Swelling after c-section...what helps

Re: Swelling after c-section...what helps

• Mrs MoJoRisin member

  March 2013

  I'm not looking forward to this either. I came home and weighed the exact same as I did minus baby!! I was shocked. I think moving around and lots of water help.

  

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• lynn0926 member

  March 2013

  My c/s is tomorrow. My nurse told me that if you drink water with fresh sqeezed lemon in it, it will help. She also said compression socks. I am nervous about the swelling. My left leg and foot are sooo big as it is.

  

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• kpearse99 member

  March 2013

  My swelling was the WORST!! ugh, it was awful!!! I also had bad swelling in my legs while pregnant and was put on bed rest for that and high BP so I'm sure that added to it.

  I kept up on fluids and moving around as much as possible. I seemed to be back to normal by 2 weeks tops.

  The compression socks help, I'm sure, however my swelling was so bad that it just left indentations in my legs until they filled back up with fluid
  

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• Licia&Wayne member

  March 2013

  They weighed me 2 days after my section because I had some complications that kept me in bed for longer than surgery day.
  
  Sigh. I weighed hugely more than I was when I was pregnant. My legs, thighs and feet are ENORMOUS. I've been trying to drink a lot of water, move, even if it's just an hourly shuffle to the bathroom, and prop my feet up when I sit down. Slowly but surely, my elephant legs are going away.

  
  It's a girl!
  

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• jmdahn member

  March 2013

  I tried everything after DS#1 including prescription water pills with no luck.  Lots of water and try to keep moving. 

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• sherbear1322

  March 2013

  I don't remember this after my c last time but I was also pretty out of it and swollen before hand.  What causes the swelling?

  

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• ewilliams1127 member

  March 2013

  sherbear1322:

  I don't remember this after my c last time but I was also pretty out of it and swollen before hand.  What causes the swelling?

  Prior to surgery they pump you full of fluids.  

  I made sure that I drank a ton of water and as PP suggested water with lemon.  I had horrible night sweats in the first two weeks so I'm sure that is what made me drop the water weight along with BF.   

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• christinasullie37 member

  March 2013

  I was very swollen while pg and after csection it was worse. The told me to do as I did while pregnant, legs up and lay on left side. It took about three weeks to go away. I wa s too active afer my csection so it took longer thanusual

  

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