My hands and feet are SO sore due to all the swelling! I laid in a cold bath for almost an hour the other night and it felt SO good. Is there anything else that helps?
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My midwife swears by "hydrotherapy" so basically what you're already doing - being in water. She said to go swimming if i could or at least take a long bath. Maybe you could even soak your feet in a bucket at night?
I've also found that excessive water intake helps a lot. My friend massaged my feet the other day and pushed the fluids up my foot, up the outside of my calves then the back of my thighs (I guess that's the path it takes or something?) and I was "healed" the next day. It was incredible. Oh, and putting your feet up. That's all I got - hope it gets better for you!!
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Drinking lots of water and cutting out or reducing sodium intake. Also elevating your legs whenever you can and not wearing tight figtted shoes
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Ditto to the above. It seems counter-productive but I found upping my water intake helped control the swelling, as well as keeping my legs up whenever possible.
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Have DH massage your legs and elevate them, aaahhhhh
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@tororojo: I'm thinking I may also have a good excuse to go get a pedicure! Heaven!
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@grizz: Ooh that does sound nice! I need one of those...it has been so long!
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