I am a swollen mess! I figured I was going to swell maybe my 7th, 8th,or 9th month but I am still in my 5th month. I am only 23 weeks and from my waste down by the end of the day I am soooo swollen.. I work on my feet all day but the swelling doesn't really go down thru the night. I try to lay on my left side as much as i can stand to while Iam sleeping and I sleep with a pillow under my feet, but when I wake up they are still pretty swollen. I dont know what to do. Is this normal for the swelling to be all the way up my whole leg. I have tried wearing compression stockings and my legs still swell and by the end of the day they actually hurt worse because they are swelling while being so restricted. Not to mention I am very uncomfortable.
Any tips, tricks, advice, is truly appreciated. I am at a loss.
Thanks
Re: Swelling from the waste down
Generally speaking you're not supposed to reduce your sodium intake during pregnancy... unless you're consuming off the charts amounts already. I'd track it for a couple days and then talk to your doctor about what they recommend. If you can get in the pool, that's the absolute best thing for it and it feels like heaven!