Swelling Common?

atc282

I am 21 weeks today and noticed that at the end of the day my feet feel swollen. I haven't experienced this before and was wondering if this is normal at this eary on or not?

I haven't been in hot weather since before I got PG, so I am wondering if the soaring temps (so rare for London!) had to do w/ swelling?? They don't have a/c in our flat nor the public transportation systems....ughhhh....

Anyone else swell early on?

ncsubride

I had swelling starting at 16 weeks and it lasted until about a month after they were born. 

The heat def. did make it worse.  I lived in flip-flops bc they were the only shoes that fit. 

My swelling was not related to blood pressure at all but in some women it can be so just make sure you keep an eye on your blood pressure.  Drink lots of water to help and keep your feet above your heart as much as you can.  I tried all of these and they didn't really help me though. 

Good luck!

na24

I had swollen feet around then until just a day or two ago. ?It gets worse. ?Pretty soon it won't just be at the end of the day when they're swollen; it'll be any time of day. ?Start putting your feet up as much as possible now. ?And invest in a pair of shoes that is bigger than normal (in length and in height, so to speak) so you have something to walk around in later on. ?I had one single pair of flip flops that was big enough for my feet to get into at the end, and that was literally the only pair of shoes I could wear for several weeks. ?All outfits revolved around those shoes. ?;)

jacobandcrystal

I was able to keep my wedding rings on the entire length of both previous pregnancies... but I've already had to take them off a few times this time because my fingers have swelled up!!!  I think I need to concentrate on drinking more water.

If your feet get bad, you can ask someone to wrap their hands around your feet starting close to your toes, and very firmly push their hands up past your knee (while still wrapped around your ankle and leg).  When done correctly this will be a little painful, but it works!!!

groovygrl

Ditto everyone else, it is common but you want to mention it to your provider so they can keep an eye on your BP & also your urine dips for protein. But the hot weather will aggravate it- I have not had any swelling in my legs but I do notice when I sit on our porch, with my feet up & everything, for an hour or so, my feet start to feel alittle more stiff-like and I come inside to the AC. Keep drinking water & you can use support hose to help but that is rough in the summer...

My swelling is in my hands & doesnt look huge but my fingers feel stiff all the time & I have developed carpal tunnel as a result that is making me crazy! So you never know where it'll happen I guess...

GL!?

pea-kay

yep, it's the heat. i swelled up in the summer when i was pg, and then it went away when the temps went down, and then i swelled up again at the end.

lisa&andy

I had my first run in with the swelling monster around the same time, it went away after a couple of days. However, it came roaring back 2 weeks ago and hasn't left since. It gets really bad by the end of the day and I can't even bend my toes. My doctor said lots of water, feet propped up or lay on my left side, I tried compression stockings-didn't work for me. I would mention it to your doctor, mine said as long as it wasn't accompanied by a headache or visual disturbances, it was fine, but that he wanted me to call if anything changed.