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Drink. DRINK. DRINK DRINK. Seriously, I had heard that drinking would help, but didn't realize how much I HAD to drink to acheive it. I drink 120 oz of water a day. That doesn't count the drinking with meals. I'm peeing constantly but if I don't drink that much my rings won't fit. I can tell throughout the day if I'm on track with my drinking by how swollen I still am.
Watermelon and lots of it, it's a natural diuretic.
Once that doesn't work any longer it may be best to take all of your jewelry off until after you deliver.
Drink lots, elevate your hands, and use an ice pack for 15-20 minutes a few times a day. When my swelling got bad enough I got pregnancy carpal tunnel, I also started wearing a wrist brace at night.
Hmmm... I just took my rings off and dealt with having chubby fingers. A week after I delivered my rings fit again.
Drink lots of water. Also, I haven't worn my ring since I was 6 months along - it was always a bit on the snug side anyway. I think you're just going to have to deal. Also, it's weird, for some people, walking/standing makes them swell up and for others it is sitting. I've only drastically swelled up once after spending a half day at the county fair to watch my little brother show. Oh, and I know you said you tried this, but elevating them above your heart... Pregnancy is fun, isn't it? :P
Now that we're finally having summer around here, I've started to swell up too. Walking does NOT help me either-- I swell up more. I try to drink a lot of water (but not 120oz-- more than 64oz is hard for me!), and that seems to help. But I think to some extent, swelling just comes with the territory of pregnancy.
ugh! I was having the same problem. WHen i ran i went puff-puff. And when it was hot - oy. Spoke to a couple of the trainers at my gym, spoke to my acupunturist, spoke to my dr - they all said it's likely a circulation problem. i know take Co-Q-100. It's a vitamin, OTC. i took it once - and noticed a difference right away! I take 1 everyday, and it's amazing the difference !
*just realized that this was in the babies section :) oops! Make sure to talk to your dr about vitamins you can take, but this has helped me MUCHO. *
When you're walking your blood flows down to your fingers, making matters worse. I'm not even preggo and I have that problem when I walk! Take your rings off before it gets too bad. When I was pregnant I tried to wear them for the duration. BIG MISTAKE!!! You can wear your rings on a necklace if you don't want to be without them.
i second the watermelon - it contains lots of water and helps flush out excess fluids. it never relieved my swelling all together, though...i just took my rings off and wore them on a chain around my next after awhile!
I'm having the same problem. It's so uncomfortable and there really isn't much relief so far. I do drink a lot of water and that does help a bit. I noticed that when i'm out in the heat for any considerable length of time (which I definitely try to avoid for so many reason) the swelling is almost instantly worse.
Just wanted to share in your misery, not only do i have pudgy fingers now, my toes are puffy after work everyday.
I started having some puffy fingers and bottom of my feet started to swell, plus i am in Oklahoma where its like 110 degrees everyday for the past month, so my doctor told me to drink, drink, drink as much water as i can stand and guess what? it helped! i can even wear my wedding rings again! so that is the best i can suggest!
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Just wondering what you guys did to help with swollen fingers. My fingers have been swelling a lot the past few weeks. I try different things like putting my hands above my head or soaking them in cold water. A friend told me to walk because it helped her....but for me, walking is what often makes it worse.
Were you able to find anything that helped with your swelling?