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maybeamommy
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How to combat water retention?
I was up 38 lbs at 32 weeks.
This past week I gained 5 lbs! I'm pretty sure it's a lot of water weight but I really only wanted to gain about 7 more until the end and now that seems impossible.
What can I do to combat water retention during this heat? I'm not eating a lot of salty or processed foods and I'm drinking tons of water. What else can I do??
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Posted 7/7/14 11:14 AM  |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Your body does what it needs to do. Stop focusing on the scale, and just let your body grow a baby. You can worry about your weight after you give birth.
Also, many people don't gain at the end, so you never know.
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| Posted 7/7/14 1:41 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Do you feel bloated or swollen? Are your ankles and feet swollen? Hands?
I was swelling like you would not believe at the end and nothing helped.
I drank 100 oz of water a day, I avoided sodium as much as I could, I elevated my feet, I iced them.
At the end of the day it was more the baby laying on a blood vessel and causing fluids to pool. Nothing helped except giving birth!
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| Posted 7/7/14 3:38 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Posted by NYCGirl80
Your body does what it needs to do. Stop focusing on the scale, and just let your body grow a baby. You can worry about your weight after you give birth.
Also, many people don't gain at the end, so you never know.
This is my 3rd pregnancy (4th child) so I'm very familiar with what my body needs to do/gain but I have never had such significant weight gain in such a short period of time. I gained 47 lbs with my 1st pregnancy and 42 lbs with twins. During both of my last 2 pregnancies I gained about 1.5-2 lbs/week during this time.
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| Posted 7/7/14 5:25 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Posted by NervousNell
Do you feel bloated or swollen? Are your ankles and feet swollen? Hands?
I was swelling like you would not believe at the end and nothing helped.
I drank 100 oz of water a day, I avoided sodium as much as I could, I elevated my feet, I iced them.
At the end of the day it was more the baby laying on a blood vessel and causing fluids to pool. Nothing helped except giving birth!
I don't feel very bloated or swollen at all! That's what so weird.
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readyfor3
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Re: How to combat water retention?
I'm in the same boat!
I'm up 29-30lbs as of today at 31 weeks. My feet have been swollen on and off over the last few weeks. I have been drinking a ton of water, avoiding salt wherever I can and yet it is just not enough. This is my 3rd time pregnant in the summer and I never had swelling with the others.
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| Posted 7/7/14 5:29 PM |
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How to combat water retention?
Definitely call your doctor. Hopefully it is just from the heat, I know I always swell in the heat no matter how much water I drink.
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| Posted 7/7/14 6:09 PM |
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wakemeup
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Posted by NYCGirl80
Your body does what it needs to do. Stop focusing on the scale, and just let your body grow a baby. You can worry about your weight after you give birth.
Also, many people don't gain at the end, so you never know.
What is it with people lately and their snotty responses?
Hayley, you are doing so well. In addition to drinking water have you tried eating melon? That would probably help a lot 
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| Posted 7/7/14 7:52 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: How to combat water retention?
Posted by wakemeup
Posted by NYCGirl80
Your body does what it needs to do. Stop focusing on the scale, and just let your body grow a baby. You can worry about your weight after you give birth.
Also, many people don't gain at the end, so you never know.
What is it with people lately and their snotty responses?
Hayley, you are doing so well. In addition to drinking water have you tried eating melon? That would probably help a lot
Hmmm..honestly wasn't trying to be snotty.
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