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Re: Swelling in the third trimester

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:24:17 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 15 Aug 2002, zapgirl wrote: >
>How normal is "normal" when it comes to swollen hands, feet, and the
>face when one reaches Weeks 36-40? I am 36 weeks and I've noticed that
>my hands, feet, and my face are really puffy, especially my feet! Could
>be water retention, but since this is Baby #5 for me (four live births)
>I've noticed that this time around I'm more swollen than usual (two
>other babies also born in the summer months).
>
>At my last checkup my BP was in the high 140s and the baby was not
>moving around that much (heart rate needed to be "watched" they said). I
>don't know what that means but apparently they said there were not
>enough accelerations (sp?) After about two hours of monitoring, I
>eventually went back down to 116 and the baby's HR was better, but now
>this concerns me. Is this normal at this stage? My other pregnancies
>were very different and people are right when they say not all
>pregnancies are the same! Any info is welcome! Thanks for your time. =)

Swelling might be due to water retention due too overweight or more dangerous due to high BP. spetially the minimum.Follow your Dr. instructions carefully.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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