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Really silly question- humor me!

earlyspring1earlyspring1 member
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My swelling is out of control lately. My calves are literally three or four times the size, my feet are swallowing my toes, and my thighs and lower belly have edema as well. So here is the silly question: could I be retaining water in my butt too? If I could blame some of this booty on swelling, and look forward to it going down a little bit after labor, it would make me feel a lot better!
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Re: Really silly question- humor me!

  • LucyRicardo3LucyRicardo3 member

    About 34 weeks I started having issues with swelling, too.

    I'll be honest, it probably will take a while to go down after your LO's are born. I had a c/s with my lo's and the swelling post delivery was a lot more than it was with my first 2 singles' deliveries. I couldn't even put on running shoes, even with the laces pulled out. 

    It took mine about 2 weeks to get back to somewhat non-swollen but my muscle tone and skin tone still are a hot mess. I'm getting okay with it. FWIW I delivered at 34w5d.


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  • srbmvpsrbmvp member
    This might be an OWT, but I remember hearing somewhere that your butt actually grows during pregnancy to help balance out all the extra weight you are carrying in front. I have no idea if it's true or not, but it made me feel better!
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  • mamatotwins0812mamatotwins0812 member
    imageLucyRicardo3:

    About 34 weeks I started having issues with swelling, too.

    I'll be honest, it probably will take a while to go down after your LO's are born. I had a c/s with my lo's and the swelling post delivery was a lot more than it was with my first 2 singles' deliveries. I couldn't even put on running shoes, even with the laces pulled out. 

    It took mine about 2 weeks to get back to somewhat non-swollen but my muscle tone and skin tone still are a hot mess. I'm getting okay with it. FWIW I delivered at 34w5d.

     This!! I delivered at 33.4 and was in bed rest from 21. I actually lost all of my muscle tone and still haven't gotten it back (also haven't started exercising again though). I also was EXTREMELY swollen after my cs. I couldn't even wear tong slippers it was so bad. I couldn't bend my knees to get into bed either. It was really bad. Took 7-10 days to go away fully. 

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