Dear pregnant women of the world. Don’t cut your rings off! I just found a very cool Youtube video that will give you instructions to get it off. A couple other things to try:
1. Lotion or soap — if you lube it up, will it come off?
2. If that doesn’t work: Try this. Instead of an oxygen strap you could use some thin elastic.
Anyway, not unusual to get swollen fingers during pregnancy, I hope this helps someone.
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Kim Anderson says
Oh man, I wasn’t even thinking of removing my ring during pregnancy until my grandfather mentioned how tight my ring was getting. Since it was one of his rings from his old jewelry shops he was looking out for me. My ring is one of kind. He said, “you know Kimmy, you might want to take your ring off soon so you don’t have to cut it off”. I actually find that putting a big glob of Noxema facial cleaning cream on finger reduced the swelling and helped the ring slipped right off. That was trick my mom taught me.
Sue Tucker says
That is genius. Thank you. Also, what has worked for me (also helped my friends) is this: Stand up. Hold the arm (if possible). straight up in the air. Hold there for AT LEAST 60 seconds. Longer is better. This is a quick way to reduce swelling to get that ring off. I have also tried holding my hand in ice water for as long as I could stand and pulling the ring off. Definitely have used the oil, lotion, butter trick. The one that helps me fastest seems to be the arm in the air.
Hilary says
That is a good one! Gravity is our friend. 😀