Since I was about 6 months pregnant, my feet have been having major issues. Major to the tune of "I can barely walk when I get out of bed in the morning." I kept thinking they would get better, but since Ellen is now 7 months old and I'm still hobbling along and seeing absolutely no improvement, I decided I would take action and see a podiatrist.
After poking around and determining that I definitely have some tendonitis on the right, he asked me to stand up so he could take a peek at my arches.
"Would you say that before you were pregnant, you had pretty good arches?" he asked.
"Yes, I'd say they were medium to high," I answered.
"Well, you barely have any now. They've collapsed. And your feet are rotating inwards. This is certainly contributing to the pain you're having."
"Oooh. I see."
"It's common during pregnancy for your foot structure to change dramatically, due to the loosening of the ligaments and joints. When my wife was pregnant, I put her on orthotics right away. For you, I'm recommending 400 mg of ibuprofen three times a day, ice-ing your feet for about 15 minutes every night, and some custom orthotics. We can get a casting of your feet before you leave."
As the indifferent nurse/technician covered my feet in warm plaster, I thought to myself that although the wearing of custom orthotics may help my pain, it doesn't bode so well for summery strappy sandals. This is a real bummer.
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