During a summer pregnancy, that is...
Please be warned and don't let this happen to you.
I should have known better. But no...
I've been wearing my wedding rings all during this second pregnancy, as I did with my first one, (and I am one of those that never, ever removes the bands so as not to lose them) and foolishly, so foolishly, I did not take into account that during the summer I may swell. And swell I did...
On Sunday it ocurred to me that I maybe should go ahead and take my 3 wedding bands off...I quickly found that I could not. I began trying all previously helpful methods that I knew: soap and water, lotion, twisting like crazy, icing my hand for a while. When futility set in, I turned to the internet for new ideas. Chlorox, Windex, hand above head for 10min, then icing for 5min, then using the aforementioned products. Still no results. I turned to Lee...
Having a husband who has spent much time in the ER dealing with fantastical injuries can prove to be quite fairytale-esque, as he can calmly and effectively handle almost any medical situation with a striking coolness and come in and be my real-life "knight in shining armor". With his typical calm-as-a-cucumber way, he quickly assured me that he has seen this many times and he can remove the bands. However, after all my attempts to remove the rings, at this point my finger was even more inflamed and the pain was excruciating.
To conclude, it took a 2 inch syringe of numbing medicine, 3 injections of said medicine and 20 minutes of a very tired Lee patiently wrapping, twisting, prying and pulling to remove my 3 lovely wedding bands and free my finger from peril.
Sigh.....
Now the diamonds dangle gently from a chain around my neck and will remain that way for an undecided amount of time. And I am even more in love with my knight in shining armor.
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This almost happened to me last summer! I had to get the country crock out of the fridge to butter up my finger. Kind of humiliating. but whats worse, I bought a $10 silver band at walmart to wear for the last two months of my pregnancy, and had to take THAT one off just two weeks later! Oh summer pregnancies... Hope you are feeling good. We will miss you at the reunion!
Again Catie I am so sorry you had to go through that! And hopefully your finger will heal soon. I am so glad your husband saved the day! Good job Lee!
I hated not having my bands on-had to take mine off around 30 weeks. I just put them back on yesterday, and it felt wonderful. You look great in all of your pictures!
Oh no! I'm so glad Lee came to the rescue! Trust me, I can relate to the summertime swelling. I had full on cankles my entire third trimester :) the good news is that it disappears pretty fast.
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