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I think I do! But I hadn't heard of it before. What's it from exactly? Mine is worse in my left hand. I though it was from occasionally doing compressions while pumping but I haven't always had the pain.

OMG I feel so stupid! I had this in my left hand for a week and a half, I had no idea it was an actual thing. It came on all of the sudden after I went back to work. I wrapped my wrist and hand everyday all day. I thought I has sprained it or something, but didn't remember doing anything that hurt. It finally went away after I started taking advil twice a day and iced it twice a day. It hurt really bad and really affected me being able to lift anything.

@dagret: good luck! i hope it gets better, it's so painful, especially in both hands! i had an over the counter brace i'd worn for carpel tunnel that helped a bit too.

I have it!

I have this from incorrectly lifting my baby and torquing my wrists while nursing.

e.g. Don't hold your baby like this!

I am not a doctor or physical therapist so please consult a professional for treatment. However, I can describe how my diagnosis and treatment went.

To test if I had de Quervain's or not, my doctor asked me to do the test described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finkelstein%27s_test

I had to put my thumb in my palm, then close my fingers over the thumb and and bend my wrist like this:

I couldn't even move my wrist a tiny bit before I had sharp shooting pains.

I went to hand therapy for several weeks and it did get better. Here's what they did for me. They put hot compresses on my wrist, manual massage and finally ice packs while doing electro-stimulation. I was also given a custom made brace to keep my wrist in a neutral position and some exercises to perform at home.

I went for about 8 weeks and my pain level decreased dramatically. I haven't been in about 8 weeks and my pain has gone up a little bit but I'm going to try the hot and cold packs at home to try to help it heal.

I had it combined with an irritated radial nerve and the onset of carpal tunnel and the only treatment that really gave me long term relief was wearing wrist braces at night.

For me I started getting pain, tingling and numbness in my fingers / thumbs towards the end of my pregnancy and when it didn't subside post partum my midwife referred me to a Hand Therapist. A big part of my problem was also the way I was holding Baby while breastfeeding which has sorted itself now that LO is older.

My Hand Therapist recommended that I stop wearing a watch or anything that would irritate the nerves in my wrists, do gentle forearm stretches and massage, nerve glide exercises and try to keep my wrists in a neutral position.

I'm now five months post partum and I'm pretty pain free, I still wear my braces at night to keep on top of it though

I've had it, it was awful! I had to see an orthopedic surgeon and have PT.

@dagret: It's not always because someone is lifting a baby wrong, although I'm sure that happens. It's also common in breastfeeding moms who are supporting their breast or babies head while feeding. I got it when my nanny LO was sick for a long time & had to be carried All. The. Time. BFF got it as a hairdresser. Lots of things can lead to it, but modifying the way you hold LOs can help.

I had this and it was painful! I bought myself a wrist brace and wore it for a couple of weeks, a few hours here and there at a time.

@mrs. bird: I think that's why I have it. It's worse in my left hand because I need to hold lo upright while feeding.

Mine's not too bad yet; hopefully I can be careful how so it doesn't get worse.