Poor Circulation?

EMunion777

Is anyone else having bad circulation problems? I did some googling and found some sites saying it's normal in pregnancy but how much is normal? For about a week now, every night I wake up multiple times (last night I woke up probably 8 times though.... worst night) and the arm i'm sleeping on is extremely tingly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know... I was sleeping on it, duh. Ha. BUT so much so that it hurts to straighten it and it appears a little swollen until the tingly sleeping feeling goes away. But even then, when i'm laying in bed at night I notice all of my fingertips and toes feel a little tingly and it's constant.

Once I am up and moving around during the day I feel fine. No tingly sensation (not even my fingertips and toes), no swelling, no pain. I didn't have any feeling like this with my first pregnancy and it freaks me out a little. Is what i'm feeling too much and I should contact my doctor or does this sound pretty normal to you guys? Thanks in advance. 

mouse10031978

I am a FTM, but I have also been experiencing a lot of this. Except my arm on top goes numb every night when I sleep on my side. Also, the other day i  was helping put a wall decal up with my husband and was simply standing there holding it up with my arms above my head and I got so light-headed I almost passed out.  I have also been very out of breath and can feel my heart pumping like crazy- especially in the evening. 

manditxg

my toes feel tingly at work if I sit too long and sometimes my hands at night

Tiefling

Sounds like your blood pressure might be low. Ive always had low blood pressure and its not really a problem, far better than having high bp. All this stuff sounds pretty par for the course so try not to worry about it too much :

EMunion777

Tiefling:

Sounds like your blood pressure might be low. Ive always had low blood pressure and its not really a problem, far better than having high bp. All this stuff sounds pretty par for the course so try not to worry about it too much :

 Is there anything you can do about low blood pressure or you just hang in there? 

angelsnight

I beleive it is actually called pregnancy carpal tunnel.  I get it a lot too, randomly through out the day my fingers and hand will get tingly and I have to drop it to my side to let the blood flow back in.  At night I wake up and my arms is completely asleep, even if I wasn't sleeping on it.

From what I gather it is completely normal, but I do plan on mentioning it to my doctor, because like you, I wonder how much is normal.  I worry that if I fall back to sleep while my arm is still asleep, it will cause some sort of damage by being asleep for too long.  Silly I know, but it's a concern of mine.

brandi3207

I'm having the same issue. At night either one of my hands or both go numb. I'll wake up due to the tingling sensation and it kinda hurts. Usually, it helps to roll over to the other side and it provides some relief. I repeat this process mulitple times in a night. I went to the doctor today and he said it's normal during pregnancy. My hands are also somewhat swollen too and I was concerned. He said it's normal and nothing to worry about unless swelling becomes extreme. He mentioned eclampsia and preclampsia but I have none of the other symptoms high blood pressure, swelling and there was one more thing which currently escapes my memory. I would mention it to doctor but will most likely tell you the same thing it's nothing to worry about unless swelling is extreme. My hands are good if I'm up and moving around but sometimes I notice they'll get tingly when I'm up and about and I just try to switch up what I'm doing at the moment and it helps. 

err395

I'm usually a lurker, but I have this exact problem.  My OB said it was carpel tunnel and related to hormones and normal extra fluid during pregnancy.  I started wearing a wrist brace at night, and it seems to help a lot with the swelling and ease of movement during the day.  My fingers are still tingly and numb during the day, but I can move than and have normal function.  

Bwplusone

i have the same problem but in my legs. if i sit with my legs crossed they both get that feeling very bad. im not sure how to fix this problem either