Holy swelling!!

k3montel

Hello all, I'm new to this board, DS was born on Friday 2-10-12. He weighed 8 lbs 11oz, and he was 21.5 inches long. I got all the way to 10 cm dilated and 100% effaced but DS's shoulders got stuck. So, he ended up being delivered via c-section at 7:26 pm.

 Yesterday, they told me I could get up and walk around, I heard that doing that immediately would help with healing, so I got up, and I think I over-did it. Now, tonight, the excessive swelling has moved up from just my feet almost into my thighs. They said this is normal. 

 My question is...what can I do to bring the swelling down faster? I am drinking more water than ever, and I elevate them when I can, but you know how hard that is with a newborn. Any suggestions?

namara5532

Try some compression stockings.  That should help the swelling go down and prevent it from returning.

Lhand11

Time was the only thing that worked. Sorry not helpful... About a week and a half later, and I had ankles! They were skinnier than pre-pregnancy!

OurJellybean

I was so swollen from trauma and all the iv fluids! It will go back down! Keep walking and drinking lots of water!

karleegirl

Watch your sodium intake as well. Not just what salt you add, but sodium already in food (especially prepackaged and frozen foods).

EveryNameIWantIsTaken

I second the compression stockings.