swollen feet

[erikacoyle]

How do you de-swell your feet? I'm 37wks and they are constantly swollen now. It used to work putting them up but now that doesn't really help. Is it safe to get my partner to try and rub them, do you think it would maybe help with de-swelling them? Some times they feel so tight its like the skin will split!

[erikacoyle]

I ran them under cold water before bed as my legs were swelling up too and that did seem to help a little so thanks for the advice I can now try and get some sleep once my braxtons ease up :-)

[aubsivy]

At that stage of the game most feet due swell. Mine did around 37w and got worse right after I had my first daughter. All's you can do is elevate them, it will go away sooon

[erikacoyle]

Thanks for the tips!

[erikacoyle]

Thanks ill try a cool shower aswell :)

[kmisha]

Foot rubs, soak them in epson salt, watvh salt intake. Wont completely get rid of it cause swollen feet is just kinda a part of pregnancy but should help some.

[klg22]

Massage is good to get the circulation going. I have a cold shower and that helps take it down a bit too. Watch your diet and if you can't do any gentle exercise like walking or swimming to help manage it then try some stretching. In saying this im only at wk31 so mine might not be as severe as yours yet.