https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:24:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1533384 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:22:57 +0000 MrsLilybugg 1533384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh that's the worst! I also wore braces and thought I'd never get my hands back. It seriously went away rigt after I gave birth. Acupuncture really helped while I was dealing with it! Ice too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532953 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:06:10 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1532953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry :( that sounds super painful!<br /> Hoping it goes away as SOON as baby gets here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532922 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:49:20 +0000 Beyond2 1532922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it bad with my first and it took about 12 weeks to go away after delivery. With my second, I'm 36 weeks and still doing good! I've been seeing a chiropractor and getting my hands and wrists adjusted with this whole pregnancy and I think that is totally my saving grace! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532845 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 17:55:41 +0000 LovelyPlum 1532845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: that sounds nasty. I'm excited that it eased quickly, though. Honestly, my biggest fear is dropping the baby, so I'd love to see it gone.</p> <p>@autumnlove: good call :) Real pain medicine sounds amazing.</p> <p>@mrs. 64: @rattles: thank you loves :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532694 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:00:57 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1532694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had some, plus de Quervain's tenosynovitis. The Carpal Tunnel went away within two weeks of delivery, but seriously it was mostly gone about 12 hours after delivery! The de Quervain's hung around... I can't remember... maybe up to a year? Totally gone now though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532688 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:52:52 +0000 rattles 1532688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have this, but I'm so sorry you do! It sounds so painful! I hope it goes away soon when you've got your sweet little I or X in your arms! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532675 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:41:19 +0000 mrs. 64 1532675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry you're in so much pain. :( Hopefully it will go away when baby plum arrives. You're soooo close! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532439 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:02:35 +0000 autumnlove 1532439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: the Naproxen helped too! :-p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532435 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:59:25 +0000 LovelyPlum 1532435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PermaStudent: thanks. I will definitely try that.</p> <p>@autumnlove: if the secret to getting rid of this is getting pregnant again, I may cry. Just sayin ;)</p> <p>@MamaMagpie: yeah, driving is not super fun. More annoying are things like eating, or picking up large objects, or picking up small objects, or really, any fine motor skills :( I'm glad to hear that yours has cleared up for the most part. I'm holding out hope that it's going away soon!</p> <p>@Rockies11: unscrewing things has not really worked-I tried to "tough it out" the other week and open a jar, the result of which was a salsa-covered kitchen. So no more of that :silly:</p> <p>@spaniellove: @Happygal: thanks ladies. Some days are better than others, but today is not fun. I am going to try to be away from the computer a bunch, to give them a break. Ironically, though, typing is easier than texting. I've pretty much wholesale given up on that for the time being.</p> <p>Thanks for letting me vent, ladies :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532394 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:22:44 +0000 Happygal 1532394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds horrible, and I'm sure having to be at the computer a lot doesn't help your cause! So sorry--hope something one of these Bees has suggested works to bring you some relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532391 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:22:16 +0000 MamaMagpie 1532391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh that was the worst, most surprising thing about pregnancy for me. I had no idea it happened, either! I wore a brace on my left hand (the worse of the two) and just massaged as much as possible. At one point it got so bad I was afraid to drive! It went away about 3 months pp. Sorry mama :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532382 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:10:34 +0000 spaniellove 1532382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry you have to put up with this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532372 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:01:22 +0000 autumnlove 1532372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I got it a month before I gave birth to LO 1 and it got worse after she was born. I was prescribed Naproxen and hard core braces that I didn't wear as much I should have. It went away when I got pregnant at 7 months PP.....no issues since then and LO 2 is almost one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532326 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 11:12:37 +0000 Rockies11 1532326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was not nearly that bad, but it still lingers a bit at 9 month pp. It's not debilitating, I just find it hard to do really hard stuff like unscrew a screw with a handheld screwdriver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532315 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 11:08:23 +0000 Synchronicity 1532315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I'm sorry :( brutal. Just make sure he's massaging in the direction of your elbow to push the fluid that way. You can also try putting cold across your wrists and heat further up your arm, like across your biceps, as that will help shunt the fluid away too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532268 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:26:23 +0000 LovelyPlum 1532268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PermaStudent: thanks for the suggestion! DH just massaged my right arm for a bit, and it eased the numbness for now. I had no idea CT could be a pregnancy symptom-you're right, it's debilitating and SO painful. It's brought me to tears on more than one occasion. Baby can cook for as long as he/she needs, but I will not be sad to see this symptom go away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532237 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:01:18 +0000 Synchronicity 1532237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried massage? Either from a professional or on your own. We treated lots of women with CT in our pregnancy outreach with good results.</p> <p>ETA - sorry you are dealing with this! It is painful and debilitating, especially in both hands! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-miss-my-hands#post-1532225 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 09:53:33 +0000 LovelyPlum 1532225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel is for the birds. I've had it in my right hand since December and my left since January. I wear braces on both wrists, and I can't feel my fingers without them. Right now, though, I'm wearing the braces, and I STILL have no feeling in 3 of the fingers on my right hand :(</p> <p>If you had it, how did you cope? And how soon did it go away postpartum? I've heard it takes a while sometimes...ugh. </p>