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I finally succumbed to the sad fact that my stilettos are no longer practical for work and bought a pair of flats (well, flattER).
But now I'm wondering if I should have gone up half a size? I'm halfway through the pregnancy and reading about how so many gals' shoe sizes went up. Did yours?
(Gosh... I can just imagine the mister's face if I had to tell him I'll be needing a whole new shoe collection.)
My feet swelled up to 2 sizes bigger, before I developed pre-eclampsia. Not sure yet if they'll go all the way back down...they're still a full size larger than normal.
My feet went up a shoe size bigger and I had to stay in flats the last months of my pregnancy. I was told by the dr it can take up to a year for your body to get back to normal! I am hoping that one day I can wear all my beautiful heels again! If not FI knows I am ready to go shopping on him of course. :)
My daughter is almost three years old, and I had to trow out my shoes a few months after she was born, when I realized my feet stayed as big as they were during my pregnancy.
I was a 7 - 7 1/2, now I´m an 8 : S
I had borderline pre-e with the twins, and my feet were so swollen they looked like Hobbit feet and you could mold them like clay. I had to wear my husband's shoes unlaced, and had to wear men's sport socks cut at the ankle (the "tight" part was way too tight).
They didn't swell during my second pregnancy.
They're the same size they were pre-pregnancy. Now, my jeans...
I said other because it's not me, it's my sister, and she just had her baby this morning (yay!) but yes, her feet went up a full size!
i was a 7 before and i went to 8 after pregnancy
My feet went you almost a size and a half...and yep...they stayed that way!! I thought it was a myth but alas it turned out to be all too true. I had to buy all new shoes.
Oh, I forgot to say I had no swelling at all, I really tried to watch my sodium specially on the last month and they only got a bit swollen on my baby shower, so I don´t think swelling is related to it ... they just get bigger : (
Not me personally, as I do not have children, but my mother said that her's grew a half size with each of her 3 pregnancies.
@daniela...same here. I had a textbook pregnancy. No morning sickness, no swelling, gained almost 25 pounds on the nose...my feet still got bigger. I was NOT a happy mama.
ugh... don´t start with the nose or I might quit on having two more babies. The pain during labor (no epidural) was fine, but that nose... THAT NOSE... it will hunt you on pictures for ever!
Mine went down a half size. . . but I hear I'm super odd. All the women in my family went up a quarter to half size with each baby. Before I got pregnant I wore mostly an 8, occasionally a 7.5. Now I'm always a 7.5 and sometimes a 7.
wait what about the nose?? what do you mean girls? i've heard about the feet...but nose? please explain!!
the end of my pregnancy was during the summer and i was soo hot and swollen i could only wear flip flops (thank god i had a laid back boss!) but now my feet are back to normal maybe even a little smaller...good luck with your pregnancy...do you know what you are having yet?
I was a size 7 prepreg and I went up to a 7 1/2. I was devasted, but I was ecstatic when one day I went to purchase a new pair of shoes and they didn't have my size. I ended up with the shoes, but in a 6 1/2. I was jumping up and down with joy and doing the happy dance. I got a lot of weird looks, but it was totally worth it and it was one of the best days of my life.
One of my coworkers was telling me that she had a few pairs of "pregnancy shoes" because none of her regular shoes fit. She said her feet swelled in all directions.
Huh... I haven't worn anything but flats, flip-flops, and tennis shoes since about the six month mark, but everything seems to fit fine still. So I'd say, no, my feet didn't change at all.
My feet got really swollen, but went right back down. In fact, they are a little bit smaller now than before! :)
Since I am not done yet I cannot tell you whether they will permanently change or go back down. What I can say is that today I am wearing a pair of cute heals that I bought in December that fit me fine then. Now, not so much. They feel like I just forced my feet into a size too small. Good thing I brought my Uggs with me :)
yikes i'm hoping this doesn't happen! i can't imagine having to go out and buy ALL new shoes! sheesh!
Ugh I hope it doesn't happen to me someday. My feet are big enough as is, if they swell larger, I might just start wearing the shoe boxes instead.
I guess I'm one of the few who would be very happy with bigger feet. :) I can hardly find anything in a size 5; it seems cute shoes usually start in size 6.
this happened to my mom, but I'm praying it doesn't happen to me. I'm already a 10-11!
Toward the end, they went up a full size. They went down after..
Two years later, half size bigger to stay.
UMMM as a size 10 shoes girl who would LIKE to have children, these results aren't encouraging....
I went up about a half size while I was pregnant. I used to be a 6.5 or 7. Now, after three pregnancies (and a broken foot), I'm at 7 or 7.5. I feel like my foot got wider rather than bigger, though. Like, maybe my instep broadened. This sucks, especially since I used to work for a shoe company, and I wore the sample size so the buyers were constantly giving me shoes. Now, they don't all fit. 
My mom's feet went up half a size and stayed that way. The relaxin that loosens your ligaments in your hips also tags your ligaments in your feet (and everywhere else, it's not picky) so your feet generally spread 1/2 to 1 size and stay that way.
Things I've heard that prevent this (from the same people who insisted I pee in cabage water to determine the baby's gender, so take it for what it's worth) are:
Keeping your feet propped whenever you can. If you're at a desk even 6" will help.
Wearing flats once you've gained 10lbs or more.
Calf stretches.
Foot rubs. (I like this one!)
Partial bed rest once you're at 7 months (like when you get home from work)
Like I said, there's no science that Dr. Google could find to back those up, but it's worth a try I guess!
I am really hoping that this doesn't happen to me...what about all your beautiful shoes? So sad...
Yeah wait a minute...all you ladies this happened to, what did you do for shoes?? ALL NEW SHOES?? They didn't include that in our "Preparing for baby" budget class!!
OMG NO :O
NO.
my feet are ALREADY too big!!!
i do NOT want to have to replace all my shoes!!! can you say $$$$??? this makes me SO sad! i wish i'd never clicked on this thread. adoption keeps looking better and better...
Wait, what was going on earlier about NOSES? That might be scarier than the growing feet....
@Mrs.Spring - I love that you're excited about bigger feet, hehe, cute!
I am a 6.5-7, depending on the shoe, so when the time comes, it's not that bad a prospect, I suppose...
Oh, no, I´m sorry if the nose thing got you all worried. We were talking about how your nose gets a bit swollen and you really can´t tell because it is a very progressive change, but it is the only reason I hate my pregnant pictures, it looks like twice the size! I think it happens during the last two months or so, but it returns to its original size afterwards, thank God!
My two insecurities are my nose and my feet. I think this thread just became my personal hell.
I was a size 10 pre-pregnancy (I have long but thin feet and I'm only 5'5"!) They did swell a bit during pregnancy, but went back down within weeks after delivery. In fact, they are probably the only part of me that isn't bigger, 5 years after having my daughter!
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