I had my daughter Friday and I was wondering how long did you ladies have swelling? My calves get so…

Mine lasted about a week. Keep an eye out for bad headaches, if you have one call your doc. Also check for blood clots! Otherwise, they said about a week was normal. And told me to drink water with lemon. :)

@ligermama, what does that mean if you have those? I only had a clot twice but they told me if its not bigger or the same size as a gold ball it's okay.

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A headache could mean eclampsia so they'll want to check your blood pressure if you're swollen with a bad headache. I had never heard that about the clots before! I was always told to take them seriously but of course always listen to your doctor! That's just what they told me when I was swollen after birth :)

@ligermama, thanks for the info! I'm gonna see how I am tomorrow and I'll call if I have to. They said I would be swollen because of the water weight coming off but I also had bad headaches before being preggo & I was on special meds for it. I haven't started back up yet since having her

Yeah, hard to tell what the real culprit is!! That's why they had me go to a CVS to take my blood pressure if I had a headache. But definitely give them a call :) Feel better!!