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I would put them up at night and drink water. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't.

Toward the end my midwife challenged me to drink a gallon of water a day for two days. I was already drinking a good amount of water, but definitely not a gallon! I ended up doing this for about 3 or 4 days and my feet and ankles were close to normal by the end!

Compression socks saved me. They are the only way I can still wear shoes, but I have to put them on first thing in the morning. They actually help with the pain that I have from swelling too. You can pick up a pair at the drugstore.

Otherwise I try to keep them up as much as possible, drink lots of water, and avoid too much salt.

I am just shoving my swollen feet in the same pair of flip flops every morning. I have had swollen feet for weeks, and these are the only ones that are comfy enough to wear all day.

I have one pair of black Anne Klein pumps that I can wear (I think they either run big, or I somehow bought them about a size too big because they are larger than my regular shoes). Those are pretty much the only shoes that fit these days, so I wear them 24/7.

Otherwise, I try to put my feet up at night when I get home, and I put an empty paper box under my desk and try to elevate my feet some on that during the day at work. I also take my shoes off when I’m at my desk. I have a cheapie in-home pedicure tub, and soak my piglets in that (and some lavender Epsom salt) several times a week. I wouldn't say any of that is really helping...they still look like Fred Flintstone feet by the end of the day!

My feet were gross and awful and huge. The only thing that helped was to keep them elevated, but the second they went down they were huge again. I didn't work so I didn't have to worry about that. I bought one pair of flip flops a size bigger and wore those the whole time.

Mine got so incredibly swollen after delivery, my Mom had to run out and buy me a pair of Mens sandals with velcro straps in 2 sizes bigger than I would usually wear. They were unattractive, but necessary, they were all I could wear for over a week. During pregnancy, I got by with a pair of sandals I had with adjustable straps adjusted all the way out, they were tight, but I could still get them on.

I got really serious about avoiding salt and that cured my swelling, but I realize that doesn't work for everyone.

My suggestion would be to wear Crocs.

I wore sneakers with loose socks, then I drank lots of water and reduced my sodium intake and that helped a lot