Finger swelling / wearing rings?

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I stopped wearing mine at 30 weeks. No way I am risking them getting stuck and having to cut them(they are both diamond eternity bands).

[narockshard]

I have a really pretty fake ring that I already plan on wearing once my real ones don't fit anymore lol. I've had it forever but don't ever wear it because it looks like an engagement ring. So it'll be a good chance to get some use out of it!

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Jan 22, 2014 15:08:22 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

Yeah I'll take mine off if I have to. I would prefer that over cutting them off. Obviously. I just hate that naked feeling.

I know! I feel weird when we go out and my H is wearing his ring and my hands are naked. I considered buying a cheap fake one ($30)but it wasn't worth it imo. Maybe you can consider something like that.

[FastHands]

I feel like this is the heels question all over again for me, lol.
I gained a bunch of weight in the 6-12mos before I got pg (IF = WINE!), so I haven't been able to comfortably wear mine for about 6 months. whomp whomp.

[VillainV]

I'm still wearing my rings at 30 weeks, and haven't had any swelling in my hands. The only swelling I've had in my legs/feet was when we were in Florida over Christmas and it was like 87 degrees. I also drink TONS of water, so I don't know if that helps. If I have to stop wearing my rings I think I'll put them on a chain around my neck, but I'm not totally sure yet.

[pixiedust]

I just stopped wearing my ering, but am still wearing my band. We'll see how long that lasts.

[simpsongal]

I took mine off about 2 weeks ago, so I almost made it

I miss having it on, but believe me, wrestling it off my finger was a creepy/claustrophobic feeling.

[bananapancakes]

I took mine off just before Christmas (so 25 or 26 weeks). I could still get them on and off at that point but I was starting to feel like my finger was being strangled. I bought a really pretty (fake) band at Kohl's so I've been wearing that.

[magdala]

I have started wearing them on a chain intermittently at 16 weeks. My tummy doesn't show yet but my hands are already starting to swell.

[shelbyann]

I'm still wearing mine at 35 weeks. I play with them all day long to make sure they have plenty of room to slip on and off...there have been a couple of times when I've felt like maybe they weren't going to, but with a little lubrication they did easily. Most of the time they fit normally. At least for now!

If I were mega-pregnant in the summertime, I have a feeling they'd be gone by now. The heat and humidity here make me swell even when not PG!

[mellimel19]

I'm at 35 weeks and am still wearing mine. I haven't had any swelling in my hands yet, hopefully I'll make it all the way through. I'd feel so naked without them!

[chicago]

Still wearing mine. On occasion my engagement ring feels a tiny bit tight, so I do leave that at home sometimes and just go with my wedding band.

[natablue]

I wore my set (ering, wedding and anniversary bands) for the last time about a month ago, so about 35-36 weeks? However, they had been getting uncomfortable for a little while and that night I noticed they were quite difficult to take off, so I stopped wearing them out of fear they'd get stuck. I was able to wear a single thin wedding band for a few more weeks before that became impossible.

I tried it on just for giggles last week, and this is as far as I got.

[winemaker06]

I can wear mine to go out at night but had to stop wearing them due to skin irritation from washing my hands throughout the day. It makes me wonder if I've been swelling... not sure!

[robinsbff]

even not pregnant i rarely wore my rings. i think i wore them last on christmas or new year's eve?

[catsarecute]

I removed my wedding band two weeks ago because it's impossible to take off on a non-pregnant day and I worried about it getting stuck. I'm still wearing my engagement ring and a cheap Stella & Dot band but I might have to take those off soon as well. My hands are starting to feel swollen at night!

[osulori]

I started taking mine off in the evenings or when I'd been on my feet a lot around 25 weeks, and bought a cheap replacement ring at Target to wear (because it felt weird to not wear something on that finger) around 32 weeks.

[JayhawkGirl]

I made it to 16 weeks first pregnancy (I swelled early and substantially). Add me to the kohls knock off ring club

Made it to 37 weeks this time. I was able to put them back on about 10 days after she was born.

[Deleted]

I'm 35 weeks and still wearing my rings. I haven't had much swelling (feet or hands) this entire time, thank goodness.

[kristie]

I wore them the whole time. Then couldn't get them on my fingers after I had her for a few days. Pitocin swelling is no joke.

[humpforfree]

34w4d today and I think it will be the day I take them off. My fingers have been sweeping so much at night and it freaks me out when I can't get them off. I twist them and take them off at least once a day now to make sure I can

[formerlyak]

Mine still fit individually, but not together. They are the same size, but for some reason having something that wide stacked on my finger just doesn't work. So I wear my e-ring on a chain around my neck and my wedding band on my finger. I am 28 weeks tomorrow.

[flgirl]

Wore mine all the way through all 3 of my pregnancies. I really don't swell though. And I live in Florida. I don't find the heat makes a difference in the swelling. I do drink lots of water though and that is supposed to help keep the swelling to a minimum.