Pregnant wife and swollen feet in WDW

[Pea-n-Me]

Remember that salt causes water retention, and vacation food is very salty. Almost all of it. Much more so than at home, where you have at least some healthy meals. If she already has swelling, this is something to seriously avoid, because as it is, she will be dealing with heat and humidity, tiredness, lots of walking, and a long journey. Additionally, flying can make swelling worse due to pressure changes.

Stretching her body out entirely with legs elevated will help promote fluid returning "up" from the lower extremities, as opposed to sitting and just putting legs up, which still compresses those blood vessels. [The pressure from the baby and sitting sort of "kink the garden hose" if you will. Stretching out "opens it up".] Allow lots of time for relaxing in your room.

As for resting spots around the World, I like the porch at City Hall in the MK. Just get there well ahead of parade time, and go to the bathroom and get snacks before you sit down. At Epcot I would find somewhere shady tucked away in the back of one of the countries - Japan is tranquil. AK has lots of shady spots, as do the resorts (if you're not at your own). At HS there is that cute little book store (Writer's Stop) where she could enjoy a cup of herbal tea, or the shade of the ABC Commissary.

Have a nice trip!

 

[rt2dz]

I was 6 and 7 months pregnant with #3 and #4 respectively when we went, and in massive heat with #3. I wore the same shoes i walked 5 miles a day in at home without fail. It was just a pair of cross trainers, but my feet were used to them. The big thing that helped tremendously was soaking my feet in the tub every night with a soak for swelling feet, and then sleeping with my feet elevated. I wish I could remember the soak, but if you look around at Walmart I'm sure you'd find something. My feet were swollen every night, but by morning, they were back to normal and I was ready to go.

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[Miumiu4me]

I am 7 mth pregnant and I go to WDW regularly. Just avoid the mid-day heat if you can. Magic Kingdom tends to be the most hectic park (IMO) and it takes the longest to get out if (unless you're staying at a MK resort) - you might want to save that park for evenings/ early mornings. A midday nap and/or swim back at the resort will do wonders. A water park day might be good too, just beware - its very crowded at the water parks this time of year. I've been going to Blizzard Beach a lot - I like the wave pool - but I have to be careful, since people tend to let their guard down and run into each other when it's busy.

Anyway...

Epcot - go to the resort area behind Epcot. You can go through the international gateway. There are a bunch of restaurants, a nice boardwalk area, and some stores. It's not hectic midday either.
The France movie has seats and AC and it's never really busy.

MK -
County Bears rarely has a line. It's inside and there is AC.
People Mover is partially outside, but you can sit for ten minutes or so,
Ditto for the Carousel of Progress
Midday you could also take the monorail to a MK resort and have a quick service lunch there.

AK - there are lots of benches in this park, but I think it has the most outdoor areas. The Lion King show or Nemo is a good 30 minute(ish) break.

Studios - Writers Shop is a cute little store/ coffee shop. No decaf though!

 

[Miumiu4me]

You couldn't pay me to go to WDW 1 1/2 month before baby due in June heat... But I has my son 2 months early, so it's a moot point. If you don't live close by, I'd get the name of a good OB nearby before you leave

Winnie Palmer is the "baby" hospital for the area. It's in downtown Orlando.