Water Retention Any Tips

[BunnyBaby]

I am 21 weeks along, and when I walk any distance my feet puff up like an old lady. I know that salt makes this worse, so I've really cut back on my salt intake.

I think my ankles are the most obvious area, but I am also holding fluid all over as putting weight on without the corresponding calories.

I've been drinking plenty of water, and had a lymphatic drainage session the other week which helped a little. Has anyone got any tips on how I can get this under control?

Regular lymphatic drainage will be costly, so looking for any hints and tips

Cheers, (feeling depressed about shoes not fitting any more..)

apparently if you liquidise a cucucmber and drink it- it is meant to be ace for water retention.
Other then that-I have done yoga where we circle our hands and feet both clockwise and anti clockwise, rub our legs and arms up and down and have been advised to elevte or legs on a pillow or swiss ball to improve the blood flow and drainage.

i ate watermelon one night just before i went to bed - huge mistake- was up alll night peeing. it is a natural diuretic i later realised - doh! Its in season, tis delicious, low in calories (but is high GI so if there is risk of pregnancy related diabetes) go careful with how much eat. If not - eat away! worked for me!

Thank you! Off to buy cucumbers and watermelons..