wedding rings

bridexcite · September 2010

so i am still wearing mine and i they are not hurting me. I am sure i can get them off some time in the next few weeks - its all about the right day of not being swollen. I would like to leave them on but am worried that at the hospital they are going to make me take them off. that will clearly not be the right time to try and get them off i am sure i will be anxious enough that day and dont want to have them cut.

so the question is should i work to get them off between now and then or will they leave it alone and let me keep them on?

cpmich · September 2010

Take them off to be on the safe side. If you have to have surgery, you will need them off.

krissypoo41 · September 2010

Mine were fine until about a week ago when suddenly they started cutting off the circulation. I probably should have taken them off sooner before it became an issue but like you, I was waiting since everything was fine so far. But it creeps up quick (fingers getting really swollen) and then you either have to hurt/squeeze your finger really bad to get it off or have it cut off your finger. My finger was turning white around the ring because literally overnight (or so it seemed to me) my finger got super swollen.

So, I'd take off now! I'm wearing a cheap, loose ring on my ring finger in the meantime.

m&m2006 · September 2010

do you want them to cut off your rings? if not, take them off. it's not that big of a deal, and you can wear them again after you have the baby. i haven't had my engagement or wedding ring on since 2nd trimester.

bridexcite · September 2010

when your right your right....

just took them off - it hurt glad i did it now...

i have a cheap set that i will start wearing tomorrow they are plenty big.

LitchfieldMom · September 2010

I got scared last week when I was in Labor in Delivery, the women was all freaking out at me because I couldnt remove my rings ( prob because I was being pumped with IV fluid and my BP was high because I was soo nervous something was wrong ) . So as soon as I got home and relaxed I took them off and put them on a necklace and im just wearing them around my neck for right now .You could do that if you want to keep them on like me !!!

blondie42107 · September 2010

I can still wear my rings; however, when I was being monitored at the hospital all yesterday through this morning, I was asked to remove all rings/earings/etc. It's better to just leave them at home rather than risking having them lost at the hospital.

FLchicken · September 2010

Take em off. I learned the hard way, and had to visit a jeweler to get it cut off. My friend's rings were loose through labor. However, post labor, in the hosp, she swelled up and they had to be cut off. Why take the chance?

annamaria71081 · September 2010

Take them off. I was being so stubborn and i woke up in the middle of the night monday and my left hand was soo swollen and my ring finger was turning red... I finally got them off after an hour, it hurt like hell!

acesup · September 2010

i started taking mine off each night... as it got harder, i stopped wearing them because i was afraid one night i wouldnt get them off. id rather not wear them than have to have them cut

PunkyBooster · September 2010

I can't even get my e-ring on anymore. My eternity band still slides off and on, but if it gets tight to where I have to force it off, it's going on a chain around my neck.

I would leave jewelry at home when you go to the hospital, regardless if they fit or not.

xche · September 2010

I took off my rings the other day because my hands were so swollen, and since then I've felt really weird.

Does anyone else feel like people are more judgemental when you're walking around OBVIOUSLY pregnant without a ring? I realize sooooooo many people have babies out of wedlock, even by choice, and it's not a big deal, but it seems like people have gone from "AAAAW, CONGRATULATIONS!!!" to funny looks...

MrsQueale · September 2010

I just took mine off, I have my section in 1 week and can't wear them. So they are now in my bag waiting to go one after the birth...providing I don't puff up.

hewinked · September 2010

Take them off before you go. They will make you take them off if you have surgery. Also, I was given lots of fluids thru IV (in an attempt to stop PTL), and I swelled sooooooo much and stayed swollen for a week after I delivered.

ETA: Mine still fit now and slide on and off just fine, but they aren't comfortable. I put them on when I leave the house, but I don't wear them any other time.

tslmom87 · September 2010

I took mine off awhile ago, i was paranoid i would swell and it would get stuck and i would have to cut it off! lol I wear it on my necklace now!

tmac1022 · September 2010

I used to work in a jewelry store and we always recommended to pregnant women to take them off at night to give your finger some "breathing room" Also Windex was always our saving grace if a client had a ring stuck on their finger and had a hard time getting it off.

Acendaneil · September 2010

I took mine off early on during my 2nd tri, I didn't want to take the chance of having it cut off.

yodasmistress · September 2010

Don't be a fool like me. I realized too late (around 30 weeks) that mine were totally stuck on. I tried EVERYTHING to get them off and they are super stuck. Hope the hospital doesn't have a conniption fit about it!

Allie30 · September 2010

I'm due today. My fingers never got swollen. I give my ring a tug every few days to see if it'll come off. If it does, I don't worry about it. (Haven't even broken out the Windex.)

I plan to take them off before I leave for the hospital though.

ktwilley · September 2010

I am not planning on wearing mine to the hospital. My mom had to have hers cut off of her when she gave birth. I would hate to have them lost too, so they will be safely at home for a few days.

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