TMI - Pregnancy#2 - Varicose Veins..down there :(

smoosh_girl_1

Ugh... I'm 23 weeks and my vagina has felt so swollen the past few weeks so I went to the dr yesterday and she confirmed I had varicose veins on my groin/labia. She said it's just going to get worse as the pregnancy goes on. Has anone had this? any advice would be great

Sammy-Mae

I had them.  Hurts like a mother.  Anyways here is what I did and life was somewhat bearable.  Buy maternity underwear.  Not just granny panties but acutal maternity underwear because it isn't tight and has no elastics yet is still umm supportive?Stay away from jeans or anything with a thick crotch seam.  Skirts are your friend.  Wear lots of skirts and dresses.   The less friction in the area the better.  When it's really bad (cause some days are worse than others) a cool pack of somekind makes everything better.    

mistywhite400

my friend said she had one & it went away after she delivered..I have no advice just thought I'd give you some hope of comfort later on!

HouseMama

I think I might have that right now.  It even hurts to wipe   The only thing I notice that helps is staying off my feet as much as possible and using cold compresses. 

Kingston54

Yes! 

I was mortified!  But I kept wondering why it was sore and that's what it was.  It did get worse as time went on, I had one really big one at the end.  They all disappeared as soon as I delivered my LO though!