When, if at all, did your rings stop fitting?

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My wedding ring is fine but my engagement ring is getting a bit tight - am 33 weeks and love wearing my ring. Do yours still fit? I don't like things round my neck so having mine on a chain no good.

I'd be interested in hearing all the different answers to this. I recently got engaged (talk about doing things back to front? :) ) and I need to resize my engagement ring. I can't imagine not wearing it until the baby has arrived....

Oh gosh mine came off at about three months and stayed off till DS was 9 months old.

Have finally given up wearing mine at 38 weeks

I was finding they were fine at the start of the day but getting tighter throughout so I've taken them off completely as I was worried i would take them off and 'put them somewhere safe' temporarily and never see them again.

Never, but I didn't get very bloaty at any stage now I think about it.

I would suggest that you take them both off and keep them off. I had no problems at all in pregnancy- a few weeks out (can't remember exactly) my ring suddenly wouldn't come off (only mild water retention but enough).

One midwife wanted it cut off but the other gave us a few hours to get it off ourselves- iced water, olive oil etc- finally it came off.

Took it off with 2nd child at about 30 weeks just in case.

I took mine off at around 35 weeks. I didn't want to have them cut off (as happened to a friend). I put them back on when dd was about 9 months.

My last pg with twins they came off at 26 weeks - I developed pre-eclampsia, and am using them this time round as a comparison of swelling! 32 weeks now and still got them on - yay!!

32 weeks or so.
Can't even get it over my knuckle now (40+1).

In my case I think this is due as much to cake consumption as water retention.

about 24 weeks, but back on within about 6 weeks after the birth

wmmc and soh, just curious, why did you wait 'til 9 months to put them back on?

Because it took that long for the swelling/retention/bloatedness to go.

Because my fingers, like the rest of me were significantly lardier than they were pre-pregnancy.

So you mean this could be a long term thing

I have kept my rings on all the way with the other DC's.

I have also developed a 'trout pout' as part of my puffy face

Have I been kidding myself that I will be back to normal in a few weeks??

Ah the trout pout (both the facial one and the other one - you may not have reached that bit yet ) will go within two weeks of delivery. I had PET with both and I could say most of the bloating was down to that, but frankly, no, it was cake related.

My wedding ring still okay - think my engagement ring may be a bit out of shape so going to take it to get it cleaned and made round again soon if that makes sense - maybe it will fit then. I don;t care if other people know I am married or not but I love having my wedding ring - sounds incredibly bleurgh but I do think of dh whenever I see it, so may insist on very cheap £20 big one from Argos if I have to take it off.

Buck, if you've got to 38wks with no probs then slight retention at the end shouldn't go on for 9 months. You'll probably be fine.

buck, I was shocked to hear the swelling doesn't go down straight away.

With DC1 I was all bump - no water retention whatsoever. This time my whole existence is pregnant and bloated.

Phew! Fat fingers crossed you're right SOH

I know exactly what you mean wmmc That was a surprise when I went to the loo!

Quite enjoying have the plump lips (on my face!)of my youth again, only slightly spoilt by the fact that I have trout nose to accompany it.

Mine came off at around 28weeks with DS, more than likely cake related also. Didnt get to wear them again for a fair few months and notice now 2yrs on that my knuckles are wider than they used to be! I have a nice antique garnet ring that is too big at the moment but I did use that in lieu of a wedder, not that i was worried about judgemental old biddies it was just comforting not to panic each time I realised my ring was missing!

Never came off here - no water retention I guess.
I did drink pints of water every day though - twas the only way to not be constipated

19 weeks
I woke up one morning with welts in my fingers and had to soak hands in cold water to get the rings off!
I also started to react to the metal too, my OH is really pleased that im suddenly 'allergic' to platinum and diamonds
ha ha he wishes!!

Rings came off first time at 20 weeks and only got them back on once DS was 18 months. I wore my wedding ring for a total of 3 months before I had to take it off again at 8 weeks pregnant this time! Mine also is too cake related though as I never got back to my pre-pregnancy weight before getting pregnant again this time.

Mine came off at about 36 weeks but I bought a £1 stretchy toe ring from the chemist to wear instead- you would never have known, honestly, it looked ok!

After the birth! Fine up until then and afterwards it took a couple of weeks to get them back on.