Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

debbadebbadoo711

Really!?!  Don't I have enough pain??? LOL.

Anyway, did anyone else get this?  How did you treat it?  Does it go away after baby is born?

Thanks!

LyndaCarter

Oh yeah. I lived in wrist braces before DD#1 was born. It did get better until I got nursing mom's wrist issues and had to go to physical therapy and again live in a wrist brace on my left hand. That actually hurt more than the carpal tunnel.

itsmevkb

Oh, I had this very bad with my first pregnancy.  I wore wrist braces and tried to sleep on an incline with my arms stretched out straight.  My doc said something about when you lie down at night everything moves up into your arms and I can remember the pain would wake me up at night.

Unfortunately, it can actually get worse after you have the baby.  I remember not being able to snap my son's onesies or turn on lamps because I lost all feeling in my thumb and forefinger.  After three months my ob suggested seeing a hand specialist but then it gradually started getting better and probably by six months post-partum I was back to normal.

I know it's super frustrating.

teachinbr

I also had it with DS.  I wore the wrist braces daily, even though my OB recommended that I only wear them for a few hours each day.  It took a few weeks for it to go away after DS was born.  I know that as my fluid/weight decreased, it seemed to get better.  That (and charley horses) were the most painful parts of pregnancy for me.