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PMeg819PMeg819 member
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Yes, yes...boring pregnant lady question.

My ankles are fat. My feet are fat. I'm swollen up that calling them feet and ankles is really a disservice because they don't look like body parts...more like hideous skin colored tree trunks and roots.

So any suggestions? I'm trying to be good on my sodium intake, drinking water, and keeping my feet up. My blood pressure is fine, so this isn't some sort of horrible warning sign of my impending death from some pregnancy complication.
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    loveshine1loveshine1 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think you're just late in your pregnancy and that it happens to some people. It sounds like you're doing all the right things.
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    hmonkeyhmonkey member
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    edited December 2011

    i'm trying to think of some way that they can used to frighten the elderly.

    btw, how will we -- ww -- know when you give birth? 

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    nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    edited December 2011
    Chug water and eliminate salt.  Which you're already doing.  

    I think a pedicure would help.  And a nice, long foot rub.  Or some retail therapy.
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    tawillerstawillers member
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    My ankles and feet were really swollen toward the end.  I should have taken a picture.  (I had high BP, though)

    I doubt they're going to go down until after you give birth.  Just keep doing what you are doing.

    And don't freak out if they don't go down right away.  It may take a couple days to a couple weeks for the swelling to go down.  It took mine about a week and a half after DD was born.
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    awesome-sauceawesome-sauce member
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    My ankles are fat. My feet are fat. I'm swollen up that calling them feet and ankles is really a disservice because they don't look like body parts...more like hideous skin colored tree trunks and roots.

    The medical term is: CANKLES
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    6fsn6fsn member
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    edited December 2011

    It just happens.  You're doing everything you can, but such is life.

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    DG1DG1 member
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    a pedicure will help some

    Pre-pedicure pic:  http://bit.ly/bm6nap

    post-pedicure pic: http://bit.ly/cSZyFq
    (That was at about 36w, btw)

    Also, TED stockings or other compression socks/stockings.  Not the prettiest, but they can be hidden with pants and regular socks if necessary.  I'd sleep in them if you can.

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    nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_waddles?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:a30ef339-0bea-49a8-8d0b-edb7062e7ebaPost:41b48e78-d34c-48d4-94b5-4ca35aef90b6">Re: ::waddles in::</a>:
    [QUOTE]Also, TED stockings or other compression socks/stockings.  Not the prettiest, but they can be hidden with pants and regular socks if necessary.  I'd sleep in them if you can.
    Posted by DG1[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>This reminds me of a night very close to my delivery date.  My feet were so swollen I couldn't get flip flops on.  I was at my wit's end.  I didn't have any compression socks/stockings, so I yanked on a pair of Leggs pantyhose mid-thigh and threw my legs over the back of the couch and hung upside down for about 2 hours reading.  H came home and was like, "Milkawhat is going on here?!?!"  Yeah.  Not the sexiest look.  And it didn't really work.  But I was grasping at non-swollen straws.</div>
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    PMeg819PMeg819 member
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    edited December 2011
    Hmo, I do not know. Shall I text Busy a picture of the baby crowning for her to share with you?
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    loveshine1loveshine1 member
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    edited December 2011
    That is an amazing visual, Skankenstein. So funny.
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    HeffalumpHeffalump member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_waddles?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:a30ef339-0bea-49a8-8d0b-edb7062e7ebaPost:f4c36d01-5c23-47b3-9830-7cb42e1fddb5">Re: ::waddles in::</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hmo, I do not know. Shall I text Busy a picture of the baby crowning for her to share with you?
    Posted by PMeg819[/QUOTE]

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    nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am available by text, phone or vag photo text.
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