When to Be Concerned About Swelling?

Callie • 👶🎀 8.18.18. 👶🎀 3.16.20.

I’ve experienced occasional swelling of my hands and feet throughout the third trimester, and at nearly 36w, I know that swelling is not uncommon at this point, and especially in the heat. However, yesterday, we had our baby shower, and by the end of it, my hands, feet, and ankles—the latter of which I hadn’t experienced any swelling in yet—were all incredibly swollen, to the point of being a bit sore and tingly. I couldn’t comfortably make circular motions with my ankle joints, and I couldn’t even close my hands to make a complete fist. I thought being out of the heat and putting my feet up when we got home would reduce the swelling, but by bedtime, it still hadn’t, and this morning, it’s still pretty bad. My blood pressure was fine a week and a half ago, but should I be concerned? How much swelling is too much swelling?