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Do your legs look like this by the end of the day? (swelling mentioned)

lovemymaddylovemymaddy
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So here's a lovely pic of what my legs/ankles look like by the end of the day. Ummm.... I think either my socks have shrunk overnight or my legs are a little bit swollen huh? Geez, could the elastic marks be any tighter? Yuck!  Anyone else have this?

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    delphinus12delphinus12
    Yes!! And it never hurts until you take them off! :(
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    Marc's Mrs.Marc's Mrs. member
    My legs totally look like that - except you can't tell that I have ankle bones.  I've been wearing DH's socks the past two weeks and the only shoes I can wear I bought in larger sizes to get me through.
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    Married2003Married2003 member
    Oh girl, at least you can see your ankles.  Me, I have CANKLES!
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    BarbieAPBarbieAP
    Yea, pretty much.  Except with mine, I can't see my ankle bones at all.  My ankles are too swollen to see any bones.  So gross huh?! 
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    SissyKate21SissyKate21 member

    Yes! Me!

    DH always gets a sick fascination about how dented my legs are going to look when I get home. 


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    Neen33Neen33 member
    Yup, but mine swell to the point where you can't see bones or veins.
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    lilmccannlilmccann
    i can't ever see photos on here but i am positive that mine are the same if not worse.  If I wear leggings I get a line all the way down my calf and ankle from the seam of the leggings.  It's gross...
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    homebirdhomebird member
    Yup! The doctor told me to stop wearing socks with elastic at the top (bad for circulation or something). Which basically means tights or nothing. I started wearing sandles to work, lol.

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    dantodanto member

    Hey, at least you've got ankle bones still!!  (I need to take a swelling picture - I'm sure I won't believe it several months pp)

    I've switced to wearing slipper socks and slides a size bigger than my usual - sooo comfy.

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    Starfish113Starfish113 member
    Yes! I've started wearing DHs socks too... otherwise the lines on my ankles are unbelievable!
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    bmb10bmb10
    Yep! Mine totally look like that. I'm down to one pair of shoes that I can squeeze into without totally hurting my feet.
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    BurnNurseBurnNurse
    You have an ankle bone and veins! Dude! Im jealous!  I have what goes from thighs to toes that look like little sausages.  no bones.  
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    coshea1coshea1
    I wear varicose vein nylons to work every day and my ankles and legs still swell. By the end of the day you cant see any bones in my ankles or feet, even with the vein socks. I hate it.
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    xtencornfieldxtencornfield member
    Yup, mine basically look like that by the end of the day.  My favorite days are when I wear sneakers and low socks because they don't cut into my calves.  Luckily, I can do this at work as much or as little as I want (unfortunately, I don't have enough maternity jeans to do this every day).
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    KRISTA555KRISTA555 member
    I'm only 25 weeks and I already have cankles.   ::Sigh:::
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    smorzandojsmorzandoj member
    Flip Flops are my new best friend....
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    LeggyLeggy
    Mine aren't swollen, but they are basically purple from all of the spider veins. I guess that's what years of sprained ankles from sports gets you while you're pregnant. :P
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    tlmommy2b:)tlmommy2b:)
    OH yeah! and my legs aren't as skinny as yours :(
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    BottomStarBottomStar member
    Let us know when your ankles have rolls!  I'm about to bust out the fuzzy slippers b/c nothing fits anymore.
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    prego760prego760 member
    Gosh you must be washing those socks in super hot water and drying them on super hot heat to make them that small!
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    Hip2BsquareHip2Bsquare
    no
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    JmestayerJmestayer
    Mine looked like that weeks ago, now they are so bad that they have stretch marks and jiggle when I walk!!!! I am so ready!!
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    sherina825sherina825 member
    YES!!!  I even get shoe muffin top!!
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    ceyda79ceyda79 member
    I'm 36 weeks and started swelling slightly a few weeks back. This week I have been blowing up...no more bones left in the ankles, numb knee down and it lasts all day long, it's all like one big sausage. The best part is nothing helps not even a massage from DH.
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    nursemegan23nursemegan23

    Mine start off like your picture at the beginning of the day and are about 2-3x that size at the end of the day. And the edema is usually about a +3 to +4 pitting...no fun.

    ETA: I can only wear crocs now...everywhere, because none of the other 60 pair of shoes I have fit anymore...It makes me so sad. :(

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    A8194A8194 member

    Crap you look great I can still see your ankles.....lol.

    Seriously though, yes mine start looking this way by noon time :-p

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    adamstodrakeadamstodrake
    Absolutely! I've nicknamed my feet "Shrek Feet". It is horrid in the evening.
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