I'm exactly 20 weeks today and this morning I couldn't get my wedding ring on, I've been trying all morning thinking maybe I slept funny and that my finger is more swollen than normal and I was able to squeeze it on, but then almost couldn't get it off! I thought I'd be able to wear it at least a few more weeks! I don't feel swollen or anything. I'm chuggin water to see if that helps, but I don't think it will.
Anyone else have to leave their ring at home around the same time?
Re: 20 wks and I can't get my wedding ring on!
I'm terrified of this! I only have about 2 1/2 more weeks til I'm 20w, and for that reason I NEVER take my rings off for anything. Before the BFP, I would take them off and even forget to put them back on for a day or two.
Now? You can't catch me without them. My mom worries that if I don't take them off, my fingers will get so swollen that it'll be painful, I won't be able to GET them off, and I'll have to have them cut off like hers. Ahhh.
Wrangling babies since 2010
I'm so sorry! I'm dreading the day this happens to me. I never-ever take my rings off - unless I'm doing something with concrete or damanage chemicals. That said, I've been checking every day to make sure they are still fitting properly and that I can get them off easily.
A couple tips for getting rings off it they do get too tight:
1) Spray your finger and rings with Windex. After a very terrifying trip to a jewelry store where I thought I were going to have a cut off a ring I tried on, the guy explained to me it's an old trick that all the jeweler's use. The ring slipped right off.
2) Try soaking your hand in cold water - as cold as you can stand it - for 5 to 10 minutes. The cold will help to constrict the blood flow and reduce the swelling temporary. Hopefully enough to get the bands off.
me too... i removed my ring few weeks back . My fingers don't look swollen but i don't know why the ring feels so tight . I did try it on again but removed it immediately. i am afraid that i will have to cut it .
::checking to see if I can still get my rings off & on::
This happened to my friend when she was pregnant. She went and bought a cheap-o replacement ring. When the time comes, I think I'll so the same thing. So far, so good!