I know the time will come when I will have to trade my beautiful engagement ring and wedding band for another ring to wear while I finish out my pregnancy. I’ve heard many stories of this happening, and I’m grateful that it hasn’t happened yet. After all, I’m only 20 weeks pregnant.
But I know the day will come when it’s time… and really, I should be prepared for this day because I heard it can start in the second trimester.
It’s a funny situation. I absolutely love both of my rings. I get tons of compliments because they are vintage looking and just breathtaking. My husband did a very good job designing both! While it will be a sad, sad day to have to put away my rings, thanks to pregnancy and swollen fingers, I have to admit that I’m just a little excited about the thought of getting another ring that is completely opposite of what I have now.
Really, what girl doesn’t love jewels?!
I was just looking around on Overstock to see what was available and I found a pretty ring. Sure it’s only $20, but the reviews were good. I don’t want something that looks extreme fake or costume jewelry-ish because I would feel dumb sporting that on my finger and I know that Tarzan wouldn’t be proud of it either.
(He’s really picky about this stuff. I wanted a pear engagement ring when we were looking around and I found one that I loved. Did he share my love for it? Absolutely not. I got the, “Um, it looks like you are wearing costume jewelry and I wouldn’t be proud to put that on your hand.” OK T, point taken and then we continued our ring search.)
Thankfully my fingers, ankles, and feet are still normal looking. I’m honestly dreading the day that they become swollen and don’t get even get me started on the possibilities of cankles when pregnant. No thank you.
When I think about pregnancy, there are many exciting things that come to mind, such as feeling the baby move, getting the pregnancy glow (that I still don’t have), hearing the heartbeat, thinking of names, shopping for the baby, growing a baby inside of you, finding out the sex, seeing my husband with our baby, decorating the nursery, and many others.
Sadly, there are also many things that come to mind that are not exciting. In the least. For example: morning sickness, migraines, varicose veins, acne, feeling fat, feeling like you never look cute, inner thighs touching, peeing when you sneeze, sneezing all the time and having an endless supply of snot in your nose, just feeling awkward, pregnancy hormones, and now I have to worry about swollen hands, feet, and ankles.
Oh fun.
When did your hands, feet, and ankles get swollen? Or did you completely bypass this lovely pregnancy stage?
Also, if you were one of the “lucky” ones with swollen hands, what did you do about your rings when they didn’t fit anymore? And, if you got a new one, how many sizes up from your original size did you go? I’ve been hearing the norm is about 2 sizes.
My wedding ring and engagement ring are a size 5, so that would mean I would jump up to a size 7. Surely a 7 would occupy my swollen hands in the hot, humid, Houston summer, right?
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I've had my wedding rings around my neck, on a chain, since week 25 or 26. It was Valentine's week, which made me feel double weird about it. But they look nice there, and I didn't have to get a substitute ring. They tend to puff up pretty bad when it rains, but the rest of the time, they were ok.
And my hands and feet have been huge for the past week, since I'm at 37 weeks. Drinking lots of water helps a little, but it's just like having Mickey Mouse's hands and feet. Rest keeps them from getting worse, but it doesn't make them better. Be careful! Swollen and numb hands have made me really clumsy! I mean, clumsier than last month!
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