Many people want to have a baby, but when they think about various symptoms during pregnancy, they feel discouraged. Everyone's situation is different, and naturally the symptoms that appear after pregnancy are also different. Some people may experience morning sickness, while others may have body swelling. So when is the approximate time for pregnant women to experience swelling?
The cause of edema is that the uterus increases with fetal growth, leading to a gradual increase in pressure inside the pelvis, which compresses the veins in the legs, resulting in poor blood flow. When a pregnant woman reaches seven months old, the baby has basically formed and the uterus has reached its maximum extent, so the chances of the mother being troubled by edema will increase thereafter.
Swelling is a process that almost all pregnant women will experience. In mild cases, only the legs will swell, but in severe cases, the whole body will swell up and there will be a hole when pressed down with fingers.
When this situation occurs, pregnant women should not be overly nervous. They should know that this is the correct phenomenon and not worry. If they are in a tight mood, it will only worsen the condition. Moreover, pregnant women need to know that this situation cannot be immediately recovered after childbirth. It takes about seven days to fully recover, and sometimes swelling may worsen in the days after delivery.
This is because postpartum kidneys have a relatively heavy workload, and excess tissue fluid in the body needs to be continuously expelled from the body by the kidneys. When the kidneys are unable to process these fluids in a timely manner, a certain amount of fluid volume will exist in the body, exacerbating edema.
