Omg ladies!!! My ankles,feet,and legs are so swollen. I have some redness here and there on my lower calfs. When I get up to walk I feel like they are going to pop!!! My appt isnt till tuesday. Should I call labor and delivery is this normal? Is it supposed to hurt? What can I do to make it stop or help? I have 3 more weeks until my scheduled c-section. Will they do it earlier if this doesnt stop? Well thanks ladies for letting me pick yall's brains!!!
Hi Patricia,,,
It sounds like you are just retaining water but you should and must talk to your DR about this.You could probly just call and talk with the nurse
good luck Lanette
This is normal. I'd tell you to keep your feet elevated but with a 4 & 2 yr old... WOW
NO SALT until after the baby is born. Call the doctor. It may be normal but the doctor needs to guide you.
Sounds pretty normal, but I would call the Doctor just to make sure they do not want to see you today.
Try to cut out salt, this includes all sodas, canned foods (check the label), frozen meals, salty snacks.
The mom that suggested putting your feet up is correct. Start to make some sort of arrangements to get someone to help watch your little ones for part of the day.
During this holiday, you may need to think about ordering your Thanksgiving meal or have your husband prepare it. You can guide him through it. Traveling by car for long distances may not be a great idea in this condition. Hang in there. Take care of yourself.
here is a good article on this http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/symptoms/a/swelling.htm You should note that the article warns that not enough salt can worsen the symptoms! "When swelling is sudden or extreme, or found in not only the legs and feet, but face and hands, it can be something serious. You should report this type of swelling to your midwife or doctor immediately. You should also report swelling that does not go away after many hours of rest. If you're at a higher risk for complications that include swelling like preecclampsia your practitioner should have explained what you are looking for and when it needs to be reported."
Hope that helps. Just to let you know, I had a c-section at 36 and 37 weeks and both babies were in the NICU. The longer you can wait to get the baby out the better for the baby, so if you can get this treated without taking the baby that is very good.
I had that happen with my first kid, and it was serious. I had a few other things going on as well though. I would strongly urge you to call you ob today and speak with the nurse, just to make sure.
They will probably just tell you to keep your feet elevated as much as possible and drink plenty of water. I'd just wait until tomorrow and see what your dr. says. My feet/legs got like that with my 2nd pregnancy, I think about 2 weeks before I delivered.
That happened with my first but it also included elevated blood pressure. Definitely see your doctor. For me the only thing that worked was bedrest. It is much better to lie down then to just elevate the feet alone. I ended up living on mini shredded wheat because it is low in sodium and gave me my sugar fix. My understanding is that inductions aren't allowed until 39 weeks except for medical reasons. With my first I was scheduled for one at 39 weeks and put on bedrest until then. Thankfully he came on his own a few days into my 37th week and was healthy. Good luck!
I had preclampsia with my pregnancy, and was induced because the swelling was all the way up to my hips had me gaining 18 pounds in a week...my blood pressure also shot up which was the kicker...if I had realized how serious the condition could have been...I would have gone on bed rest to keep the baby in longer (I insisted on working up until that day). We had lung and heart problems with the baby after that, but she eventually got better. So - in retrospect..if I could go back..I would have gone on bed rest to keep bp and swelling down to avoid the induced labor so soon..allowing the baby to complete growth. Check with your dr...and if she mentions bedrest...do it.
Go ahead and call your doctor as soon as possible to rule out anything. It's probably just normal swelling...but call before the appt just in case. It never hurts to speak to a nurse. If your blood pressure is also high you could be talking pre-eclampsia (sp?), so you definitely want to rule that out. They might have you pop in for a BP check - do it, even if you have to bring the kids!!!!! Better safe than sorry!
Drink lots of water, don't wear tight socks or knee highs, think about support hose, put up your feet when possible.
DON'T avoid salt...that's an old wives' tale. Look it up on the internet, and you'll see that valid sources (like the Mayo clinic) NEVER tell you to avoid salt. However, it's a good idea to avoid processed food and fast food. Make sure you are eating a healthy, balanced diet (lots of veggies, which naturally contain some water!) with an appropriate amount of salt. The poster below was right - too LITTLE salt is a problem too! So salt your food to taste, just like you would normally UNLESS the doctor tells you differently. The "no salt" thing is from yester-year, definitely!
And I recall that swelling at the very end hurting some, yes. Just try to stay off your feet (the poster that suggested ordering your Thanksgiving dinner or having hubby cook was right on!!!)
Congrats, hang in there, you're not that far away!
Hey there, congrats on your new baby! Yeah, I am with the ladies, call the dr. asap. It is probably totally fine but you really need to get your blood pressure checked and be sure all is well. If it were serious you would be at the dr and able to get all the care you and your little one need. I am sure all is well but verifying that would be a great idea. Best wishes with your new arrival:)
I had that at 36 weeks in my 1st pregnancy. Yikes! I know how you feel. I think I got it from flying b/c we went to my SIL's wedding in Rhode Island when I was 36 weeks. Mine hurt too & also felt really hot. Call your doctor, just to be on the safe side, but in the meantime, keep them elevated & try to stay off them as much as humanly possible & don't wear shoes. Mine was so bad I couldn't even get my flip flops on. I put ice on my feet while they were elevated, but I it didn't make the swelling go down, but it made them feel better. Good luck & congratulations on your new baby!
Keep your legs proped up. I actually only had swollen feet once I stoped standing on them for the day. You can allways call the doctors office and ask them the nurse will tell you if you need to come in eairly or not. Congrats and best of luck.
Hi Patricia and congrats on the upcoming baby!
Swelling at the end is normal , but I would call your Dr. for sure just to have it checked out.
They will check your blood pressure and protein levels in your urine just to make sure nothing else is going on.
This same thing happened to me at about 35 weeks. I had crazy swelling and edema, where your skin makes an indention when you press on it. I went in to the Dr. and I had pretty high blood pressure. I had developed Gestational Hypertension not Preeclampsia but just the blood pressure and lots of swelling. It's nothing to mess around with. I was put on bed rest and then it got worse and I was put in the hospital to rest so I could get to 37 weeks and then they delivered emergency c-section because my blood pressure was so bad. It got better after I had the baby and she was just fine. Again not to scare you but it's always good to check with the Dr. Happy Baby day!
Swelling is normal, but if you are not sure, call your doctor.
I experienced something similar with my first pregnancy and I was on the verge of preclampsia. My guess is that it's normal swelling but I would call and mention it to a nurse.
I would call your nurse A.S.A.P to ask if you should come in earlier. Wear compression panty hose (you can buy them at Motherhood), try to elevate our feet as much as possible, don't wear tight socks that restrict blood flow and reduce your sodium intake as much as possible. Hope you feel better...
I had the same thing! They will either put you on bed rest or tell you to stay off your feet! I would lay on my left side as much as possible and elevate your feet when you can. Yes, it does hurt as that is extra fluid building up! This is what caused my high blood pressure the first go round in my preg. and can also cause toxicemia. Watch it close and try hard to stay away from any extra salty things and drink water like crazy. The only thing that helped me was to have a massage gently to help with swelling. My huaband and mother when she was in town would rub them. I know you have little ones but try hard to stay off your feet.
you really need to see your doctor about your legs. If you are having complications then they will take the baby early. It sounds like you may have some cellulitis in your legs--which may only need antibiotics. I totally understand being puffy as my last one had my legs and feet swollen too, but yours sound a little extreme. please make an appt as soon as possible.
i would go to the dr. today. get your blood pressure checked, too!