I am only 15 weeks pregnant but have already started with the hot feet at night. And when I say hot, I mean absolutely on fire and so hot it wakes me up. They feel hot to the touch, it's not just psychological. I had this later on in my last pregnancy during winter, so it's not just a summer thing and I can't even think about being woken up by this every night for months and months!
I have tried:
- Frozen hot water bottle, but it's not really comfortable and I keep having to fiddle with it. Also, only touches a part of my feet so I still wake up with hot bits.
- Propping my feet up on pillows. I've not had much swelling yet but I thought it might help. Didn't really notice a difference and I know that later on I'll have such bad heartburn even on alllll the meds that I'll have to sleep sitting up and my big belly won't let me be a V all night!
- Drinking more water. Meh. No discernable effect.
- Going to bed in wet socks. Helps, but then they dry out and I get woken and have to wet them again.
- Not draining the kids bath in the evening so I can get up and paddle in it during the night. This is excellent and very helpful for getting down to the comfortable temperature but I have to do this 1-3 times a night and it'll only get worse!
Any tips, no matter how wacky?! The paddling gets them cool again but I just want to not be woken up by it. I'll have enough crap nights when the baby's here!