Swollen labia

[smiler1985]

Sorry guys tmi I know, but one side of my labia is extremely swollen. I am 35+1 weeks gone. During my last pregnancy I remember being generally swollen down there but nothing like this. I am also very constipated but no other symptoms.

[Hopeful15]

Hello again smiler1985, sounded like a really odd symptom so I googled it. It would appear to be not that odd - it comes up in the search bar as a pregnancy symptom - hormones, trapped blood due to baby positioning, varicose vein or a swollen gland were culprits - in each case they spoke to their Doctor to check it was nothing to worry about - did you raise it with your MW yesterday?

[smiler1985 in reply to Hopeful15]

Thank you for replying. I noticed those google posts too just wanted some general advice etc. It didn't swell up till late last night so didn't mention it to the midwife.

[Hopeful15 in reply to smiler1985]

I'd get it checked out just for peace of mind that it's nothing to worry about. Let us know how you get on. Good luck.