Do I Really Have to Take Off My Rings???

[zebrachick83]

so i went to dr last week and he tells me that i should take off my wedding and engagement rings and wear them around my neck until after baby's born. my fingers didn't swell like this with my previous pgs, so this will be the first time i've not worn my rings since being married and i really don't want to take them off. if i leave them on, will i be able to get them off after baby is born???? or should i take them off now????

[SaraLe6]

I would recommend taking them off. I've known more than one person who's hands got swollen suddenly and unexpectedly during pregnancy and they had to get them cut off because they were cutting off the circulation in their fingers. I would rather have to wear my rings around my neck them have them cut off. It can cost quite a bit of money to repair them depending on how they have to cut them in order to get them off. If they are ornate they may even be ruined beyond repair.

[Flower of Bliss]

I had my rings cut off yesterday Actually I've been meaning to do it for a couple of weeks. I haven't been swollen (yet?). My rings fit tighter after DD than before, but I could take them on and off - I just didn't. At some point during this pregnancy, I imagine quite slowly, I gained enough in my fingers that they got too tight. I managed to get my engagement ring off about 2 weeks ago, but my wedding band and an anniversary band that was my mothers (both of which were really the exact same size as the engagement ring) were simply stuck. I tried lots of tricks and took lots of breaks. I found a jeweler in the mall to cut them off, so they're definitely not ruined. Once the baby is a few months old I'll go have them resized to fit. I am disappointed that I can't wear them on a chain around my neck between now and then. I figured it was much better to have a jeweler who knew what he was doing cut them off while they were just too tight to come off than to have the ER cut them off and ruin them while I was swollen and they were cutting off circulation.

So, I'd say, take them off while you can.

[zebrachick83]

thanks ladies!!! i just told dh what you posted and he agreed, so i guess i'll be looking for necklaces tomorrow....oh darn, i have to buy jewelry.

[texaspeach]

if you feel naked with out them you could always get a place holder ring in a bigger size, or get a fun ring with an adjustable band.

[Michigan Mama]

my husband bought me a 10k white gold plain band that was relatively cheap and I'm really happy with, so I have something to wear. The funny thing is, it's my original wedding rings that fit me now that I'm wearing. The replacement band he bought me last year because my other rings were too big...now the cheapie is too small, so I'm back in my real wedding rings. Engagement ring is in my jewelry box, though.

I'm chicken to wear important things around my neck...I had a cute little boy charm on a necklace that my 2 y.o. ds broke a couple weeks ago. So, no necklaces for me right now.

[wombatclay]

My wedding ring is hanging on my bedroom wall and I'm wearing my "promise ring" (what dh gave me prior to my engagement ring)... a really simply woven silver band we got at an SCA event. Although my wedding ring still fit most of the time, it was getting tight and I'm all about the better safe than sorry approach.

Also, my dad had some swelling due to a medical condition and his dr was pretty clear that wearing a "too tight" ring (even one you could sill remove) for long periods of time could cause nerve damage in that finger. So even if you decided not to get a different ring or put your rings on a chain, you might want to keep your rings off at night.

[Talula Fairie]

They always say that and I never do. Worst comes to worst if it really gets stuck on you can get it cut off by a jeweler and fixed. It's really not that big of a deal, happened to me once (though I was not pregnant at the time, I just had gained weight and waited too long to get my ring sized).

For my prior pregnancies, I had the ring I wore when I was heavier (after sizing it when they cut it off, then losing weight) and it was loose on me in the beginning of pregnancy and tight afterward. I finally sized it down after I had #2 and had to take it off this time around 10 weeks becuase it was just getting uncomfortable. I bought a cheapo gold band at Wal Mart, in a size larger than my usual size (the biggest size they make for women ) and it's tight on me at times but I think it'll fit fine for the rest of the pregnancy.

[dislocator3972]

My rings were quickly approaching the point of no return, so when DH and I took a roadtrip, I looked in trinket and gift stores and found a crazy little ring for $7.95. It's absolutely perfect, and completely unlike any of my other jewelry so I've been really excited about it. Plus, it's adjustable, and I've already had to adjust it bigger and then back down again.

I do miss my real rings, but it's nice to know they're safe and not destroying my finger.

We had talked about getting a cheap-o and then inscribing it with my due date or something to make it special. It would be fun to engrave it with each consecutive pregnancy if I ever end up wearing it again too. Maybe you could inscribe it with a nickname for the LO?

[Mamatoabunch]

I never took mine off, but my first August baby, this will be my third I did swell toward the end, like 38 weeks. I could barely get it off. I took dandelion w/ my baby last August, starting around 32 weeks and had no issues w/ my rings.

[GradysMom]

off

around the neck it goes....

The paramedic in the family was just telling me how she had to cut the rings off and lady just the other day... simply pregnant and swollen and at risk of losing her finger after hours of trying....


My first chain broke and I was very lucky to notice and find ring.... then DH wore my ring for a month or so... but gave it back to me on mothers day with a new chain for my MD gift.... I was pretty happy and said something about the relief of being married again...ds still talks about it.

[lisaloo]

weeeelll....here's a funny one for ya. I'm not much of a jewelry person so I hardly ever remember to put my rings on in the morning (I can't stand wearing them at night). Dh and I work together in a family business and just about ANYBODY that I see during the day knows that or knows him personally. It's never really been an issue. Until yesterday.... one of my customers asked me out!!! I wish I could say it was one of the super-hottie ones, but alas....it was one of the goofy PITA ones! lol Of course I told him no and that I was married, and he said "oh..well I noticed you never have on a ring..." Made me feel like a big dummy!

[dorenavant]

I took my rings off last month- they had been feeling tight and I was going on a plane trip to Florida (flying always makes my fingers swell) so I took them off before I left and when I got back, I couldn't get them back on again!

[Onemagicmummy]

i have never had to remove my rings! not in 5 pregnancies. maybe i just dont swell.

Kiz

[texaspeach]

Originally Posted by lisaloo

weeeelll....here's a funny one for ya. I'm not much of a jewelry person so I hardly ever remember to put my rings on in the morning (I can't stand wearing them at night). Dh and I work together in a family business and just about ANYBODY that I see during the day knows that or knows him personally. It's never really been an issue. Until yesterday.... one of my customers asked me out!!! I wish I could say it was one of the super-hottie ones, but alas....it was one of the goofy PITA ones! lol Of course I told him no and that I was married, and he said "oh..well I noticed you never have on a ring..." Made me feel like a big dummy!

the jokes on him!

my mom and dad never wear their wedding rings. They have them, but they're electricians and it's not safe for them to wear them.