Swollen ankles, feet and hands ✿

Os Edemas são muito comuns durante a gravidez visto que existe um aumento do fluxo sanguineo, e as Mulheres com retenção de liquidos têm ainda mais tendência para os inchaços. Quando os inchaços aparecem repentinamente (mãos;pés;cara) juntamente com outros sintomas nomeadamente Tensões Altas;Dor de cabeça;proteínas na urina (entre outros) pode ser um sinal de Pré-eclâmpsia nesses casos uma visita ao Obstetra é aconselhada. Os inchaços já apareceram por aqui a algum tempo, quando olho para os meus pés penso logo 'Parecem mesmo batatas'. Mesmo quando estou parada acabam por inchar, mas se andar/estiver de pés começam a inchar ainda mais. As mãos o que me incomoda para além de andarem inchadas é o facto de as sentir várias vezes 'dormentes'. 
Aqui em baixo vou deixar algumas informações sobre pré-eclâmpsia.

About pre-eclampsia:

• "Preeclampsia is a condition that occurs only during pregnancy. Diagnoses is made by the combination of high blood pressure and protein in the urine, occurring after week 20 of pregnancy. Preeclampsia may also be called toxemia and is often precluded by gestational hypertension. Preeclampsia affects about 2-6% of healthy, first time moms." americanpregnancy.org

• "What is pre-eclampsia?

Pre-eclampsia is a condition that typically occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It is a 

combination of:

• raised blood pressure (hypertension)

• protein in your urine (proteinuria).

The exact cause of pre-eclampsia is not understood.

Often there are no symptoms and it may be picked up at your routine antenatal 

appointments when you have your blood pressure checked and urine tested. This is why 

you are asked to bring a urine sample to your appointments.

• Why do I need to know if I have pre-eclampsia?

Pre-eclampsia is common, affecting between two and eight in 100 women during 

pregnancy. It is usually mild and normally has very little effect on pregnancy. However, it 

is important to know if you have the condition because, in a small number of cases, it can 

develop into a more serious illness. Severe pre-eclampsia can be life-threatening for both 

mother and baby.

Around one in 200 women (0.5%) develop severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. The 

symptoms tend to occur later on in pregnancy but can also occur for the first time only 

after birth.

The symptoms of severe pre-eclampsia include:

• severe headache that doesn’t go away with simple painkillers

• problems with vision, such as blurring or flashing before the eyes

• severe pain just below the ribs

• heartburn that doesn’t go away with antacids

• rapidly increasing swelling of the face, hands or feet

• feeling very unwell.

These symptoms are serious and you should seek medical help immediately. If in doubt, 

contact the maternity unit at your local hospital.

In severe pre-eclampsia, other organs, such as the liver or kidneys, can sometimes become 

affected and there can be problems with blood clotting.

• How may pre-eclampsia affect my baby?

Pre-eclampsia affects the development of the placenta (afterbirth), which may prevent your 

baby growing as it should. There may also be less fluid around your baby in the womb.

If the placenta is severely affected, your baby may become very unwell. In some cases, the 

baby may even die in the womb. Monitoring aims to pick up those babies who 

are most at risk." http://www.rcog.org.uk/files/rcog-corp/Pre-eclampsia.pdf