https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:16:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861498 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:30:37 +0000 krispi 2861498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I was in the hospital for 5 days total, and 4 of those stuck in bed hooked up to an IV. All the fluid from the IV settled in my lower half. I looked like the Michelin man leaving the hospital. Eventually, the swelling in my hips went down but not in my calves, ankles, or feet. I couldn't even wear my husband's shoes. My OB wasn't too concerned about the swelling at my follow-up visit. For me, it was so bad and never did go away on its own. About 2 weeks post surgery I started to develop a bad itchy rash around the swelling. I went back to the OB and got a prescription for a diuretic, and that finally cleared it up after a couple of days. I had bad swollen feet throughout my pregnancy and developed pre-eclampsia in the last week. I was so looking forward to seeing my normal feet again after delivery, so it was really upsetting to be even MORE swollen after the c-section than I was during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861484 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:39:41 +0000 Mamatimes3 2861484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my 1st it was really bad. It took probably 3 weeks for the swelling to go down. I was also super swollen with him during the pregnancy and then it just worsened after the c section. My legs looked they would have popped if you stuck a pin in them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861280 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:56:19 +0000 Mrsbells 2861280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I had it really bad and out took a few weeks to come down. Keeping your feet up and plenty of fluids help </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861208 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:16:51 +0000 Hypatia 2861208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took Pamprin Extra Strength around the clock. It has a diuretic that helps reduce swelling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861197 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:21:08 +0000 Littlebit7 2861197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had this with both of my vaginal<br /> Deliveries. It was awful<br /> Tips: compression stockings.<br /> Elevate your feet (and they have to be higher than your heart for this to work. So prop those puppies up)<br /> Ankle pumps<br /> As much walking as you can tolerate<br /> Red flags are warmth or redness in the calf and/or extreme tenderness or pain in the calf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861189 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 19:33:49 +0000 petitenoisette 2861189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times I had a nurse visit a couple days after going home and I remember the nurse commenting (both times) about how my legs looked so good/Unswollen (is that a word? Haha). However, I have chicken legs normally so they were definitely still quite bigger than normal. So it takes some time - I also remember nurses telling me the more I walked the more the swelling will go down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861182 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 17:57:32 +0000 mediagirl 2861182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kaohinani: you are so complimentary! I typically have chicken legs, so these are ridiculous for me.</p> <p>@PurplePumps: yeah, I just went up stairs and my husband called to ask if I needed him because I was taking so long... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861181 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 17:43:06 +0000 jhd 2861181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! My mom had to go buy me new socks and shoes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861179 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 17:22:52 +0000 thepicklemonster 2861179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! It appeared suddenly at day 3 after birth. I went home at the same weight as I went in, after having an almost 9 lb baby. It took about 10 days to go away and I found nothing helped but time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861176 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:48:03 +0000 PurplePumps 2861176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yea, it was bad. 2 days after giving birth I was still UP 12 lbs from my 39 week check... after having a 8.5 lb baby. I could barely go up/down stairs cause I couldnt bend my ankles at all. My bloating was bad until day 5 or 6... then by 7 or 8, I'd lost 30 lbs of fluids and the bloat was finally gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861174 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:24:22 +0000 Kaohinani 2861174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, your legs look phenomenal after having had a c-section! :heart: I had pre-eclampsia with both of mine and I looked as though I had elephantiasis of the the trunk (* lower limbs) for 2 weeks following the birth of my DD and 5 days after DS! DH nicknamed me his "lovely sausage" (&amp; I could have kicked him if I could have lifted my swollen legs that high! 😉🤣😂). Mind you, 5 days after DD, I lost 40 lbs of fluid out of the 70 I gained during my pregnancy AND I was STILL swollen like the Goodyear Blimp! (I'm 5 ft 2 and normally fluctuate from 105-115... 70 lbs was crazy.) I still had balloon legs! 🎈😩 Anyway, yours look amazing post surgery. Keep them elevated, drink lots of fluids to flush out the toxins, and try massage for circulation and warm salt baths for your lower legs (don't sit in it with your CS scar still healing). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861172 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:12:32 +0000 mediagirl 2861172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're all making me feel a whole lot better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861170 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:10:09 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2861170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: yes! Almost out of body like experience. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861169 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:09:51 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2861169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! It was so awful. I drove myself to the hospital on day 4 because I was convinced something was dangerously wrong. The er doctor basically laughed me out and she told me not to worry and it would go down. </p> <p>It probably took 1.5 weeks for my legs and feet to be normal looking. Apparently drinking lots of water helps. When I walked it felt like my feet were going to burst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861168 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:09:49 +0000 erinbaderin 2861168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember looking down in the shower and thinking “oh my God, whose feet are those?!?!” They looked like I had Kleenex boxes on my feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861161 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:43:18 +0000 Sams Mom 2861161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: mine went down some in the hospital at about 3-4 days post c section. I was all excited, then my doctor busted my bubble and said it would get worse again. He was right, but they went down for good around a week from c section (6-8 ish days, but I can't remember) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-c-section-leg-swelling#post-2861155 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:38:44 +0000 mediagirl 2861155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did anyone else experience bad swelling in your legs and feet after c-section? The nurses said it was normal, what they saw in the hospital and warned me it would get worse before it got better. They definitely got worse!</p> <p>If you experienced this, when did it get better?? At 9pm, I'll be 5 days out from surgery. </p> <p>My socks don't fit! 😂 </p> [attach=251/18/pjhlck.337x600.15443878444934172346347436056918.jpg]