Swollen ankles?

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  • rachelsmom3
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:19 AM

• with my first i was swollen everywhere and they said it was ok just to relax and put your feet up

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  • mamachristine
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:21 AM

• A little bit is normal...a lot is not! I had a lot of swelling in ankles/knees/face and I ended up w/ preeclampsia and had to be induced. Can you check your blood pressure and see if it's high? Try keeping your feet up above your heart when you sit...... keep an eye on it too bc they said I was ok when I was not and a week later they were inducing me and I had BP's of 174/115 and such

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  • MomToBeISaMom
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:21 AM

• It's normal, but if it gets very uncomfortable, or if the swelling is sudden, then you need to see a doctor.  This can be a sign of pre-eclampsia/toxemia.  Some women can't wear their wedding rings because of swelling during pregnancy.  Put your feet up for a while, and if you work somewhere that you have to sit at a desk, try putting a box under your feet and make sure that you take quick breaks - even just to walk to the copy machine - to stretch your legs from time to time.

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  • bambi1105
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:22 AM

• yep its normal. just relax and put your feet up for a while. also you might try ice.

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  • hunnielane
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:23 AM

• Ankles??? I no longer have ankle LOLOL!!!!  You can try drinking alot of water but for some women, like me, i just puff up like a blow fish!. All part of pregnancy unless your one of those perfect women the rest of us are jealous of LOL!

  11 month old son& 27 wks pregnant

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  • hunnielane
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:26 AM

• Yea definentely watch your nose and face. I always get swollen right away but toward the end my nose tripled in size and i had pre e too. Thats some pretty bad swelling so you should know if that happens. Induction is no picnic either
  

  Quoting mamachristine:
  
  

  A little bit is normal...a lot is not! I had a lot of swelling in ankles/knees/face and I ended up w/ preeclampsia and had to be induced. Can you check your blood pressure and see if it's high? Try keeping your feet up above your heart when you sit...... keep an eye on it too bc they said I was ok when I was not and a week later they were inducing me and I had BP's of 174/115 and such

  
  

  11 month old son& 27 wks pregnant

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  • Braille93078
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:34 AM

• I can check to see if it's high.  I don't really think it is, but you never know.  My blood pressure was just checked 2 weeks ago and I think it was 102/60 or something like that.  I have really low blood pressure.  I do think it has to do with eating food high in sodium lately and not drinking enough water, but I'll check my blood pressure just to be sure.  I also did call my doctor about it to see what they say too.
  

  Quoting mamachristine:
  
  

  A little bit is normal...a lot is not! I had a lot of swelling in ankles/knees/face and I ended up w/ preeclampsia and had to be induced. Can you check your blood pressure and see if it's high? Try keeping your feet up above your heart when you sit...... keep an eye on it too bc they said I was ok when I was not and a week later they were inducing me and I had BP's of 174/115 and such

  
  

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  • Braille93078
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:40 AM

• Now that I think about all the food I've been eating I'm wondering if that is what it is......soups, sausage, ramon noodle soup.

  I just got off the phone with the nurse and she said to elevate my feet, lay on my left side, and rest as much as I can.

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  • hunnielane
  on Dec. 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM

• Could be the food. High sodium foods can make even a non preggo woman swell up. Just keep an eye on the swelling. If it goes up alot suddenly then see your dr. Im 27 wks now and starting to struggle with pre e again. Always starts around 25 or so wks for me. Normal swelling for me starts early. Maybe even google the Brewers diet for preg women. I follow it and i still have some issues but they would be alot worse ((bedrest or pre labor for me)) if i wasnt on it.

  Quoting Braille93078:
  
  

  Now that I think about all the food I've been eating I'm wondering if that is what it is......soups, sausage, ramon noodle soup.

  I just got off the phone with the nurse and she said to elevate my feet, lay on my left side, and rest as much as I can.

   

  11 month old son& 27 wks pregnant

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