carpal tunnel due to pregnancy...

norcal

Have any of you experienced carpal tunnel in the last month of your pregnancy? How did you deal with it? Did it go away after the LO was born? 

Mrs.Wright07

I had it for most of pregnancy #2.  I used a wrist brace when it was really bad, but fortunately it did go away after delivery.

everydayeve

I had horrible carpal tunnel at the end of my pregnancy with Eve. I used wrist braces, especially for sleeping and work since I type a lot. It did go away after pregnancy, but it took about 6 weeks.

SJBride05

I had what I thought was carpal tunnel, starting around 36wks, but it ended up being "mommy thumb" (De Quervain's tendinitis) and it lasted until I went back to work.  The "C" shape of your hands that are used to lift, nurse and basically care for baby is what aggravates it.  Now my mom (DCP) has a small case of it from lifting DS. 

I hope this is not the case for you, but I figured I'd share since I had never heard of it before.

Go Dux

I had it in both hands with both pregnancies.  It never went away for me and about 1 month ago I had carpal tunnel surgery in my right hand as that was the most severe.  It is now gone and my hand feels soooo much better.  The surgery wasn't bad and I never had any pain associated with the surgery.  It's now just a little sore and tender, but nothing that makes me not be able to do anything.

Before the surgery, I wore the wrist braces, and did cortizone shots and everything else. Nothing worked for me but the surgery.

 

dblhappiness

Yes I had it as well. I had even aggravated it more when I slammed the garbage can lid on my right hand. I ended up wearing a brace until the end and it really did go away after the boys were born. Although I never really had problems pre-pg, I do experience flare-ups from time to time now. 

norcal

It's good to know that it's a normal thing. I am hoping to stick it out and not have to get the braces since I only have a couple of weeks left.