I am thirty eight years old and having my
third child. I am 28 weeks pregnant and I
feel like my skin is so tight in my
fingers and feet. I've also noticed my
legs have a reddish color to them. When I
push on them a white circle appears. Is
there anything I could do to help the
swelling go down? Any advice? Thank you
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First_time_mum
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 93 Location: Dubai.... for now
Posted: 11-05-05 01:59am
We have the same problem (just started
last week) and I am on my 30th week.
Swelling hands are very common during
mornings and subsides later afternoon.
For swelling hands, you may put them in
cold water; a bit of hand exercise should
reduce swelling. Also remove tight
jewelries ie., engagement & wedding
rings, watch, etc. In order not to block
blood circulation. Standing or walking
and sitting for too long is one of the
causes of feet/lower leg swelling.
Putting it up for 30 to an hour should
minimise it and a regular leg exercise
(ante-natal designed exercise) should also
help. Goodluck.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 11-05-05 06:30am
I had awfull swelling near the end of my
preg. Raise your legs while sleeping or
sitting, eat less salty food, go to an
indoor pool (or outdoor if it's warm) and
swim. And something that helped me at
night was to wrap ace bandages around my
feet and ankles and then putting on a pair
of tight-ish socks.
You may even notice what's making you
swell. When I was pregnant with my first,
my fingers would swell up everytime I
would eat ketchup chips(only ketchup
chips).... But that's what I was craving.