I recently had a baby and gained a LOT of weight during the pregnancy (90 pds). I developed gestational diabetes as well. I had a lot of swelling in my legs ankles, feet since the fourth month of pregnancy. Towards the end, I noticed that after I was lying down or had my feet up for a while, my feet felt numb when I stood up. I thought it was because of all of the swelling I had. As soon as I would start walking around, it would go away. But I am still experiencing this and my son is now 9 mo old. I also still have much of the weight to lose.