During the last four or five months of pregnancy many women start feeling heavy and tired as baby gets heavier shifts about more and increasingly takes up space in their bellies this can contribute to many unwelcome physical effects including swollen legs and ankles varicose veins and fluid retention if yoursquore feeling fed up with being pregnant itrsquos no wonderwearing good compression socks or tights can help but often women are put off because compression itself isnrsquot