https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:47:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703472 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:44:38 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2703472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: My knees and wrists started hurting during my pregnancy. My wrists got better somewhere around 4-5 months PP. My knees however, didn't start improving until about a month ago, so, about 9 months PP. I started walking during my lunch hour and DD started sleeping through the night. My knees feel normal again, finally. I hope yours start feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703171 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:51:00 +0000 Dahlia 2703171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it was awful! Wearing good shoes (even around the house) and time were what helped. I think it was a combo of on my feet bouncing more, hormones/nursing deficiencies, and maybe some auto-immune stuff as I also got psoriasis for the first time ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703170 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:41:01 +0000 MrsSRS 2703170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: well I wasn't able to rework my diet until well over a year postpartum, but popping a low mercury fish oil pill was easy! Also Epsom salt soaks when I could find time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703169 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:37:15 +0000 LAZB 2703169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: I do have lots of sugar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703167 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:36:33 +0000 LAZB 2703167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: I'm definitely sleep deprived! And I got much better sleep with my DD, maybe that has something to do with it!<br /> @delight: could be, but my feet hurt too @mrslibrarian: no birth control, so that's not it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703131 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:18:00 +0000 MrsSRS 2703131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine felt better when I added fish oil supplements. But, also, postpartum I ate a lot of dairy and sugar and my pain disappeared when I cut them from my diet. They're pretty inflammatory food categories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703092 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 16:29:02 +0000 mrslibrarian 2703092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I developed Carpal Tunnel in my right hand while pregnant and it only got worse after delivery. I also had severe foot pain. Do you by chance have a Mirena? I think my joint pain was related to having one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703072 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:01:04 +0000 dragonsword 2703072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same issue. It just recently started to ease up. I was close to go seeing a doctor but I chose sleep instead lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703070 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:57:41 +0000 MrsADS 2703070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had this issue too- knees. It was so painful. I had never had issues with my knees before or while pregnant. I thought it was partially due to the fact I had a colicky reflux baby who screamed 24/7, so I spent all day and night rocking, bouncing, and walking him. But it just eventually got better, like maybe around 3 months or so postpartum? I EBF and I'm still nursing now at 18 months, so I'm not sure it it bf related.</p> <p>Also, doesn't being pregnant make your joints relax and stretch? So maybe it's the joints being all loosened up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703056 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:19:56 +0000 delight 2703056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My knees hurt too. I contribute it to nursing and holding him and getting up off my chair when he is in my arms. It is just awkward to try and stand while holding a sleeping baby and I think it's hard on our knees. . I remember this happened around 4 months with DD too. Maybe you're having the same issue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703055 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:10:26 +0000 catlady 2703055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get painful joints when I am sleep-deprived. Any possibility that could be the case? I discovered this in grad school (too many all nighters) and it flared up again post-partum during the 4 month sleep regression with LO1. For me, it goes away once I start sleeping better again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703043 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 13:10:47 +0000 Banana330 2703043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc did do some preliminary testing wondering if it could be arthritis but I think it was a deficiency from breast feeding. Naught be worth a chat with a naturopathic doc to see if there are supplements they suggest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703031 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 12:35:34 +0000 LAZB 2703031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: yes, definitely the worst first thing in the morning. I've still been taking my prenatal vitamins, but I'll look into taking supplements as well. It really is pretty painful!<br /> @LCTBQE: glad we're not just getting old LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703029 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 12:27:53 +0000 LCTBQE 2703029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: I have this too! I've been half-thinking about posting about it for a couple months now. Glad to see it's a thing and isn't just the getting old problem :) I've never had joint pain before, but ever since about 1 month pp, my knees are killing me (6 months pp now). It's particularly hard to get up from sitting on the floor, but stairs hurt, too (not to mention my barre videos which are pretty heavy on the squats feel awful). I re-committed to taking my daily prenatal vitamin. @Banana330: glad to hear weaning resolved this for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2703019 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:58:54 +0000 Banana330 2703019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes! this happened to me. Is it worse first thing in the morning? </p> <p>I started taking a calcium/magnesium supplement and that helped a bit. It didn't totally go away until I weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/painful-joints-after-pregnancy#post-2702987 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 08:21:08 +0000 LAZB 2702987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This didn't happen with my first two, but pretty sure it must have something to do with pregnancy, or I'm just getting old 😭<br /> My DS is almost four months old, and each day my joint s, specifically my knees and tops of feet/ankles are killing me more and more.<br /> I took Advil for the first time this morning, so I'll see if that helps, but has anyone else had this happen? I googled and found some things, but I'm curious if anyone here has gone through this and what they did to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-818589 Thu, 30 May 2013 14:29:42 +0000 kjpugs 818589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: it's going in the baby box for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-816087 Wed, 29 May 2013 16:19:18 +0000 birdofafeather 816087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ha. that's funny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-816064 Wed, 29 May 2013 16:11:14 +0000 Boheme 816064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg! So funny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815940 Wed, 29 May 2013 15:32:59 +0000 photojane 815940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahaha that is so awesome </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815793 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:44:06 +0000 LindsayInNY 815793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha! You need to frame that for the nursery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815747 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:25:16 +0000 kjpugs 815747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: HAHA! I should print that out for him. I *knew* he had more evolving to do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815717 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:12:38 +0000 HLK208 815717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815713 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:11:59 +0000 Shutterbug 815713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahahaha I love the illustrations on your blog! I have clubbed thumbs (DH calls them toe thumbs) and that's the thing I hope our future LO doesn't inherit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815709 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:10:58 +0000 Cole 815709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is so funny! My sister's toes are like that and I tell her she isn't as highly evolved as the rest of us:</p> <p><a href="http://razd.evcforum.net/Pictures/CvE/Fossils-feet-and-the-evolution-of-human-bipedal-fig2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://razd.evcforum.net/Pictures/CvE/Fossils-feet-and-the-evolution-of-human-bipedal-fig2.jpg</a></p> <p>(that is the foot of Australopithecus) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815708 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:10:29 +0000 MrsLilybugg 815708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lil' hobbit!!!!!! CUUUTE!!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815707 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:10:07 +0000 .twist. 815707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I tell him to go get a pedicure all the time but he's even too embarrassed about them to do that! hahaha I don't think they're as bad as he does, but his brothers give him such a hard time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815705 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:09:31 +0000 MsLipGloss 815705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: Hobbit feet are trixies! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815702 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:08:47 +0000 kjpugs 815702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebittyhouse: same LOL :) every single tiny maybe kick I feel I think about how they're little hobbit feet kicking me and crack up. 24 hours later and it's not old yet :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hilarious-ultrasound#post-815699 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:07:18 +0000 kjpugs 815699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: same!! It's a family trait in DH's family (I should have known!!!!!!!) but DH is a chef so he's ALWAYS on his feet... I swear the gap has only widened... gag!!! </p>