Anyone else REALLY bloated?

[delighted.mama]

I feel like I have "elephantitis" in my ankles. : It's been really bad the last week or so. Even my nose looks bloated. Is anyone else looking really bloated? I remember going through this with dd for a couple of weeks before birth. It is the MOST uncomfortable feeling (next to the actual childbirth, that is). I don't even look like myself when I look in the mirror! Just wanted to vent a little! Hopefully, it will only be a few more days!!!

Libby
EDD 11-7-04

[Megamama]

I'm having some edema in my hands and feet...it goes up and down...the less I'm on my feet the better things are. Out of 4 pregnancies this is the only one where I've had any swelling..my feet and ankles look so weird!! sometimes it's only my ankles and they are out to here...and sometimes it's only the top of my feet..ugh..it feels like I'm walking on boats..

[momsgotmilk4two]

This time I have almost no swelling, but with my last pregnancy it was horrible. I lost over 20lbs of water weight the day after the birth My ankles and legs were swollen, my feet were even so swollen that I couldn't even get slippers on them! My face was bloated, my hands were bloated. It was pretty miserable so I'm sorry you're going through that In my case, high bp might have played a part in that since this time my bp is normal and I don't have swelling.