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“You’re Glowing”: What Causes the Fabled Glow of Pregnancy?
Pregnancy, prenatal, prenatal health, pregnancy myths Stephanie Ondrack Pregnancy, prenatal, prenatal health, pregnancy myths Stephanie Ondrack

“You’re Glowing”: What Causes the Fabled Glow of Pregnancy?

Along with all the well-known annoyances and discomforts of pregnancy, such as nausea, heartburn, swollen ankles, and having to pee every ten minutes, some people are also blessed with a few of pregnancy’s more pleasant side effects. One of these is a radiant, shiny look, mostly known as “The Glow of Pregnancy”.

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OEDEMA
Pregnancy, pregnancy discomforts, swollen ankles, pregnancy myths, prenatal health, healthy pregnancy, prenatal fitness, oedema Stephanie Ondrack Pregnancy, pregnancy discomforts, swollen ankles, pregnancy myths, prenatal health, healthy pregnancy, prenatal fitness, oedema Stephanie Ondrack

OEDEMA

Oedema (or edema) is swelling that can occur in your extremities during pregnancy, most often in the ankles. Some people just get mildly swollen ankles, and some people get extremely puffy ankles and feet, sometimes even calves and knees, so that shoes, or even socks or pants, don’t fit. Oedema can also occur in the fingers, hands, wrists, and face. Often it gets worse towards the end of pregnancy, and some people experience it in all these places at once.

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