Guest contributor: Karen Fu
Something that no one talks much about is the swollen feet post delivery. I had heard a lot about swollen feet during pregnancy but it was nothing like the marshmallows I had for feet after I delivered, and it lasted for a while, a week and a half making even walking up and down the stairs very difficult! I wondered if I had some serious problem! Maybe it doesn’t happen to many people, but it sure affected me! It has something to do with the fluid volume in your body.
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January 7, 2010 at 11:57 am
Cheryl
I had swollen feet during pregnancy and afterwards. So bad that my size 9 feet ballooned to a size 10 and I was wearing sandals in the middle of winter.
Took me about a year to go back to original size and width. The ballooned feet is probably what makes mommies do the duck waddle
Hope your feet are ok now Karen!
January 7, 2010 at 2:44 pm
deb830
I had swollen feet too, both before and after Leah was born. During the delivery my doula massaged my feet until they were back to normal (did I mention how awesome my doula is?) but by the next day they had swollen back to their previous size and kept getting bigger! I’m so glad I brought big slippers to the hospital or else I would be walking around barefoot. I think all the sitting down and lying in an inclined hospital bed contributed to the swelling as well.
January 19, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Andy Yu
I have swollen feet
February 18, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Dawn
After I had my baby my feet were sooooo swollen! My friend was calling my Fred Flinstone! lol.
March 18, 2010 at 10:24 pm
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