https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:56:43 +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/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1140419 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:11:10 +0000 fairy 1140419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@danda: thanks for the info! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1140412 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:08:39 +0000 danda 1140412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dreamocracy: For mommy thumb - I had no pain in most positions but if you hold your arm straight in front of you, make a fist with thumb out (not tucked under fingers) and tilt the fist towards the ground while keeping arm in same position you get intense pain in the wrist near the thumb. I first tried 3 weeks with a splint because I didn't want a shot unnecessarily while breast feeding, and there was moderate improvement. After the 3 weeks, the doctor estimated 1-2 weeks to recover with cortisone shot or several months with just the splint. I decided to get the shot and it was better within a week. Risk to baby is minimal as it's a small dose injected locally and steroids don't pass well into breastmilk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1140375 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:55:02 +0000 fairy 1140375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: my knees get especially achy when I work out so I get worked out in a month and a half other than just walking. Maybe I should try keeping with a workout schedule lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1140367 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:53:17 +0000 fairy 1140367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@danda: when I was doing research, I saw mommy thumb, I think that may be what I have since the pain in my wrist is right near my thumb and sometimes it "pops". It went away in just one shot? I might need to man up and go to the doctor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139407 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:12:33 +0000 blackbird 1139407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hips were awful. It went away when I started working out again. Maybe it had something to do with load bearing exercises building them back up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139362 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:41:37 +0000 MrsLilybugg 1139362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm three months pp and my joints get really achey and stiff, especially after driving .. I hobble a few steps after painfully getting out of car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139354 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:40:31 +0000 BabyMats 1139354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My wrists are so bad that I can barely pick lo up but I'm only 8 weeks pp. They get stuck and sometimes pop and I am in so much pain. Oh yeah also my right knee..sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139350 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:36:01 +0000 boots 1139350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same problems. I'm 6 months post partum and my hips still get really sore if I lay in the same position for too long. My left wrist acts up too sometimes. It has gotten better, but it'd be nice if it would disappear altogether! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139246 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:27:06 +0000 danda 1139246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had such bad pain in my wrist that I went to an orthopedist and was diagnosed with a type of tendinitis also known as Mommy Thumb. If you have really bad pain go to a doc - a cortisone shot in the wrist left me pain-free after about a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139232 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:18:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1139232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 months. I was ready to see someone about it (especially my clicking hip) and then it all went away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139231 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:15:44 +0000 fairy 1139231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I'm happy that it doesn't seem uncommon but sorry you ladies are going through it too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139223 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:10:17 +0000 Ellie 1139223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My knees feel like they're destroyed! I'm at 3 months pp and they still feel horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139222 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:08:59 +0000 sunny 1139222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This has been an ongoing problem for me, and I'm 13 months PP :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-joint-pain#post-1139220 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:07:56 +0000 aprk 1139220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been having this too! I am 6 months pp and my ankles are a mess. So weird! </p>