From week 16 of my pregnancy on, I was in pain every day.  My legs and feet started swelling and didn’t stop until almost two months after Sloane was born.  Many days, I could not put my feet in shoes and ended up working from home.  That was until I broke down, and purchased Birkenstocks.

Hey, they’re adjustable.

For many years, my grandmother tried to convince Birkenstocks were magic. But I had eyes and opinions, so she was unsuccessful.  But as a pregnant woman, having adjustable footwear with arch support was critical.

Of all the Birkenstock options, these Big Buckle Sandals were my favorite.  I also owned the black on black regular Birkenstocks.

As an attorney, I was lucky most of my meetings and court appearances were by Zoom.  If I needed to go in to the courtroom, my plan was to change into mules in the hallway and wear pants to cover the open heel.

Have swelling with or without pregnancy?  If I had known these compression boots were available, I would have purchased a pair.  Wearing compression socks offered little relief, and now I have varicose veins where the band of the socks squeezed too tightly.

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