my ankels werew swollen yesterday evening slightly and then they disappeared in the morning , now once again in the evening its swollen,, should i be worried or is this a normal thing in pregnancy>?//
any info would be great!!
jenn jenn replied. thanks everyone for you suggestions,, i shall try them and then see how everything works,,the swelling is only there some days,, and am taking extra precautoions, by not standing for long time and drinking lots of water..'
hope all of ypu are doing fine,,
jenn bhargavi replied. hi Jenn

swelling of legs is common in third trimester.i dont have that problem but my doc did ask me to take precautions from the beginning.she asked me to put a pillow under my feet to elevate them whenever i sleep or lie down.
i place a pillow between my thighs and another under my feet and find it quite comfortable.u can try it too.
dont stand for long periods of time,sit for every 15 mins.Also when i stand my doc asked me to keep one leg elevated on a small stool and after every 10min change the leg.this helps with fluid retention and back pain,try it.
my doc asked me to do these from the second trimester itself coz it is difficult to start a habit in the last 2 months when we have disturbed sleep due to the growing baby weight.
i have been doing so and touch wood i dont have swelling problem.but i do have back pain,not severe though.
take care
bhargavi Nisha replied. Most of the women expereince the ankle swelling including the feet and so am i expereincing the same and this is due to water retention and the bodys weight which shows on the feet. One thing you could do is while sitting always raise your legs on a stool or a chair and sit.
While lying down put a couple of pillows under your feet and sleep, this will sure solve the problem of swelling.

take care
regrds
Nisha Bhatia. sharmila replied. Even I am feeling the same thing. But nothing to worry. It is fluid retention again and you can balance it by taking lots of water and have a pillow for your feet while sleeping. One of my friends is also due same time as me and her whole body has been swollen for the past 3 months. She is not even able to wear her shoes/slippers. So we are lucky that way....Stay cool....how is the baby? My only problem is severe leg cramps at night. It is driving me mad and my hubby is having a tough time managing this. He's already practising on losing sleep along with me:) nisha replied. swelling of feet and ankles is a common thing during third trimester,its due to fluid retention.as sunita said,drinking barley water is very good and also increase the amount of fluids.u can sleep keeping ur legs slightly elevated,take care and dont worry,this happens to most of the people during the third trimester.

regards
nisha. sree replied. I don't know specifically about Angle swelling, but swelling of legs is a very common issue in 3rd trimister. Use couple of pillows and rest your feet on them while sleeping. Sunitha replied. hi,
am from june board. Sweeling can be due to fluid collection too. Walking regularly and drinking barley water helps. Please do the same
Take care
Sunitha