Water retention

I had very bad water retention from mid 2nd trimester onwards, which worsened right after I gave birth partly cos of the IV drips I received. Took another 2 to 3 weeks to go away. some ladies are lucky not to have it, but it affects many of us and is a normal pregnancy symptoms according to the doctors. raising legs during sleep wasn't comfortable for me, so I wore knee high compression socks instead nightly and sometimes even during the day when i was home. full body massage is good! hubby did a simple one every night, also went for professional one once. my postpartum massage was so shiok that on hindsight I think I should have engaged for prenatal as well.