I've had some swelling in my hands that has made my rings a little uncomfortable, although not totally unwearable. I'm keeping a close eye on them so that I don't wind up needing them cut off! But it seriously bothers me to go ringless, even before pregnancy.
I'll probably get a plain band if I do swell out of my rings.
Does going ringless bother you?
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GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I feel naked without my rings on! I wore a plain band when my rings didn't fit anymore.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
It depends but mostly yes it does.
I luckily was able to at least wear my band through pregnancy.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
No, I rarely wear my rings...only when I leave the house if I remember!
squash / 13764 posts
I really hated it...I stopped wearing my rings at about 33wks because I couldn't get them past my knuckles. I think I had a crying breakdown about it (helloo pregnancy hormones, lol). I didn't get a replacement band or anything though.
nectarine / 2127 posts
Part of it for me is that I'm on the young side (22 but most people think I'm 17-18) and so I don't want anyone to try to lecture me about being a teen mom (and it does happen, my friend from church went ringless and she also looks very youthful and had people make comments about being young and careless) and more importantly, I love my rings and what they represent.
watermelon / 14206 posts
I hated it when I had my son, cause I was 25, but looked like a teenager, so I got funny looks and comments from people who thought I was some unwed teenager.
I'm not having swelling issues with this pregnancy, and it would only bother me cause I love my ring. But, at least I'm older and I have a 5 year old with me, so that would help the looks...hopefully!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I feel lost without my rings. My set is wedding band, engagement ring, wedding band. Due to swelling a couple times I have had to just wear one band, and it still feels off to me. 33 weeks and they are starting to get snug no matter how much water I drink. I am going to be sad to have to put them up. I will probably buy a stand in set if I end up not being able to even just wear the one band.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
YES! My finger feels naked. I took mine off because it's really dirty and something in it was giving my finger a rash... so I haven't worn them in a few days and it feels so weird.
ETA: I never took my rings off during pregnancy!
coconut / 8279 posts
my hands swelled like crazy with the pre-e and I had to take them off early. I wore them on a chain around my neck for a while but eventually I bought a stand-in set. I know it shouldn't bother me to go without, but it did.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Yes!!! I feel naked and constantly feel for it/look down at it when I'm not wearing it. When I drop my ring off to get cleaned or re-plated, I always have the hubby grab another ring from our safety deposit box for me to wear in the meantime. I'm not looking forward to the possibility of not being able to wear my rings as my pregnancy progresses. Super sad face.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
I can leave my e-ring at home, but my wedding band is a must!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I took mine off because of swelling around 30 weeks, and thought I got used to them not being there I was always a little bit sad when I looked down and it wasn't there. I wore my wedding band on a chain around my neck.
pomegranate / 3212 posts
I'm 21 weeks and have started worrying about this too. DH thinks a stand in ring could be a good valentines present and I have to agree! A real cheap-o I think, which is sort of a fun way to try a style that I didn't want forever but could enjoy for just a while. 
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Um, yes! I spent most of my 20s wondering about super pregnant women with no rings on... before I knew anything about swelling (or minding my own beeswax). I dread the day when I have to take them off.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
I've been ringless since 27 weeks and I am definitely sad about it. I'm used to it now, but still catch myself mindlessly reaching for my finger to play with the phantom band. I toyed with the idea of getting a stand in but I didn't feel like searching/paying for one that wouldn't turn my skin green.
coconut / 8475 posts
I got a band at that point. It was pretty much my "push present". I can wear it with all my pregnancies:) and it's not so big that I can't wear it now but it is a bit loose obviously and I don't want it to slip off & get lost
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
I didn't have to take my ring off for my last pregnancy (my wedding band, I don't wear my engagement ring unless it's a special occasion since they aren't a matched set and don't sit well together) until right before I gave birth to my son. And I only did that so I wouldn't lose it at the hospital. It bugged me not having it while I was in the hospital but I liked knowing it was home safe and sound.
I do hate having my ring off because I'm 22 and with one young son and another one so soon to be born, people do tend to think the worst. It happens very rarely but sometimes I take it off for dishes and forget to put it back on. When I do go out without realizing I don't have it, I get a lot of comments along the lines of "It must be hard for you..." Well, yeah, I think it is hard being nearly 35 weeks pregnant and having a 12 month old son but I think that can be said of anyone in the same situation!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I think it will bother me a little and I'll probably get a stand in. I actually have a cheap ring that I'd gotten as a stand in for things like the beach, where I'd be worried about losing it, but it was a little too big so I'll probably just wear that. I also feel like I don't want to look like a "unwed mother" which is so dumb because 1) people should, and probably do, mind their own business, and 2) I'm a 32 yo professional, so even if I wasn't married, I'm not exactly 16 and pregnant.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I wore a fake ring once my fingers got to big (with it being the hottest summer in history this happened early on) and I hated it.
pomelo / 5524 posts
It bothered me more b/c it bothered other people. If I had a particularly swollen day, the little old ladies on the train would give me some nasty looks, and one actually made a comment under her breath, but loud enough for me to hear about young girls getting pregnant without being married. I wanted to punch her since I'm 32 and married for 5 years.
After that, I got a cheap plain band to wear on the days my hands swelled too much.
bananas / 9118 posts
Yes, I felt like I had lost them! I got a stand-in ring starting about 31 weeks.
pear / 1650 posts
@2PeasinaPod: OH MY GOD I can't believe someone would say that! So rude!!!
I have a fake band I got at Walmart (sterling silver) that was my stand-in when we went to Cancun. I probably will use that if my rings get too tight. I've already noticed some swelling and I'm 15 wks/4 days 
pomegranate / 3160 posts
Not really. I'm bad and forget to wear them in some mornings... Oops.
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