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"Mother's Wrist" anyone?

Shellbelle01Shellbelle01
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

I've been having really bad wrist pain for a few months. Some days weren't so bad and then other days were awful. My wrist feel like it gets stuck and "pops" in a crooked position sometimes too. Picking up DS started to become impossible so I finally decided to see the a doc and she tells me that I have severe tendonitis called "DeQuervain Syndrome". I came home and looked it up and apparently its common among mother's of infants and also called "Mother's Wrist" or "washwoman's syndrome". I find it really weird that I have NEVER heard any of my family or friend's talk about this. 

I'm now on anti-inflammatory meds and wearing a wrist splint. DS shows no signs of walking anytime soon so I'll be continuing to lift him throughout the day. I'm hoping that I won't have to wear this thing for months.

Anybody have experience with this?? Is there anything else I can do to make it heal faster? 

 

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  • 526SadieSadie526SadieSadie member

    My wrists really hurt and were clicking and clacking like crazy in my third tri.  My doc said it would get better after delivery - the joints had loosened because of the hormones released to soften my hip joints, everything kinda loosens up.

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  • Summer in CTSummer in CT member
    My left wrist has been hurting pretty badly for about two months now.  I have a 10 month old and I can only pick him up with my right arm.  I have never heard of this condition, but it makes sense.  I guess I will probably have to see the d
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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member

    I have it in both wrists and have had it since my last month of pregnancy. It got to be so bad that I had to stop bf'ing because of it when my LO was 3 1/2 months. I just did not know if I could lift him up one more time and bf'ing was making

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  • Shellbelle01Shellbelle01
    Thanks! You should definitely go have it looked at. She told me that if it goes untreated it can become a more permanent injury. I've been doing the football hold scoop thing when I get him out of the crib to save my left wrist. It is crazy right?! I didn
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     The PT suggested that I buy a homeopathic gel called "tendon rescue" at a heath food st

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  • Starbear06Starbear06 member
    Yes I had it and it started when DS was about 2 months old. As it continued I went to an orthopedic and he gave me the wrist splint and told me take Aleve if it flares up. DS is now 10 months and I haven't felt any pain knock on wood for about 3 months no
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  • Jmollo28Jmollo28 member

    Get your thyroid checked!   I thought I had mommies thumb, then carpel tunnel, then depression and it ended up that in fact, post pregnancy my thyroid just quit working and now I have Hoshimotos / hypothyroidism.

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  • GromMomGromMom member
    I had it and the wrist splint would make it worse. The way I healed was to get an adjustment from an acupuncturist, then I changed my lifting behavior so I didn't put weight in my thumb, but I really only healed when I went in a 2 week vacation where I
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  • jillomwjillomw member

    I had this when my LO was about 2 1/2 months old. I thought it was an old wrist injury acting up until I went to the Dr.  It's SO painful, and makes your hands almost unusable, which is so hard!! The worst was when my DD got stuck in her carseat b

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  • julymommy12julymommy12 member
    I think I have this as well. I havent been to a dr yet. It all started when lo was about 4 months old. Some weeks my wrist is fine and others its bad. I try and wear a brace but might add an anti-inflammatory until I see my dr. Thanks for posting.  N

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  • julymommy12julymommy12 member
    Can anyone recommend a splint that worked for them? Im using a splint I borrowed from a friend,  not sure if its meant for this condition.

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