I think my face looks quite bloated now. i am 30 wks pg and my face looks perpetually swollen , esp with skin hanging on the sides of my neck....im not so worried about the rest of my body as i am for my face....any suggestions/opinions?!!
2007-08-07 04:09:37 · 13 answers · asked by erica 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
by bloating i really imply excess facial weight i seem to have put on...i think it has less to do with fluid retention
2007-08-07 05:11:52 · update #1
Wallet
2007-08-07 04:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Can I please just correct the user who said that a bloated face is a sign of preeclampsia. You will cause this pregnant woman and other pregnant women out there to panic! Almost all pregnant women out there have experience some sort of accumulation of fluid in their body.
Yes, bloating can be a sign of preeclampsia especially if there is a SIGNIFICANT difference between your face pre-pregnancy and the present. But you have to understand, it is normal to have some edematous changes in a pregnant womans body. But it is not the main factor in the diagnosis of preeclampsia!
Preeclampsia is a condition where pregnant women have high blood pressure and proteinuria (presence of protein in urine). In order to diagnose preeclampsia, the pregnant woman should have high blood pressure and a positive urine protein test.
As for weight loss... your face can still go back to normal. I gained 60 pounds and I was huge and my face was huge and everything was huge. After losing 30 pounds in a month, my face was back to normal although my body was not.
There is anecdotal evidence that breastfeeding can make you lose weight faster but is not yet proven by trials. It is also important for you to keep moving, exercise and eat right for you to lose that baby weight.
2007-08-07 11:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mommy M.D. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aside from the 10 pounds during birth, I would have to say my face. Anytime I loose weight it shows in my face first. I know what you mean by the puffy face, but we can not help it. And the plus is that the facial skin has more elasticity, do you won't get stretch marks or stretchy left over skin.
2007-08-07 11:24:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your face is bloated? Is this something new? Just happened recently? Woke up and there it was? How about your hands and feet, are they swollen?
A swollen bloated face is a sign of preeclampsia.
If you just mean that you've put weight on your face, thats different.
I lost weight on my thighs and face and arms, and then on my middle. In that order.
2007-08-07 11:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
you're just getting close to the end and retaining water.
my feet and ankles swelled like CRAZY towards the end.
all that will go away when you ahve the baby.
as for actual weight gain...not water retention....i lost the most in my legs post-baby.
when you have a kid you're on your feet ALL THE TIME!
2007-08-07 11:14:08 · answer #5 · answered by joey322 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I only lost weight after I got pregnant. I lost 20lbs with all my pregnancys. After the babys i only lost a few pounds then gained it all back.
2007-08-07 11:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well after the baby was born, it was my abdomen of course, then hands and feet, then my legs. im still a chunk in the face. my breasts are still giant. horray. but my middle is the chunkiest.
2007-08-07 11:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First my Feet
Second was my Belly (YAY!!)
Then so on till I was lookin Normal again !!
2007-08-07 11:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by lilredhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first i noticed was my feet/ankles. it's amazing to see your feet look normal again! :)
2007-08-07 11:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by Emily H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stomach
2007-08-07 11:12:10 · answer #10 · answered by Leslie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋