For the past week or so I have been experiencing horrible numbness in my right hand 
It's not only when I sleep at night but all throughout the day. My wrist and arm tends to ache as well. I'm pretty sure it's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Have any of you ladies been experiencing/experienced this? What did you do to make it better? It's pretty miserable right now I looked it up and it seems pretty normal and sounds like it doesn't go away until baby is born, unfortunately.
Thoughts?
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
get seen. it can be carpal tunnel, or worse. i had carpal tunnel and polyneuropathy from swelling in my arms.
3w pp, i still have numbness, but no more of that painful burning numbness that strikes at night.
during pregnancy, i wore wrist braces and it helped a little
also, vitamin b1/b6 help (but are probably in your prenatal already--don't get too much b6)
apricot / 468 posts
@pastemoo: Thank you. I'm definitely going to call tomorrow because it has gotten worse and is really starting to bother me. That's no good you are still having to experience it PP I did read about the wrist braces so I may pick one of those up tonight.
grapefruit / 4110 posts
I had many of the same symptoms. I wore wrist braces any time I wasn't working. I also had to change many of my habits like how I used my computer. It did go away pretty quickly after birth.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@aMohror: If it's carpal tunnel, some women have it *forever* after pregnancy (I work for an orthopedic surgeon). He says, if a woman has it for over 1 year pp, with OT/PT, braces, vitamins not helping, then he does surgery. For not-just-pregnant carpal tunnel patients, they usually go for surgery in a few months if the steroid shot wears off or doesn't work
grapefruit / 4110 posts
My friend has had some issues with numbness and pain. She went to a chiropractor and he has been able to help her.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
My wrist started hurting after I had LO. Didn't go away until she was .. 9 months old?
bananas / 9628 posts
Def check in with your dr. Not pregnant, but I get numbness in my hands and not so much pain but more of a heaviness in my arms due to a B12 deficiency that I take injections for now. There are lots of causes, some have easy solutions, some not do much, but I hope you find something that helps soon!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
My wrist pain started around that time and I still have it at 5 months post partum!
cherry / 143 posts
I had the same numbness start at around 7 months into my pregnancy and still have a little numbness right now 6 weeks postpartum. My doctor said it will go away... eventually.
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