Postpartum swollen feet - normal??

DS Harry is 6 days old, and ever since I got back from the hospital, my feet
have been HUGE, much more swollen than at any time during pregnancy (and
they were ridiculously big towards the end). Is this normal?

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Melissa
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DS Harry is 6 days old, and ever since I got back from the hospital, my
feet
have been HUGE, much more swollen than at any time during pregnancy (and
they were ridiculously big towards the end). Is this normal?

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Melissa
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Did you have IV liquids? This happened to me after my pitocin birth.

Nancy

Nope - no IVs. I can't imagine how much worse the swelling would be if I
had!

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Melissa
Baby Harry due 7/27/04
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"M Wayne" wrote in message
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DS Harry is 6 days old, and ever since I got back from the hospital, my
feet
have been HUGE, much more swollen than at any time during pregnancy (and
they were ridiculously big towards the end). Is this normal?

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Melissa
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Did you have IV liquids? This happened to me after my pitocin birth.

Nancy

The same thing happened to me. It's kinda annoying but is fine. It'll
go down after 2-3 weeks postpartum. My OB told me not to worry but to
call her back if it didn't go down.

M Wayne wrote:
DS Harry is 6 days old, and ever since I got back from the hospital, my feet
have been HUGE, much more swollen than at any time during pregnancy (and
they were ridiculously big towards the end). Is this normal?

"M Wayne" wrote in message
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DS Harry is 6 days old, and ever since I got back from the hospital, my
feet
have been HUGE, much more swollen than at any time during pregnancy (and
they were ridiculously big towards the end). Is this normal?

This is quite normal, if you had swollen feet during pregnancy. It
clears up around the 2-week mark.

I had tons of IV fluids.....and after i got home from the hospital my
feet and even my legs were swollen....i think it lasted a few weeks...

Chrissy & Chloe....

I would say yes it's normal if not completely annoying. I had an IV
(from failed induction, c-section, and antibiotics) and my feet and
everything else swelled up enormously. It was very, very unpleasant. I
have a friend who had a 100% natural, no IV or anything birth and the
exact same thing happened to her so I don't think it matters. It should
go away soon......drink lots of water and don't eat anything salty and
that should help speed up the process a little.

Wendy