Swollen feet! Did you suffer like Jessica Simpson (and me?!)

YES!

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Yes all the time! And the heat didn't help either. Keep them elevated!

I swear it’s true what they say each pregnancy is different. My 1st My feet didn’t swell at all and I was on my feet all day at work & had him in the wintertime...my 2nd which was prime summertime I was swollen but I also was on my feet all day at work as well....my 3rd I wasn’t swollen except for a really hot day that I was on my feet all day at a concert. But after that pregnancy within a couple days of having her my feet swell up!!! So strange! My dr said it’s because my body was trying to get rid of excess fluid that was built up during that pregnancy. Idk 🤷🏼‍♀️ haha hope that helped some what... lol

I don't have any pictures of my swollen feet but they were terrible! I worked up until I had my baby, I was induced on December 1st and worked all day November 30th. They were so bad, my husband had to help me put my shoes on everyday.

I had only one or 2 pairs of shoes that were comfortable for work since my feet were huge. They grew up a size (still haven't went back down and at this point I've given up.) and were swelling like crazy the last 2 months. One was actually more swollen than the other and we were scared of a blood cloth so we had to go to urgent care.... put them in cold water for 10-15 min. Like icy cold, then convince your SO to give you a good foot rub and elevate afterwards. That's the only routine that worked for me...

I did ! Make sure you check your blood pressure . Mine went up and that’s what made me retain water.

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Mine would swell if I ate salty foods

Yup swollen feet with both of my pregnancies. But they never looked this bad. Yikes!

I had no swelling until actual labor, they gave me so many fluids I didn’t even look like myself when I left the hospital I was so bloated . Took about 9 days before all the fluid was out of me and back to normal

Mine didn't swell until AFTER I had the baby. Thankfully, the swelling lasted less than 2 weeks. The weather was also still conducive to wearing flip flops outside (my son was mid-September) so I didn't have to worry about putting shoes on.

I had swollen feet as well I had to be on bed rest when I hit 34 weeks I was drinking a lot of fluids and stayed off my feet

Mine were so swollen. (Dont have a picture...1.5 years ago). Dr said it was normal and my blood pressure seemed fine at check ups. Ended up hospitalized due to leaking amniotic fluid at 33weeks. And emergency c-section due to preeclampsia. I was back in the hospital less than a week after having my daughter with a UTI and i was anemic. Stayed overnight, 2 bags of blood later, i had color in my face and i had ankles again!! Lol

I never really realized my feet were swollen until my coworkers mentioned it 😂,that last month is brutal. Your feet will go back to normal after baby is born.

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My feet are an entire size bigger also ! Hardest part is losing all your shoes!!

Mine never did.... entire size larger. Lost all my shoes

Yes, I was cankles galore when I was pregnant. It got worse as my blood pressure got worse 🙈 but I had it even when my blood pressure was fine

Mine swelled up the last month but it was due to being on them all day. I thought I was Wonder Woman lol. But when I elevated them for a while the swelling would go down

My feet swell after I had my baby and stayed that way for two weeks.

Yep! My feet were swollen after having a C-Section. I couldn't wear normal shoes but it all went away 3 months later. I didn't really do anything about it, that's what my doctor told me, to not worry and it was going to go away

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I had a C-section as well I didnt know there was a connection between the two

Vitamin C tablets have always helped me when I have water retention. Prior to being pregnant I would take @ 2000mg of vitamin C as necessary. If you are not sure how much to take for your body look up instructions for vitamin C bowel tolerence. This means you take vitamin until.your body says okay thats enough. If you are pregnant I wouldn't go over 1,000mg per day short term because excess vitamin C can harm baby.

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Will taking the vitamin C do any harm since l am breast feeding?

My Mother who os a retired Midwife gave me vitaminC as soon as I returned home it did help

Giving birth both times is what got rid of my swelling 😂 I had to wear uggs the whole time because nothing else fit but I think the worst part is that I kept getting ingrown toe nails and am still dealing with them 🤦🏻‍♀️

My feet were swollen until after I gave birth! My husband would draw “tattoos” on my feet to make me feet better about them. Lol nice little flowers with different colors. nothing helped me.

Omg yes!! Only started going down after birth, took a while though!

Yessssss‼️‼️ I wear a six and my feet were so swollen I was in a 7.5 til 1 month after pregnancy and still wear a 7. They didn’t even go back down now I’m mad because I’ve spent WAYYYY TOO MUCH MONEY on my shoe collection for none of these damn shoes to fit

Seeing Jessica post this photo it was like looking at my own feet/legs while pregnant with my first. I always retained so much water, even when I wasn’t pregnancy, the. During pregnancy it just escalated so quickly. The pain, having to get special shoe, orthotics. The whole experience was so terrible- I thought I was eating healthy and drinking plenty of water... The with my third pregnancy, I had completely cut out dairy (about months before getting pregnant) and didn’t swell up once. Not. Once. The doctor told me that dairy & water retention didn’t really make sense, but it was the ONLY thing I had changed (and have avoided since).

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YES! Omg 😩

Was that your kid lol

Omg! Yes!! My feet were sooo awful!

My feet and ankles looked like THIGHS! One of the hardest preggo symptoms for me!!! I feel for you ladies.. I legit couldn't walk some days

No, never had any swelling. But I ate normally (healthy, clean diet-no "eating for two") and continued my normal fitness regime 5-8 days/wk for the 41 weeks. Those 2 things kept me from experiencing any negative pregnancy symptoms - not to mention is makes the bounce back very easy

By 7th month I didn’t even want walk smh whenever I went to the stores I had to get those automatic carts that are for the handicap but it was so painful to walk I had to! I tried compression socks and stockings but they would make me hot or the just make my thighs feel swollen. Terrible that was the worst part of my pregnancy. They didn’t go back to their normal size until almost two months after giving birth! 😳

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Same!

yes after i delivered my daughter. it was so hard for me to walk about i just stood off my feet as much as i could and drink alot of water

nope i didnt

My feet started swelling at 13 weeks. I ended up with severe preeclampsia and hellp syndrome. I gained at least 30 lbs of fluid within the 2 weeks before I had my son at 31 weeks. I have stretch marks on my ankles, if that tells you any thing. I used compression socks & slept with my feet up. It was so painful to walk.

Yep, I was swollen head to toe when I was pregnant... even my tongue swelled up

Yes, and 2 years later I have had about 3 extra times they swelled up since

I had pretty swollen feet too and what helped me was drinking water with a pinch or two of pink Himalayan salt in it.

Omg yes! I ended up with preeclampsia and the swelling didn’t go down for a couple weeks PP 😩

I had swollen feet with both of my pregnancies. No preeclampsia and no pain associated with it but still no fun and definitely not cute. I hated it.

I don’t have any pictures but my feet were so swollen during the end of my pregnancy but it was nothing compared to how swollen they got after delivery.

I did indeed my feet looked horrible my mom always teased me about them my sister in law even teased me becus she was preggo as well and didnt swell at all not even at the end of her pregnancy... shes sooo unfair shes amazing while preggo me on the other hand 🤦🏽‍♀️

Lime juice & ginger help ALOT

Has swollen feet. I wear size 7 1/2 shoes and ended up having to wear size 10 for most of my pregnancy. I ended up developing HELLP syndrome, and had an emergency c-section at 36 weeks.

I was awfully swollen postpartum. Couldn’t fit into the sweat pants I brought to hospital for going home. Drink lots of water and keep you feet elevated.

Went from a size 7.5 to barely a 10. Even wore two pairs of compression socks! They diagnosed me with preeclampsia 2 days before I had an emergency delivery! It was awful.

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I was diagnosed minutes after giving birth

That was me!!! No shoes fit me 😒😒😒

My feet were out of control

I had swollen feet and fingers and was diagnosed with preeclampsia at 38+6 weeks and had an emergency c-section

Yes lmfao one would be the other wouldnt

Mine swelled at 24 weeks and stayed swollen (and got worse) for rest of my first pregnancy. I tried keeping them elevated, soaking them, ice packs... nothing helped. This time around I’ve been trying compression socks and have noticed less swelling on days I wear them compared to when I don’t.

I never have but the severity of some of these cases, y'all should really talk to your care providers

This only happened to me after I gave birth due to having a c section happened during pregnancy but wasn’t that bad it disappeared within two weeks

I had swollen feet was water tention x

I ended up having preeclampsia bc I was so swollen and not breathing

My feet were swollen like this after I gave birth to my daughter. I kept my feet elevated and over time they went down.