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swelling post partum

countryrhodes90countryrhodes90 member
in August 2015 Moms
I was on iv fluids for several days during and after labor. Then my feet and legs started swelling. Worse than when I was pregnant! The nurses said it's to be expected, but now 5 days after baby it's still bad. No relief even from putting my feet up. :( any body else experienced this? Any ideas? Thanks!
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  • sushilove15sushilove15 member
    I was soooo swollen for days after birth! Now I am 11 days post partum and my ankles are back! It should start to go down for you within the next few days I would think.
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  • neludeluneludelu member
    I was very swollen, like scary swollen for almost a week after my buddy was born. It gets better. One day you wake up and it is all gone.
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  • runweerunwee member
    edited August 2015
    My feet are horribly swollen...I feel like they could burst open. My lactation nurse said that it can take up to 2 weeks to go down. With my first 2 it was about 5 days. But we are 7 days pp today and they are awful. Just keep reminding up as much as possible and drink plenty of water. Maybe even have SO rub them to help the water go up the leg. That is what my doula had us do during pregnancy. ( With my 1st 2 , when the swelling went down I went to the bathroom and I swear I peed for 5 minutes straight! )
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  • candicejeff2013candicejeff2013 member
    I was never swollen during pregnancy however my ankles have swollen after delivery. Delivered Monday and by Thursday the swelling is subsiding. Drinking LOTS of water ( 64 oz per day +) and peeing every couple hrs.
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  • countryrhodes90countryrhodes90 member
    Thanks for the encouragement y'all!!
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  • Kimk1616Kimk1616 member
    neludelu said:

    I was very swollen, like scary swollen for almost a week after my buddy was born. It gets better. One day you wake up and it is all gone.

    This exactly. I thiught it'd never get better then bam, back to normal.
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  • llniedenllnieden member
    My doctor said it takes 6 weeks for swelling to disappear
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  • acgonzalez22acgonzalez22 member
    Drink, drink, drink. I received a lot of IV fluids as well and was swollen for about 5-6 days PP. Keeping your feet elevated above your heart helps also. It is completely normal and will subside soon.
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  • mrsb30mrsb30 member
    I didn't swell at all during pregnancy, but had horrible swelling post partum. I worse ted hose and drank a ton of water in about a week the swelling went down.
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  • CarelessDiva89CarelessDiva89 member
    I have never been swollen During pregnancy until after delivery then my feet blew up like balloons. It took about 2 1/2 weeks for them to look normal.
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  • marievamarieva member
    Best advice is to drink water.  I had severe swelling prior to delivery and after. It made me so mad because I could barely lift my legs they were so damn swollen.  Anyways I know it sounds crazy and I thought it was ridiculous advice but the nurses encouraged me to drink water.  So I was downing at least 70+ oz of water daily.  I also ate plenty of watermelon (natural diuretic) With that I peed like crazy (of course) and three weeks later my swelling is gone.  Oh and keep your feet elevated!!! :)
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  • sjra1028sjra1028 member
    I had it for over 2 weeks after delivery!!! It hurt to walk! Water was my best friend though! Drink plenty of it and try to keep your feet elevated.
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