Normal swelling or no.?? Wdy think?

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I've gradually been dealing with swelling ankles and feet but these last two weeks I've been home due to covid where I work and they have gotten increasingly worse anytime I stand even for short periods. My legs are pretty swollen too but it's hard to tell what is just normal swelling/weight gain. My skin feels so tight in my legs and feet and ankles though it's really annoying.

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You can have your blood pressure and urine checked just to be safe. But I was SUPER swollen during my first pregnancy and everything was fine. Started at 24 weeks for me then and was soooo swollen by the end. My toes looked like sausages lol and I never had preeclampsia. Sometimes it just happens, unfortunately

My ankle weeks after delivering on the left. My ankle towards the end of my pregnancy on the right 😅😅😅

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Ooo girl that’s what I looked like post partum. Swelling can be normal but that looks a bit extreme. There is always a concern for pre eclampsia and other issues. Go get checked out❤️

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That looks like a tad more than normal swelling. Have you been wearing compression socks? My doc wrote me a prescription for them. Not the kind you get on Amazon, the kind you go to a specialist and get fitted for! 
The advice i got was Keep your feet up, not just on a footstool but above your heart and avoid standing but keep up with daily walking if you can to keep blood flowing. 
Sorry you’re not feeling well but I think you can get some relief if you push your doc for solutions.

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I’d personally get checked, but I’ve never dealt with swelling in my pregnancies so I may not be a good judge on the matter. 😬

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It seems like a lot I know. I get like that if I stand for too long or don't drink enough water/too much salt. I get my urine and BP checked at every apt and all is fine. I also have a BP monitor at home (history of low bp) so I check it and it's fine. So I wouldn't worry too much just tell the doc at hr next apt and get ur urine checked if it's not a regular process.

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Mine look like this if I stand / walk to much. It’s all normal according to my dr and I saw a midwife at my birthing class yesterday who said the same. If your BP is fine and u only have trace or no protein in urine then unfortunately your one of the unlucky ones like me 😬😞

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I’d go get checked that could be a sign of preeclampsia

Normal swelling or no.?? Wdy think?

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