Oh man. I didn't have ANY swelling while I was preg. But once I spit Oni out, I swear I swoll up like NOBODIES business!!!

my legs/ankles/feet were HUUUUGE!!!!! It didn't hurt, but it was FREAKY!!

Drink LOTS of water. It's one of the BEST ways to reduce it!!! And keep your feet up. But that's easier SAID that done with a newborn and an older sibling!!!

Sarah

It took me close to a month. I thought I was never going to lose all that water!

i was lucky enough to get rid of my swelling once william popped out! the same goes for the baby weight

my feet and nakles were MASSIVE after I had Bella. It was insane and soo uncomfortable. It took about three weeks until they even started going down a little bit.

i don't remember how long it lasted, but i do remember my fred flintstone ankles and feet!

drink tons and tons of water. it'll flush everything out.

I was puffy for a couple of weeks. It was gross

plus ease up on the salt intake

I looked like a tick when I had my kids. And then one night in the middle of the night I sweated it all out. My bed was wet and gross, then it was better. So yeah, feet up, water, no salt. It's a great reason to take it easy!

Hi, I was unable to wear my wedding and engagement rings 5 weeks before birth of first baby because of minor swelling; no pre-eclampsia. But after birth my fingers never went down again. I breast fed for 16 months, and got pregnant again when my baby was 12 months old. Had gap of a few months off breast feeding before 2nd baby was born, but swelling in hands, feet and face got even worse after 2nd baby born. Was tested by doctor for hypothyroidism and kidney/liver function and everything is normal, and my 2nd baby is now 6 months old and still being breast fed.

Has anyone else had this problem???? Is it related to breast feeding? Will I ever get back to normal?

I came to look at this site becasue I had questions about his also. To Mummymason- I also had lots of swelling and weird issues, but all of my tests came back normal! I developed carpal tunnel secondary to the swelling. It went down for a while after the birth of my daughter, but then it all came back with my first period! My hands and feet itched and burned and the carpal tunnel was back. Nothing I did really had much affect and now (6 months post) I am just now seeing a gradual decrease in the water retention and the neuropathies in my hands/feet (though its still there)! My doc wasn't much help. Has anyone else had this happen???

My feet ankles legs and hands swelled up pretty good the last months of pregnancy and got a little worst after birth for around 2 to 3 weeks.They never fully went back down till 4 months postpartum including my wedding ring.I finally got it back on.I am breastfeeding exclusively. I been going to the gym the last month and have dropped a tad bit more weight.So I think it maybe the breastfeeding my body is still holding on to fluids, but maybe the exercise is speeding things along that would of took place when I stopped breastfeeding.