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Numbing in arms and hands while sleeping

babylove0831babylove0831 member
in October 2015 Moms
for the past couple of weeks I have been tossing and turning at night because I wake up every 30 min to change sides of to bring the blood flow back into my arms.... Is this normal? Btw I'm 27 weeks. First baby!
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Re: Numbing in arms and hands while sleeping

  • Kbabs47Kbabs47 member
    I had this happen but earlier in pregnancy. Doctor said it wasn't anything to worry about and would go away eventually if not then once baby is born. Bought a brace for the hand/arm that was worse off and they helped a ton. It has since gone away luckily.
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  • mllelibbingtonmllelibbington member
    I'm not used to sleeping on my side exclusively, so I often wake up with a numb arm. I'm not worried
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  • momming247momming247 member
    Every night. I read it happens bc of joints moving differently etc. Last night my foot joined in on the fun.
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  • amberrmariee20amberrmariee20 member
    Mine is mostly in my right arm and hand. It's due to carpul tunnel. I had a special made brace for my hand/wrist area. It's so much better !!
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  • newtdaydreamernewtdaydreamer member
    edited July 2015
    Try carpal tunnel braces, you can get them at a drugstore, they helped me a lot in my first pregnancy
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  • LissyLips87LissyLips87 member
    Oh. My. Goodness.

    YES! I have just recently started experiencing what appears to be carpal tunnel syndrome at night while I am asleep. I absolutely have to lay on my right side or left side. Whichever side I am on, that hand/wrist will go numb/tingly. I hate it! I would say this started around 26wks for me. I haven't been able to do anything about it yet. I try to not bend my arms at all while sleeping, but that is really difficult to do. I have a "preggy pillow" that I snuggle each night. Last night I ditched the preggy pillow and decided to just snuggle my husband... bad choice! Not only did my hands go numb, I woke up with sore hips and a lower backache! Ugh! The 3rd trimester woes have begun....

    My only advice is to use less pillow behind your head and try to keep your arms and wrists straight while sleeping... I've found this nearly impossible to do though! 
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  • carlymarie021carlymarie021 member
    I'm going to say yes it's normal as long as the numbness goes away when you take the pressure off the arm. Happens to me it's pretty annoying. But I'm not sleeping anyway. What is sleep? Sounds like a blast.
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  • boomchewyboomchewy member
    I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel in both wrists. Picked up braces about a week ago and they've helped a lot with the pain. However, the fingers (not pinky) on my right hand are still tingly.....constantly....so annoying. It's definitely worth trying braces. Just make sure they keep your wrist straight.
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  • NathanheartsKimNathanheartsKim member
    I HIGHLY recommend finding a good chiropractor who regularly treats women who are expecting.  My last pregnancy I had BAD sciatica (thank you child #2) and the chiro is the biggest reason I was able to sleep!
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  • intheversaintheversa member
    Walgreens sells a great carpal tunnel brace for sleeping. Mine was pretty bad and it helped a lot.

    I second the chiropractor option as well.
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