I had my little boy in the early hours of yesterday morning, and was discharged from hospital in the afternoon. I have minor varicose veins in my thighs which started to come up in my lower legs during this pregnancy.
Yesterday before I left hospital I noticed that one of the ones, about a third of the way up my thigh, felt almost bruised. I got a midwife to check it out and she said it was fine - I was a bit worried about possible DVT but she said the signs were more swelling and redness which I didn't have. This morning I felt a pain in my lower leg which made it difficult to walk - have been limping although it does ease if I do walk normally - although there is nothing obvious to see from looking in terms of veins/bruising. A community midwife visited me today and I asked her about it too - she said DVTs normally appear in the calf area, and again to look for very obvious swelling.
Am I just being sleep deprived and anxious about this? Two medical professionals have reassured me but I'm still not convinced!
My labour did involve stirrups and about 4 midwives pushing against my legs as I had to get my baby out fast... perhaps it's just bruising from that?