Had to go to a wedding today. Thankfully, my dressy black skirt is elastic waisted, so I could wear it despite 36+ weeks of pregnancy. Also thankfully, while I knew that my feet were too swollen for my normal dress shoes, I also had found a pair of too-big mary janes that Perfect Husband had bought for me over the internet once (size eight my ass, they fit like size nines). So I had this pair of shoes which were a size too big for me that I knew I could wear to the wedding.
We got ready to go, I got out the shoes and… they were too small. I crammed my feet into the big shoes and felt the straps and heels dig in. I tottered to the wedding anyway, but when I got home I had blisters on my heels and deep lines cut into the tops of my feet.
Seriously need to talk to the OB about this edema. Should my previously-saggy, casual socks be leaving deep lines in my flesh? I am drinking like a fish, but my legs are swollen and shiny and my watch digs deep into my wrist.
PH is worried. I’m mostly just annoyed.
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A woman who works with Mike is in the last bit of her pregnancy as well, and she compared her feet and legs to blocks of wood attached to the end of a pair of logs. I wouldn’t worry too much about it, but bring it up to the OB anyway. You must be at the point where you’re going every week, are you?
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I’d talk to the doctor, but it should be OK if your blood pressure is normal (as far as I remember – my once encyclopaedic knowledge of pregnancy symptoms/problems is eroding a bit). Poor you, though. Never mind: the end is in sight!
Blood pressure has been low normal all the way, so I’m sure it’s not serious. Annoying as heck, though.
Agree, at this stage it is totally normal to be more swollen than you could ever have thought possible. As long as your blood pressure is good, it’s a freakin’ inconvenience and not much else.
Lay off the salt, drink lots of water, eat watermelon (it works!), keep your feet elevated as much as possible (think 15 minutes every hour) and, most importantly, give birth. 🙂 That swelling disappears almost instantly and it’s such fun to get your ankles back.
Drinking lots of water and keeping feet up doesn’t seem to make a difference. Maybe have to try that “birth” thing.
This is not encouraging me to have children. 😉
LOL a friend of mine keeps telling me that I’m not a great advertisement for pregnancy. But actually the pregnancy is going great. It’s just “Aw, I love the feeling of that little bum moving inside me” makes for less interesting and much more saccharine blog posts.
No kidding! Maybe it is a good thing I couldn’t get pregnant…
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