https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:10:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150987 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:17:07 +0000 pastemoo 150987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: @lemondrop: Thanks for the tips. :) I will definitely keep using the braces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150934 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:21:27 +0000 lemondrop 150934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To update my experience (4 months postpartum) -from 3rd trimester on, a majority of my fingers were numb, but it lessened gradually until 2 months pp, all feeling came back just fine, but then my wrists were really painful when picking up the baby. </p> <p>My OB said to just give it time and wear wrist braces, it is very common for new mothers. Now I'm just a bit sore first thing in the mornings when I pick him up. It is so much better and very manageable.</p> <p>Definitely worth discussing with your doctor, but mine wasn't able to do much about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150878 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:31:25 +0000 littleveesmommy 150878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo - Not to scare you but it definitely hurt to hold the baby, but I just fought through it. I learned real quick how to hold her so it's not as painful and tried my best to keep my wrist straight and in proper position. I was also on pain killers thr first two weeks recovering from c-section so that helped a bit. Can't wait to see your post when Baby Moo arrives!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150841 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:15:12 +0000 pastemoo 150841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: Good luck! I know, i hope it goes away soon! My OB actually warned me to have someone nearby the first few weeks because I might not be able to hold the baby. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150811 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:20 +0000 littleveesmommy 150811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo - yea I'm going to give it time to heal and hopefully it'll come sooner rather than later. It's already much better than when I first had her but still a long way until normal movement and strength is back. Let me know how it goes after you get it treated! =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150785 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:48:44 +0000 pastemoo 150785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: The surgery is very effective, but usually for those just pp, the docs recommend a year to recover before trying surgery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150101 Mon, 07 May 2012 04:24:01 +0000 littleveesmommy 150101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo - sorry to hear you are having wrist pains too! During pregnancy it was my left wrist and I thought it went away after I had LO. Well, turns out it was the pain killers talking! Yes the pain on my left wrist did go away but now my right wrist is even worst! I'm 3 months pp now and the pain has gone down slightly but I have to be very conscious of my limits or the pain is pretty bad. A friend of mine had wrist pains for half a year pp. I hope mine goes away soon. When ate you due? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-150096 Mon, 07 May 2012 02:39:32 +0000 pastemoo 150096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear braces at night and it's pretty hideous, but they can't treat until after baby so it's a waiting game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-45188 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:50:11 +0000 mommacommaphd 45188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm dealing with this right now too. It started around 18 weeks, and now at 20 weeks is really disrupting my sleep and lingering for hours after I wake up. It's hard to get ready in the morning because just brushing my teeth makes my hand fall asleep. And driving to work this morning I kept having to switch hands and wiggle my fingers to get the feeling back.</p> <p>I'm calling a hand specialist tomorrow to make an appointment. I need to sleep!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-45159 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:11:47 +0000 littleveesmommy 45159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ pastemoo - I wore it at night and while I worked at the computer for 3 weeks straight, which helped. I had been lazy about wearing it to sleep the past few days but need to start again. </p> <p>@ msmini - I heard that swelling was a cause too so I am very conscious of my water intake to prevent swelling, but it's not really helping. Since I work at the computer, I'm also not sure if it happening during pregnancy was a coincidence and it may have nothing to do with it. I'm hoping it is pregnancy so at least I know it will go away. =\ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-45145 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:49:01 +0000 pastemoo 45145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: wearing it at night? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-45067 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:46:51 +0000 MsMini 45067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 22 weeks, and I wake up the odd morning with tingling hands, it seems to be related to when I have too much sodium, or don't drink enough water (since pregnancy carpal tunnel is related to swelling it makes sense to me). I make an extra effort to watch my salt, drink lots of water, and I try to stretch out my hands/wrists before bed. I am really trying to keep it at bay, because if it became an all the time thing I would have to go off of work (I am an NICU nurse, so it just would be way too hard to work, and I couldn't work with braces on) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-45064 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:40:32 +0000 ALittleP 45064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have it and I'm only 9w2d - it's gonna be a long pregnancy but in the past I've gotten acupuncture for carpal tunnel and it has helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44938 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:11:24 +0000 littleveesmommy 44938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't seen an orthopedic specialist but it sounds like the way to go. I was just wearing a wrist brace from Duane Reade and it restricts movement but that's about it.</p> <p>@lemon drop - I agree that I'm pretty lucky this is the only real pain/inconvenience I've had during pregnancy. Only 3 more weeks until EDD!!!</p> <p>Thanks everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44583 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:29:05 +0000 pastemoo 44583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't/haven't yet, but I work at an orthopaedics office--I recommend you make a doctor's appointment and get a well fitting brace (and maybe some occupational therapy or physical therapy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44428 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:39:16 +0000 Katm558 44428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was having a similar pain shortly after DS2 was born, and spoke with my doctor about it. I honestly thought it was carpal tunnel, and was treating it as such, but I found out that it was something like tyrostenouis (sp?). I, ironically, got it from burping DS2 so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44427 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:10:36 +0000 chopsuey 44427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I still have wrist pain on and off and I'm 9 months pp. Wearing a brace helps and having someone do the heavy lifting for you helps too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44420 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:25:15 +0000 pelikila 44420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. Since I'd been diagnosed with carpal tunnel before I was pregnant, I had a special wrist brace already so I just wore that. Have you seen an orthopedic specialist? That's what I had to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44393 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:30:11 +0000 lemondrop 44393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, since Thanksgiving both of my fingers on both hands have been numb pretty much all the time. It is worse when I sleep, eventually in the early morning I get so uncomfortable that I just have to get up. After I'm up for a while it isn't so bad, just numb fingers. I've tried wrist braces, but they don't do much for me. </p> <p>I figure there could be a whole lot worse things to have than this, at least this is manageable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wrist-pains-carpal-tunnel#post-44390 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:21:47 +0000 littleveesmommy 44390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few weeks ago my left wrist started getting a bit sore, and within a few days it had gotten so bad that I had trouble doing anything that involved motion with my thumb. I've been wearing a wrist brace to help the pain since I work on the computer all day, but it hasn't gotten any better. I know some ladies mentioned carpal tunnel during pregnancy. Is anyone else experiencing this? </p>