swelling of hands, ankles and feet question

jentomo · Mar 1st, 2010, 04:13 AM

Hi since i have been on maternity leave i have found that my feet, ankles and hands all are really swollen. I had a nightmare of getting my rings off the other day. They are ok in the morning but as the day goes on they swell up. I sit down most of the time but this is when it gets worse. Yesterday when i walked about the house i could feel the water in them swishing about, i sit with my feet up mentioned it to mw but she wasn't concerned at all. Just wondered if any of you experience this? and what do you do to help it, I went for reflexology last week and it really helped they actually went down to normal size where you could see the bones again, so may try that again this week.

Tink1o5 · Mar 1st, 2010, 04:23 AM

A good way i know of is if you are laying in bed or sitting make sure to rotate your wrists and ankles a bunch. Also when you are laying in bed prop your feet up with pillows

jentomo · Mar 1st, 2010, 04:26 AM

yeah i do that at night time and it does make a difference thank you.

lynnikins · Mar 1st, 2010, 04:44 AM

you can try cutting out caffinne and swapping it for water hunand other than that just put your rings onto a necklace for now and wear them like that

Tink1o5 · Mar 1st, 2010, 04:46 AM

Yup what lynn said, Drink lots of water oddly enough it helps the water retention.

KamKol · Mar 1st, 2010, 05:17 AM

Yup yup - up your intake of water...your body is retaining water so if you provide your body with more water, the body will not "think" it needs to hold on to any water it finds.

It's some kind of survival method the body uses to prevent dehydration.

xJG30 · Mar 1st, 2010, 05:42 AM

Be careful with swelling as it can also be a sign of pre-eclampsia.

jaybee · Mar 1st, 2010, 05:44 AM

Hi hon,
as OP said DRINK DRINK DRINK, lots more water if you can. Also Talk to your MW as it can be a sign of Pre-eclampsia. Hope it gets better for you. xx

jentomo · Mar 1st, 2010, 08:58 AM

yeah thanks girls i'll try drinking water i mentioned pre eclaypisa to mw and she has ruled that out and said it's water retention.

bigbloomerz · Mar 1st, 2010, 09:02 AM

Drink lots of fluids

Aslong as you arent getting headaches or blurry vision or pains in ur arms and legs with it then its ok. xx

Mar 1st, 2010, 04:13 AM	#1
jentomo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: wellingborough Posts: 522	swelling of hands, ankles and feet question Hi since i have been on maternity leave i have found that my feet, ankles and hands all are really swollen. I had a nightmare of getting my rings off the other day. They are ok in the morning but as the day goes on they swell up. I sit down most of the time but this is when it gets worse. Yesterday when i walked about the house i could feel the water in them swishing about, i sit with my feet up mentioned it to mw but she wasn't concerned at all. Just wondered if any of you experience this? and what do you do to help it, I went for reflexology last week and it really helped they actually went down to normal size where you could see the bones again, so may try that again this week.

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Tink1o5 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 3,056	A good way i know of is if you are laying in bed or sitting make sure to rotate your wrists and ankles a bunch. Also when you are laying in bed prop your feet up with pillows

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Mar 1st, 2010, 04:26 AM	#3
jentomo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: wellingborough Posts: 522	yeah i do that at night time and it does make a difference thank you.

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lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chessington, Surrey Posts: 14,443	you can try cutting out caffinne and swapping it for water hunand other than that just put your rings onto a necklace for now and wear them like that

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Tink1o5 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 3,056	Yup what lynn said, Drink lots of water oddly enough it helps the water retention.

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KamKol Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 2,171	Yup yup - up your intake of water...your body is retaining water so if you provide your body with more water, the body will not "think" it needs to hold on to any water it finds. It's some kind of survival method the body uses to prevent dehydration.

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xJG30 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 18,403	Be careful with swelling as it can also be a sign of pre-eclampsia.

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jaybee Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wiltshire/ Somerset Border. Posts: 2,786	Hi hon, as OP said DRINK DRINK DRINK, lots more water if you can. Also Talk to your MW as it can be a sign of Pre-eclampsia. Hope it gets better for you. xx

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Mar 1st, 2010, 08:58 AM	#9
jentomo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: wellingborough Posts: 522	yeah thanks girls i'll try drinking water i mentioned pre eclaypisa to mw and she has ruled that out and said it's water retention.

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bigbloomerz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Garden of England, UK Posts: 3,699	Drink lots of fluids Aslong as you arent getting headaches or blurry vision or pains in ur arms and legs with it then its ok. xx

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