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Hollyberries

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Swelling And Water Retention After Pregnancy?
Posted: 12-13-07 09:32am

How long did you ladies stay swollen after your pregnancy? Or if you even got swollen at all? I'm only swollen in the legs, and ankles, but it's still kinda bad. Doesn't hurt, but looks really gross. And i'm still retaining water. Is this normal? I know things won't just go back to normal right away, but i don't want to be this swollen forever. It goes down after i have my feet up like before, but comes back after i've been up and about during the day.
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Posted: 12-13-07 10:12am

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
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Posted: 12-13-07 10:22am

It took me close to a month. I thought I was never going to lose all that water!
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Posted: 12-13-07 11:50am

i was lucky enough to get rid of my swelling once william popped out! the same goes for the baby weight
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Posted: 12-13-07 11:56am

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.
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Posted: 12-13-07 12:14pm

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.
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Posted: 12-13-07 19:20pm

I was puffy for a couple of weeks. It was gross
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Posted: 12-13-07 19:38pm

plus ease up on the salt intake
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Posted: 12-13-07 20:15pm

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!
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