swollen ankles - ideas for relief?

My ankles have been getting more and more swollen recently. It was very bad last night and i could hardly sleep as they felt so painful.

Any ideas/tips as to what may relieve them? I sleep with my feet on a pillow - would soaking them in hot water in the evening help or am i better off keeping them elevated as much as possible?

I finish work after next week so hope things wont be so bad then . ..

Having your legs elevated where and when possible is the best medicine....Not long for you now though. Best of luck...Take Care

Also get your partner to massage the fluid back down your legs towards your heart as can help with getting rid of it. Helped me alot as I had major swelling.

Also swimming is awesome for swelling so you may want to start that when you finish work.

Do keep an eye on it though as I felt fine but had swelling from about 33 weeks.At my MW appt at about 37w4d my BP spiked and things turned to custard pretty quickly although I still felt sweet until the day of my induction.

Not tos care you but do keep an eye on it as it is the 1st sign of PE usually.

I had it bad both times. The only thing that helped me was wearing Dr Scholl travel socks - elevating my feet etc did norhing

Yeah, what everyone else said, but they go down so fast once bubs is born, it was such a relief being able to wear shoes again! I had to graduate in jandals cos its the only thing that fit me lol

Watch for it turning hard too (oedema) as swelling is fine, but if you have other PE symptoms and then the swelling turns into oedema then you need to ring your m/w. I used to be able to poke my feet and then there would still be a massive indent an hour later.

try to keep them cool. Having them elevated is a bit of a catch 22 though, as it encourages baby to turn posterior. If you're spending time with your feet elevated, make sure you spend as much time on your hands and knees to keep baby anterior