swelling

xTaylorsMummy · Aug 2nd, 2009, 12:39 PM

Just wanted some advice/help really.

My legs and feet have swelled up quite abit! there so sore and very achey

my fingers feel quite tight aswell when i bend them and i have a slight headachey/light headed feeling

Any idea what this could be? im so tired too

aimee-lou · Aug 2nd, 2009, 12:47 PM

Sounds like a bit of water retention (I got this even before I was PG so have sympathy).

Lift up the affected limbs....put your feet up and enjoy it! Try to get as much rest as possible and a bath should help to re-distribute the fluids.

Would be worth mentioning to the MW as it can be a sign of high BP etc but try not to worry and use it to it's full as an excuse for laziness!

xTaylorsMummy · Aug 2nd, 2009, 14:12 PM

iv taken some co codamol, and my god i feel drunk! i only toke two! but the pain has gone thank god =[

Wombat · Aug 2nd, 2009, 14:35 PM

I am suffering from water retention too and can only sympatise (sp?).

But swollen feet/hands together with protein in urine and high bp can be signs of pre-eclamsia. Deffo tell about it to your midwife.

Mynx · Aug 3rd, 2009, 04:24 AM

I've also been suffering with swollen feet and hands for the last couple of weeks. At my last antenatal my urine was clear and BP was fine so they've referred me for a kidney scan on Tuesday to rule out kidney infection/problems.
I completley sympathise with you hun, it's very very uncomfortable!!!

redpoppy · Aug 3rd, 2009, 05:39 AM

Put your limbs up and relax, get lots of water and maybe try a banana if you have a lot of salt in your diet.

nov_mum · Aug 4th, 2009, 04:27 AM

I puffed up big time. A couple of weeks later was admitted for pre ecclampsia. Some swelling is normal and just part and parcel. If you wake up i nthe monring an it's still there or worse, it can be an indicator that it's not usual pregnancy swelling. I had alot of pain in my hands and arms on waking and my swelling didn't go down with bed rest.

LousMom · Aug 6th, 2009, 09:34 AM

how far along are you? You should always report swelling to your doc/MW so they can check your BP and make sure its not pre eclampsia. In my 1st pregnancy, swelling is how I found out I was pre-eclmaptic.
In this pregnancy, I began to swell at 19 weeks after being in Florida and taking my daughter and 5 other kids to Disney World. I've been swollen (feet only) ever since.

So, it can be serious and it can just be edema -- but worth getting checked. I think it its not jsut feet, it could be something more serious.

Good luck hon!

KZD · Aug 6th, 2009, 09:36 AM

I hear it could be from salt intake...you may wanna watch out for that.

Bam · Aug 6th, 2009, 09:50 AM

I agree with LousMom. I know in my case, if it's just water retention or salt intake, it's just my feet and ankles that swell and not my hands. If I were to start swelling all over, I'd be worried and definitely give my doctor a ring.

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xTaylorsMummy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Leicester Posts: 887	swelling Just wanted some advice/help really. My legs and feet have swelled up quite abit! there so sore and very achey my fingers feel quite tight aswell when i bend them and i have a slight headachey/light headed feeling Any idea what this could be? im so tired too

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aimee-lou Other BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norfolk - UK Posts: 6,174	Sounds like a bit of water retention (I got this even before I was PG so have sympathy). Lift up the affected limbs....put your feet up and enjoy it! Try to get as much rest as possible and a bath should help to re-distribute the fluids. Would be worth mentioning to the MW as it can be a sign of high BP etc but try not to worry and use it to it's full as an excuse for laziness!

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Aug 2nd, 2009, 14:12 PM	#3
xTaylorsMummy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Leicester Posts: 887	iv taken some co codamol, and my god i feel drunk! i only toke two! but the pain has gone thank god =[

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Aug 2nd, 2009, 14:35 PM	#4
Wombat Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,129	I am suffering from water retention too and can only sympatise (sp?). But swollen feet/hands together with protein in urine and high bp can be signs of pre-eclamsia. Deffo tell about it to your midwife.

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Mynx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NW London, UK Posts: 8,297	I've also been suffering with swollen feet and hands for the last couple of weeks. At my last antenatal my urine was clear and BP was fine so they've referred me for a kidney scan on Tuesday to rule out kidney infection/problems. I completley sympathise with you hun, it's very very uncomfortable!!!

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redpoppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,575	Put your limbs up and relax, get lots of water and maybe try a banana if you have a lot of salt in your diet.

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Aug 4th, 2009, 04:27 AM	#7
nov_mum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,098	I puffed up big time. A couple of weeks later was admitted for pre ecclampsia. Some swelling is normal and just part and parcel. If you wake up i nthe monring an it's still there or worse, it can be an indicator that it's not usual pregnancy swelling. I had alot of pain in my hands and arms on waking and my swelling didn't go down with bed rest.

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Aug 6th, 2009, 09:34 AM	#8
LousMom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Springfield, VA USA Posts: 796	how far along are you? You should always report swelling to your doc/MW so they can check your BP and make sure its not pre eclampsia. In my 1st pregnancy, swelling is how I found out I was pre-eclmaptic. In this pregnancy, I began to swell at 19 weeks after being in Florida and taking my daughter and 5 other kids to Disney World. I've been swollen (feet only) ever since. So, it can be serious and it can just be edema -- but worth getting checked. I think it its not jsut feet, it could be something more serious. Good luck hon!

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Aug 6th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#9
KZD Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 462	I hear it could be from salt intake...you may wanna watch out for that.

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Aug 6th, 2009, 09:50 AM	#10
Bam Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TN, USA Posts: 804	I agree with LousMom. I know in my case, if it's just water retention or salt intake, it's just my feet and ankles that swell and not my hands. If I were to start swelling all over, I'd be worried and definitely give my doctor a ring.

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