Health-wise (so far), I have had a relatively uneventful pregnancy. That is, until the edema set in. "They" (doctors) say that your blood volume doubles during pregnancy and peaks at about 34 weeks, which is where I'm at. This picture doesn't quite do justice to just how sausage-like my toes are, nor are the sock lines really conveying the overall swollen-ness. And notice that I'm barefoot--I have one pair of shoes that will fit after having loosened the strap out to the farthest hole. I feel like one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters trying to cram her foot into the glass slipper every morning when I get dressed.But if this is the worst of my pregnancy symptoms, then I feel lucky. And it makes the idea of more snow and slush that much more tolerable knowing that I won't have to go out in shorts or a skirt anytime soon. Plus, maybe I can inspire an artist like Botero:
PS Apologies to anyone surfing for sexy foot fetish photos online...these must have been a disappointment
2 comments:
Does anyone market shoes specifically to pregnant women? This sounds like a get rich idea.
I know...the idea has crossed my mind, too! Although, to be honest, I think my edema might be a little on the extreme side (in fact, the doctor was talking out loud to herself as she was making notes in my chart today and one of the things I distinctly heard was "extreme edema"). Most people's swelling comes and goes or isn't quite as bad, so there may not be as big a market as we hoped.
But I can totally understand why many women who go through pregnancy start up baby product/pregnancy-related companies...every day there is some kind of design or invention that comes to mind that you wish you had to get you through to the end (and I'm sure more ideas will come later once the baby is on the scene for real).
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