https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:10:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling/page/2#post-801022 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:28:48 +0000 BananaPancakes 801022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: That was very similar to my swelling. It was almost all in my legs. I didn't get the puffy face or arms, but man oh man, did my feet turn into big ole pillows. They ached constantly from about 34 weeks until the end. Awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling/page/2#post-800933 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:12 +0000 lawbee11 800933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: OMG you poor thing! I don't know how I will even drive to work if I have to deal with swelling like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling/page/2#post-800513 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:21:49 +0000 78h2o 800513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I'm back with photos. My doctors were never concerned about it because my blood pressure was always good. I drank tons of water and watched salt, but it didn't do much.</p> <p>around 28 weeks, in the morning, some mild swelling...<br /> [attach=2480/13/mn7k4d.600x448.feet-morning-around-28.JPG]</p> <p>towards the end, probably 34 weeks? they were always swollen, from am to pm. :( So painful!<br /> [attach=2480/13/mn7k4f.448x600.feet-end-of-pg.JPG]</p> <p>Post-partum<br /> [attach=2480/13/mn7k4g.448x600.feet-pp.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800213 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:20 +0000 lawbee11 800213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: Ugh, Swelling sucks! Glad they went down soon after delivery. </p> <p>@LivsMama: Ok, that's good to hear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800168 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:29 +0000 JoJoGirl 800168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never swelled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800164 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:51:09 +0000 LivsMama 800164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I went to the beach at like 30 weeks pregnant and wore a bikini. It didnt make me swell at all. If anything, being in the water felt SOOOO GOOD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800135 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:43:39 +0000 MsLipGloss 800135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: That's exactly what happened to me, but I also hemorrhaged during delivery, so I got extra meds/fluids for that too.</p> <p>But BEFORE I was induced (it was a surprise induction), I started swelling around 26 weeks, and it got progressively worse . . .I had pitted edema from the knee down (more like mid-thigh down, I digress . . . .), and my feet were so swollen that they felt like they were going to burst when I stepped down. I was miserable!</p> <p>ETA: I had LO at the beginning of September last year, so I went through the hottest months of summer in the South. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800117 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:40:16 +0000 ladyfingers 800117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to stop wearing my wedding ring at 26 weeks, but that may have been more due to my weight gain than anything. As for my feet... this photo speaks for itself. </p> <p>This started happening about halfway through the third trimester. It was bad enough that my midwife was concerned, but my blood pressure never went too high and everything else was normal. They were down to normal size within a couple hours after giving birth. </p> [attach=231/13/mn7ff5.600x450.IMG_0685.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800076 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:31:28 +0000 lawbee11 800076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Maybe I'll be one of the lucky ones with minimal swelling! Can you tell I'm in denial?</p> <p>@mrskc: Did you go to the beach for the day while pregnant? My stepkids will be staying with us basically for the entire month of June, and I'd love to go to the beach with them, but I am worried I will be miserable or totally swell up and there won't be any going back (I'll be 7-8 months pregnant at that point)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800054 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:25:05 +0000 mrskc 800054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pregnant last summer and I had slight swelling. I never even stopped wearing my wedding rings. My feet did swell though, but not too bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800042 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:22 +0000 LivsMama 800042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had BAD swelling. Like I was unrecognizable, even my nose was swollen. But I had Pre-e, so thats why. Before that, I had minor swelling in my feet and hands, which led to carpal tunnel. That was June/July in NYC. SO HOT... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800025 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:06 +0000 mrsjyw 800025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took my rings off around 34 weeks just because I was scared about swelling and didn't want them stuck!! :P</p> <p>I didn't swell much (had baby in Nov in MI), throughout pregnancy. </p> <p>The swelling came postpartum after the EPI &amp; IV edema!!! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800021 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:06 +0000 babynumber1 800021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started swelling at 24 weeks. It was terrible. I gained 40 pounds, but I swear 15 of it was in my ankles. I had one pitiful pair of flip flops that I could wear. </p> <p>I wouldn't wear capri's, even though it was super hot because they looked so terrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800013 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:56 +0000 Boheme 800013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My swelling really got going at 37 weeks when the baby dropped. If I just limit the salt, drink a lot of water, prop my feet up when I can, and swim I can minimize it quite a bit. The swimming helps the most! Our childbirth instructor said the hydrostatic pressure was good for helping even it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-800005 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:50 +0000 Revel 800005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started swelling up a little bit at about 36 weeks, but it's still not that bad, even at almost 39 weeks. It's mostly just my feet at the end of the day, and I'm not wearing my ring just to be on the safe side. The swelling coincided with the warmer weather, so if it had been hotter, I'm not sure if I would have swelled sooner or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799705 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:16 +0000 mediagirl 799705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My rings came off at 4 months pregnant. I had to wear flip flops for the last month because my feet were so puffy. I actually had to buy a new pair of flip flops that were stretchy enough to get my feet into. My rainbows didn't fit anymore. My swelling was mostly in my feet and ankles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799699 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:18 +0000 anbanan15 799699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really swell. I was still able to get my rings on and off with ease at delivery (I got them cleaned often and the jeweler commented how most people can't take them off). I was pregnant during the winter/spring though.</p> <p>My friend, who is skinny and had a nice all in the front bump, swelled like crazy with her first! Her baby was due in August and we live in PA. She works long 13+ hour days standing though and worked until she delivered. She literally had to ice her feet in the morning to get them in her shoes and said as soon as she walks down stairs in the morning they were balloons. Her swelling stayed mostly in the legs/feet area. She didn't have as much in her second pregnancy, which was winter/spring and she gained/carried the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799687 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:54 +0000 Weagle 799687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started swelling a bit at 36 weeks. My right leg from the knee down was swollen. My rings fit all the way through, but they got uncomfortable, so I stopped wearing them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799670 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:11:47 +0000 Trailmix 799670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm carrying twins so my situation is a little different but I had to stop wearing my rings around the 20 week mark and not a single pair of shoes has fit for the last 8 weeks, including flip flops! I finally bought a new pair of sneakers that are an entire size up from what I usually wear and my toes are touching the end...so basically, my swelling has been really bad, my hands always kill when I wake up in the morning! Will definitely not miss that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799661 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:59:31 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 799661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had bouts of random swelling, so even if its bad now it may either not get worse or go away altogether. Today is my due date, it's 90 outside and I don't feel swollen. So there is hope! Keep up with your water and try to elevate your feet for good periods of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799625 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:45:36 +0000 loveisstrange 799625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started at 24 weeks and it never stopped, just kept getting worse. I went up 2 shoe sizes and 14 months later, still dont fit in to my rings.</p> <p>My Midwife said shes only ever seen 1 otherperson more swollen than me. It was miserable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799605 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:17 +0000 Running Elley 799605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly my swelling wasn't bad at all and I was hugely pregnant allllll summer in California. I took my rings off at 36 weeks but the swelling everywhere else was basically non-existent. There is hope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799589 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:31 +0000 yourekindapretty 799589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mild swelling in my hands for some time now, but starting 35 weeks I noticed my feet starting to have mild swelling as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799549 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:41 +0000 StbHisMrs 799549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't swell at all with my first, but with my second oh my goodness I swelled SO BAD! Only in my ankles, calves, and thighs, not in my hands or face. I think it started after 32 weeks. I was due in October '11 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799492 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:09:53 +0000 Corduroy 799492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really swell at all. Like APRK I was more swollen pp I assume from the fluids I was given during labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799483 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:04:17 +0000 matador84 799483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 9 months prego in Texas summer also! I stopped wearing rings at 6 months, I blew up like a balloon. I also carried a LOT of water weight. I could barely wear flip flops even the 2 weeks before I popped. Weeks 36-40 I spent almost all my time laying on my left side with my feet propped up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799477 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:59:49 +0000 blackbird 799477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was wearing heels and my rings at 32 weeks. I took them off shortly after to be safe. Around 37, they exploded. I spent a LOT of time in DH's lazy boy with my feet up and they shrunk after a couple days. I was incredibly swollen afterwards-my ankles ached </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799474 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:53 +0000 autumnlove 799474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a little swelling around 33-34 weeks that lasted a couple of days. Unfortunately, it was the same time as my maternity pics! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799432 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:17 +0000 Anagram 799432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 32 week tomorrow, and just started swelling at 30 weeks. It comes and goes. Exercise helps keep the foot swelling down. My hands don't FEEL particularly swollen, but my rings were getting tight, so I got a stand in ring and just wear that every day.</p> <p>Flying (I've done it twice in the past few weeks) makes feet swell enormously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lets-talk-about-swelling#post-799424 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:56 +0000 cascademom 799424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: I had meds from the start and the swelling wasn't great, but not horrible. </p>