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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Normal or not - postpartum swelling
So I had NO swellin while pregnant but now, at 7 days PP, my feet, ankles and legs are SEVERELY swollen...is this normal?
Thanks
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Posted 9/16/09 8:42 PM  |
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TaraHutch
True beauty
Member since 10/07 9888 total posts
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Tara
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
I had the exact thing happen to me! Perfectly normal. The swelling went down in a few days for me. I was just as confused as you are!
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| Posted 9/16/09 8:43 PM |
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Alex110879
craziness
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Alexandria
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Absolutely.. i never swelled at all during my last preg and couldnt even get shoes on after ds was born...
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| Posted 9/16/09 8:43 PM |
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Meggo613
im a big girl!
Member since 2/07 4536 total posts
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Megan
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
absolutely normal i didnt have any swelling at all. and due to the c-setion i had sever swelling for about 2 weeks. dr said totally normal
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| Posted 9/16/09 8:46 PM |
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organichic
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Member since 9/08 2223 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Very normal. I didn't swell at all during pregnancy and PP my feet and ankles got huge! Doc said to keep my feet up, relax more and drink plenty of water.
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| Posted 9/16/09 8:46 PM |
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alexlynn7
Big brother to be!
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
yes!
i didn't swell at all during either of my pregnancies. but with DS i had lots of swelling afterwards. it was gone within a week... but very strange 
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| Posted 9/16/09 8:51 PM |
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Celt
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Member since 4/08 7758 total posts
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colette
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Totally normal!!! I wore my rings and even heels straight through the pregnancy, no swelling. After the c-section I woke up to hobbit feet  The nurses kept saying "yours aren't that bad compared to what we usually see!!" It's freaky but it does go away pretty quickly!!!
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:11 PM |
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lakadema
LIF Adult
Member since 5/08 1180 total posts
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Danielle
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Oh my lord! I had no swelling at all during pregnancy. Then the day I was leaving the hospital I couldn't even tie my shoes because my cankles were out of control. It took about 2 weeks to go away.
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:23 PM |
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cgdg61606
Little Brother Christopher
Member since 2/07 6815 total posts
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Christine
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Normal! I had minor to moderate swollen ankles at the end of my pregnancy, but when I came home from the hospital they were severely swollen. I called dr. in a panic and he assured me it was totally normal.
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:28 PM |
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carlowlou
loving my babies!
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Jen
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
totally normal and I was told it would get worse before it got better, and it worked out exactly that way. I think the swelling finally went down around 2.5 weeks PP.
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:38 PM |
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TLC1018
I AM A BIG SISTER!!
Member since 8/07 3880 total posts
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Tracy
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
It's normal even if it looks enormous!!! I called my dr a few times because I was convinced something was wrong. My feet were so horribly swollen that I could only wear my husband's shoes!!
When I thought my legs and feet could not swell any further, they did!! 
About 2 weeks later, the swelling went down!
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:52 PM |
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Serendipity
Summer!
Member since 4/07 7631 total posts
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PrayingWishingHopingALOT
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Just to repeat what everyone else said..its soo normal...I thought t was related to the C section but maybe I was wrong...I was sooo swollen. It left hospital with no swelling and then the next day my calfs, feet were sooo big! I was convinced there was a big problem. Call OB and he assured me its normal...
I dont understand why they dont tell you that on Discharge!
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| Posted 9/16/09 9:59 PM |
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eddiesmommy
best buds!
Member since 5/09 11524 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
totally normal. I had no PG swelling either, but PP my ankles and feet were HUGE PP. I actually called my OB bc I thought , this cannot be normal. But it was, its from all the fluid you retain from PGY and from the IVs in the hospital.
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| Posted 9/16/09 10:15 PM |
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Dani922
Here's to new beginnings
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Danielle
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Re: Normal or not - postpartum swelling
Normal. I didn't swell much during my last pregnancy & then blew up after I gave birth. It went back to normal in a week or 2.
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| Posted 9/16/09 10:20 PM |
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