I'm afraid to take my shoes off...

CareBear01

For fear that I won't be able to squeeze my feet back into them!!!  Damn swelling!

mom2ll

with Luca I had to buy bigger shoes....  and silver band because I couldn't get my rings on..  It was awful...  Put your feet up and drink lots of water..

sparkman-to-be

I went through that a little last week. It sucks. My doc recommended a few things...propping them up on a box under my desk. Drinking lots of water and using lemon/lime in the water. Laying on my left side with my feet elevated above my heart. Not crossing my legs or ankles. Things like this have seemed to help a lot. Cutting out a bunch of salt has too. Good luck! Hope you're feeling well!!

TexasAgMel

I dread the show thing.  I heard they don't "go" back.

I already can't wear my Aggie ring anymore

Mrs.T2006

I feel your pain - I lived in flip flops all last winter.

danabelle

TexasAgMel:

I dread the show thing.  I heard they don't "go" back.

I already can't wear my Aggie ring anymore

Just for a different experience: I had a lot of swelling in both my hands and feet, but I was able to wear my wedding ring again about a month or so after DD was born and my feet never changed sizes.  I, too, lived in flip-flops!

alisa1228

i had BAD swelling during the last trimester of my pregnancy.  my flip flops lefts indentions on my feet. 

drinking 100% grapefruit juice worked really well to help reduce swelling for me.

Mrs.Woods

I had bad swelling the first time around, major cankles. It got worse right after I had him from all the IV fluid they gave me. This time was way different. I didn't really swell at all in the ankles and only minor in the hands. I couldn't wear my engagement ring but I could wear the bands. I was on my feet most of the time too. I just drank tons of water and tried to limit my salt intake.

rayskit10

my feet were so swollen that all i could wear was Crocs (it was winter) and i HATE Crocs. in fact, a 400 lb man once told me taht it looked like i had loaves of bread coming out the top of my shoes... sad. i also went from an 8 to a 9 pregnant and a 8.5 permanently. i still have to clear out all my old shoes and i am just having a hard time parting with them...