I have virtually no swelling anywhere except my ankles! The only remedy is elevating my feet above my heart, which means I either need to be laying down or sitting in a "V" shape on the couch with my feet propped up on a chair with pillows.
I've been in the office all day and then we have a 4 hour childbirth class tonight, so I won't be able to get this swelling under control anytime soon. It is so uncomfortable!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Oh and I am about to order some compression socks. I can't hold out any longer.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
They were awful. Huge. Scary. Ugly. I looked at them and I wanted to cry. I didn't want DH to see them because I was so embarrassed. And he still rubbed my feet for me, without me asking, probably because he felt so bad because they must have looked crazy painful. I owe him big time.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@artbee: DH says it looks like I am wearing shoes that look like feet over my actual feet. So every night I sport my "Feet Shoes"
And he ain't rubbing them. Darnit!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
@artbee: Same here. People kept asking if I has preeclampsia. Had to wear flip flops ( only thing I could squeeze into) 2 sizes bigger. I have really dainty feet and ankles, so people were like "holy crap are you huuuuge!"
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@highwire: Lol, I probably would have preferred that DH didn't rub my feet because it was just awkward and I just felt bad for him the whole time. I'm embarrassed just thinking about it.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@bree72: Yes I had one pair of flips that I wore with everything. Of course they decided to start swelling the day of my shower before I bought those flips so I had to go barefoot.
persimmon / 1134 posts
I thought mine were pretty bad towards the end of pregnancy. That is, until I saw them the day after I had her. I had a seriously bad case of cankles pp. My feet and toes were even super puffy. I'm really glad I brought flip flops to wear home, I don't think I would have been able to get my feet in a pair of real shoes!
pineapple / 12526 posts
Ankles? What ankles? Im pretty sure they were replaced with cantaloupes.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@zippylef: Haha
Okay yall I am sitting in my office with my door closed and my feet propped way up on a chair. I really hope no one walks in here!
bananas / 9357 posts
Mine get pretty bad by the end of the day. Sometimes it's really uncomfortable. I just don't look at them. I don't have cankles if I can't see them!
pomegranate / 3872 posts
Uggh, mine get bad on days when I'm doing a lot of stuff around the house. We had house guests a few weekends ago and I did a major cleaning session and my ankles looked like elephant ankles when I was done. They don't seem to swell on days I go to the gym and I try to go out for a walk on off days so that has helped. I did get compression socks for emergencies since I needed them more an upcoming flight anyway.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@JerricaBenton: that's interesting! Mine don't swell at all when I am moving around like during the weekend.
pomegranate / 3872 posts
@highwire: Yeah, I feel like actually taking steps helps, but when I'm cleaning I tend to spend a lot of time standing in one place then moving to another? They also swell when they hang, like if I am sitting on a tall chair where my feet don't hit the ground. I spent a while at the mall the other day and they didn't swell at all. My feet hurt though!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I didn't have any swelling in my legs. They got fat since I gained so much weight, but didn't swell.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
They swelled baaaad! @highwire: good call on the compression socks, they're defo the way forward. But to get them on, wear rubber gloves - I swear it's the only way to get any traction with a third trimester belly!
honeydew / 7687 posts
@highwire i have a pair of compression i hand washed, tried on, and hand washed again that i don't want/need (they didnt fit right and I ordered them off amazon)! If that doesn't skeeve you out I'd be happy to mail them to you. I haven't had much swelling, but I bought them for our car trip.
persimmon / 1161 posts
My ankles get swollen some days, but not all. Sitting at my desk is the worst thing for them. I also get some swelling on the tops of met feet right below my toes. Also, me left foot is consistently more swollen than my right.
pear / 1769 posts
@JerricaBenton: That is exactly how my swelling is right now. My feet hardly touch the ground in most chairs since I'm short, so I sit crossed legged all the time. I also have trouble cooking now because I stand in pretty much one spot.
pomegranate / 3872 posts
@rawrasaur: Yes! Doesn't it stink? We have a high dining room table too, so it's terrible. I had a doctor's appointment where I usually wait about a 1/2 hour in the exam room so I sat in the chair instead of on the table while I waited 'cuz I knew I'd be swollen if I sat on the table for that long!
@ChelseaRose: My left is always more swollen too!
pomegranate / 3872 posts
@rawrasaur: I keep my laptop up on the table and my husband is always yelling at me now to come sit on the couch - I'm sitting at the table now! Oops 
coconut / 8279 posts
I could press dimples in my legs, feet and ankles that lasted for a few minutes, so gross! I did have pre-eclampsia though
persimmon / 1161 posts
@JerricaBenton: I'm glad I'm not the only one with lopsided swelling.
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