6 days PP--does this look normal?

Every since my c-section Thursday I have has this insame swelling in my feet, ankles and up my legs and it is so bad I can barely walk and my feet and legs hurt to even touch them because they are so swollen. I have a crease in the top of my foot where it meet my legs because it's so swollen. I thought when you had the baby the swelling goes away, it did with DD, after I had her the swelling was gone. Does this even look normal?? You can see how puffed up the top of feet are and my swollen toes and ankles, can't even touch my legs...

Re: 6 days PP--does this look normal?

for me - i had crazy swelling for the 1st week but i did not have a c-section. my feet swelled so bad it hurt to wiggle my toes. so yes - i have similiar pics from after i gave birth.

if your concerned - call your doc.

feel better.

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I had a v-birth and my legs looked like that for two weeks.

I swear they don't look like that anymore!

If you are concerned or it gets worse CALL THE DOCTOR it can be a bad sign (for me it wasnt but it can be dangerous)

Re: 6 days PP--does this look normal?

I had a c-section and my feet looked similar for around a week or so after I gave birth. If you have concerns though, call your doctor.

Re: 6 days PP--does this look normal?

My feet and legs looked like that for at least a week after my C-section. My Dr said it was normal and to rest as much as possible. Feel better!!!

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Yep. Ham hock legs. Had a cs and same thing happened. Freaked me out. Looked like my grandmas legs. I did the happy dance when they went to normal.

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Two weeks here! My feet did not go back to normal until about 2 weeks after my c/s. I would say if you don't notice the swelling going down in another week, mention it to your dr.

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Totally normal for me. My feet were sooo swollen after my c/s with DS #1. It took a long time for it to go down. Just check with you Dr.

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I had CRAZY swelling after DS. I didn't have any during but afterwards, I couldn't even get my sweatpants over my thighs!!!!! ETA - & I had a v- birth

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Re: 6 days PP--does this look normal?

Yes. Mine looked much as worse!

Re: 6 days PP--does this look normal?

I wish I had taken a pic of my feet post c-section. They looked like monster feet. My toes were so far spread out because of how swollen they were and seriously my toes and foot looked like they were going to pop. AND it was incredibly painful.

My OB said it was perfectly normal and that the week after c-section was the worst. Within 2 weeks post op she said it should start going down. Took a long time for them to look normal again, but after 2 weeks they looked better.

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Believe it or not mine were way worse. I couldn't even fit my legs into my maternity pants. I was convinced something was seriously wrong with me. Dr. said that its not uncommon for csec patients to have a lot of swelling, by day 10 I started to lose almost 5lbs a day all in water. Took a full month for my legs to look normal again.

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My whole body swelled after birth, especially my legs and it lasted about 10 days!

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Yeah, it peaked at about a week or so then I stared peeing gallons and it went away.

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I didn't have a c-section but my feet were very swollen for appx.2-3 days after I gave birth. And then one day I woke up and my feet were back. I would give it a few more days and then call the doc if you're in more pain.

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Yes! I had insane swelling, i could not walk or bend my legs. The swelling was waaay more painful than the csection incision, i was so scared. My dr promised it would go away and after 2 weeks postpartum it started to subside. Hang in there!

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Totally normal. My legs were extremely swollen after my c-sect. MD said it was totally normal since you are pumped up with IV's and meds and just had major surgery. Mine went away within 2 wks after the c-sect. HTH.

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Yup... that's what happened to me. Lasted until 12 days PP. Got REALLY bad. My DH called me Mrs. Klump because it looked like the special effects in The Nutty Professor.

Drink a LOT of water - some with lemon, which is a natural diuretic.

Keep your feet elevated.

And buy compression socks and put them on in the morning when your feet are the least swollen.

2 weeks after surgery, my feet are back to their normal selves!

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Very very normal, but if you have ANY difficulty in breathing, redness in the legs, tingling or anything other then swollen legs you need to call the doc. Pregnancy and childbirth put us at higher risks for complications. Just keep an eye on it!

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Wow. That totally looked like my feet right after I gave birth. I ended up in the ER two days after I left the hospital because of severe swelling (Edema, I believe it is called). I was so swollen, I started to feel chest pressure. Turns out, all the fluid I had backed up into by lungs & I had a slight case of pneumonia. I was prescribed a diuretic that I was on for 7 days & worked like a charm. Feel better. If your feeling any sort of chest pressure, go to the ER immediately!