swelling in my heels. So I went out and got flats and bought a 1/2 size bigger for comfort. Around 32 weeks those started to feel tight. So went and got another pair 1/2 size up again. But I would say from around 25 weeks on I was no longer able to wear my wedding ring. I was too puffy by the end of the work day and what not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466331 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:41:16 +0000 Mrs. Train 466331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my twins I had huge amounts of swelling. Bu I had pre-e too and gained 30 lbs in the last month. Luckily I lost 50 in the First 2 weeks pp. my single pregnancy I had a little but not nearly as much. It started at about 35 weeks I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466324 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:37:01 +0000 rachiecakes 466324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swelled up like crazy but it was due to pre-e, so not your typical swelling. I could press dimples into my feet and legs that would last 5-10 minutes like memory foam. It was actually the only sign I could see/feel that something wasn't right. I was hospitalized at 37 weeks and on strict bedrest until I was induced.</p> <p>ETA @bree72: just read your comment - yes! so freaky </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466309 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:31:16 +0000 BananaPancakes 466309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It started around 34-35 weeks and it was horrible. I stopped fitting in everything, had to go buy a pair of flip flops 2 sizes too big and started gaining about 5 lbs a week. You could push your finger into my leg, and the indention would still be there 10 minutes later. It was awful. But within 2 days of delivery, I dropped 30 lbs and could wear normal shoes again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466294 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:25:30 +0000 yin 466294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily I had no swelling throughout my pregnancy. My feet did get swollen after labor due to all the extra fluids pumped in me. It went away after two weeks and my shoe size never changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466286 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:20:55 +0000 Bao 466286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh did I ever!! Of course, it was the summer for record highs here so that didn't help any. It started around 30 weeks I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-swelling-while-pregnant#post-466267 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:14:44 +0000 ValentineMommy 466267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 33 weeks and have yet to have any swelling (thankfully), but I'm worried it's about to come on at any time! I want to be able to stay in my own shoe size!! Lol</p> <p>Did you get swelling in your pregnancy, and if so, when? </p>