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Your body is expanding as your fetus grows and chances are your belly is not the only part of you that is swelling. Pregnant women report swelling in their breasts, hands, feet, ankles, legs, and vulva. If you feel like a water-logged sausage, rest assured that after the baby's born the swelling will go away.
While some swelling is so normal it's expected, there are steps you can take to reduce swelling.
Stay cool. The less overheated you get, the less fluid you'll retain.
Water works. According to Chris Lundgren, author of...
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My little sister is pregnant and is having a difficult time with the swelling in her legs and feet. What can she do for this? Her palms of her hands also turned purple. What is that and what should she do?
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