I started to have swollen varicose veins on my legs when I was pregnant with Sherilyn. The swell on the varicose veins subsided after delivery of the baby but they were still quite obvious as I have very fair skin. When I was pregnant with Cass, my 3rd daughter, the varicose veins were swollen again and this time, it hurt badly and the veins were very prominent. It hurt even more when I was standing or walking. It was so bad that I had to buy juzo compression stockings and wore them at night from the 4th month of pregnancy until delivery. Though extremely uncomfortable on my legs, they did help a tad bid in reducing the swell on the varicose veins. After the birth of Cass, the varicose subsided but they are still pretty obvious on my legs up until today.