Hello I was wondering if anyone had problems with vericose viens while pregnant? I have some that went away after I had my 2nd child now I am 8 months pregnant with my 3rd child and was wondering if there is any home rememdies or anything that anyone has figured out how to make them feel better. I asked my doctor and he said just to wear support hose but I can't find any maternity ones cheap enough and the normal ones are to tight around the waist. Also did your viens get worse the farther along you got if you did get them?
Thanks for replying in advance. :)
Marjorie
Thanks everyone for replying. I have talked to my doctor about and he said there's nothing really that I can do about it right now except for support hose. But I have been thinking about getting them repaired or removed whatever they do when I'm not pregnant anymore. Mine do go away when I'm not pregnant anymore and then come back when I get pregnant again. But with this 3rd pregnancy they just have been bothering me and my last pregnancy I really didn't have a problem at all with them hurting. Mine now only hurt maybe 2 or 3 days in a row and then I'll have a week or 2 when they won't bother me at all . Anyways at least I only have a few weeks left. Thanks again!!
Motherhood.com sells Compression Hose for about $7. I bought mine on-line. They really help. My legs throb if I don't wear them.
Yes, the support hose are a pain to pull up and they do not fit over the belly when you are pregnant. I had to wear them though, and keep my feet up as much as possible, too. If you buy the normal, non-pregnancy support hose, you can cut the wasteband or just wear them under your belly, or both. You could safety pin or sew a piece of elastic to each side of the wasteband where you cut it, if you want, but I did not have a problem with them falling off - it was pulling them up that was a problem, especially when it is hot and sticky! Baby powder helps that.
Good luck.
S.
I'm so sorry! I feel your pain! I get severe varicose veins while pregnant and they get worse and more painful with each pregnancy. I know the maternity support hose are very expensive, but they are worth it for the relief they give, especially if you get the medical compression hose. (About 30$ a pair) I have to wear those the moment I find out I'm pregnant and wear them throughout the entire pregnancy.
If you have access to a pool or a YMCA it helps a lot to spend some time in the water, it allows the blood to recirculate. If your doctor will write you a prescription for water therapy a lot of times the YMCA will give you a discount on their facilities. Lie down with your feet up as much as possible, I know this is hard to do when you have other little ones, but make it priority to rest as much as you can. I also felt like it helped, oddly enough, to go for walks. The exercise got my heart pumping and got the blood moving. Mine do get progressively worse the farther along I get, but they do dissapear after the pregnancy. Hang in there, this too shall pass. -J.
Hi M.!
I had vericose veins with my second child. I had them to the point that I had to go to the Medical Supply store and get compression stockings. I wish I could tell you it will get better, but it doesn't. The stockings aren't cheap, but it is worth the price. Once your baby is born things get much better! I have found that when I have my period now, about the first 2 days my legs ache (not as bad as when I was pregnant), although you may not have this problem later. I wish you a healthy pregnancy!
S.
You might want to try a medical drug store, store that carries walkers and stuff. I know they have all sizes of hoses and you might have to go with knee highes. Also try to keep your legs elivated an try not to cross them. Hope this helps.
Marjorie,
I hate to tell you, but mine got worse with each child (I have 3) and worse the farther along I got. Now, 2 yrs after my 3rd child, they are still with me - though not as bad as when I was pregnant. I couldn't handle support hose, but did end up with the very expensive surgical kind that were knee hi's - my veins got really bad above my ankles. I could deal with knee hi, but getting them on when 9 months pregnant was next to impossible - my husband had to help!
I am considering some of the treatments now - wow they are expensive. But when I start feeling bad, I look at my kids and know it was worth it. I wasn't a swimsuit model anyway! Self tanners in the summer make me feel a little less "veiny" and I just consider it a battle scar.
NOTE: do make sure that your doctor is aware and keeps an eye on your veins - it could indicate a problem. I had to see a vascular surgeon during my last pregnancy to make sure I wasn't clotting. Mine got really bad and I was almost 40 - so I think that made it worse. But, I was fine. Just make sure!
Good luck!
B
Greetings! I was just reading about nutritional things to do for vericose veins in a book by Dr. Gillian McKeith called "You Are What You Eat". Unfortunately, I don't have the book handy as I write this but it might be worth investing in a copy to have readily available. It lists many many things that can be treated with nutrition. I am finding it to be a very valuable resource.
I had them before getting pregnant, but only in a very minor way.
Now I have them all over my right leg, and they are very deep, and they are getting bigger and spreading. They cause me pain during my menstrual cycles especially, but I have found that flax oil, along with some fish oil, and lavendar essential oil helps TREMENDOUSLY.
I have done research on them, and can only come up with deep vein thrombosis as what it could be. In that case, little can be done, as you don't want clots going from your legs to your lungs. (hence the fish oil, etc.)
The lavendar helps with pain....giving it a numbing effect.
I refuse to go to doctors, because they don't know. I know my body quite well, and better than them, so I do my research on what the pain is, and look for the right herbs to help myself.
The chemtrails in the air are loaded with things causing arthritic type stuff, along with MANY OTHER illnesses, which you can look up on the web, in case there's other problems. www.chemtrailshallofshame.com is a great link. Doctors won't mention any of that stuff though...they don't know.
So, when your body is intoxicated with everything our government wants to put in the air (not excluding fungi and molds injected into blood cells and dumped in our skies for us to breathe), you can try bentonite, which is clay, along with some psyllium, which will take metals, and other toxins out of your body. You don't have to pay big bucks for colon cleanses to detox. You can buy bentonite, and psyllium at a health food store.
I have gone through alot of pain with my legs due to this stuff, and did have arthrits type pain often, but these things help me bunches, and I don't have any medical bills. I also haven't been sick in a long time, and when the flu came around, my body, and immune system was strong, so I didn't suffer that at all.
I hope that helps.
my dr told me that i could wear thigh highs, because you can get them anywhere since they dont have to be maternity
Several years ago I worked for an OB/GYN who prescribed JOBST panty hose for his patients with this problem. They are expensive, however, insurance will probably pay for them because it is actually a medical issue. Your doctor's office would need to file the claim with the appropriate diagnosis. Also, you could always check to see if your insurance might cover items such as this prior to getting them. You are actually measured for the hose so that they fit your pregnant torso!
You can try thigh high support hose...less expensive and no pressure on your belly.
Dear M.,
I had a clotting disorder when I was pregnant and had trouble finding hose to fit (plus it is just hateful to have to pull them up EVERY time you have to use the bathroom which seemed like every 5 minutes).
I found (at Wal-Mart) some "diabetic Socks" they are Men's and come up almost to your knees.
They aren't terribly expensive and work REALLY well. Also, you can use them after you deliver as a "Navy Trouser Sock".
If you are having trouble with the thigh area I would reccommend Thigh High support hose-might wanna get 1 pr from a medial supply place.
Hope it helps.
:-) C.
M.,
I had four children within 7 years. Everytime I got pregnant my veins got worse.They were painful and I wore support house and bought them the biggest I could. They were extremely uncomfortable and hot, so I completely understand why you don't want to wear them. When I got further along and they were just unbearable to wear I tried my best to keep my feet up when sitting. Mine were so bad that while I was carrying my last and 4th child my Ob/Gyn told me once the baby was born I would have to have them removed. I was only 27 and had the legs of a 60 year old he said.So after my son was born, 6 months later I went to a Thoraic Surgeon and had them removed. Was one of the best things I ever did....no more pain. As he explained there is so much extra blood flowing through your legs due to the baby, your veins aren't used to it and expand and blulge. He said once they blulge like that they don't got back to there original shape and the only way to fix it is to remove them and to fix the problem where it began.
Hope that your pregancy is a happy one and you will get relief once the little one is born!!
listen to the doctor, ask if your ins. will pay for them and get a prescription from him. If you don't try to handle the veins now you might end up going in later for surgery to repair them and that is not a walk in the park like some doctors tell you
