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I had horrible hand pain late in the third trimester last pregnancy-- couldn't make a fist no matter how hard I tried!! The inflamed joints are a common symptom... can't remember if the same happened with my feet but both hands were so incredibly painful. My OB compared it with arthritis.

@amohror: I used to get BAD foot/leg cramps when I was pregnant with my son and it felt just like a bruise. It went away after a few days. I was told it was the sciatica nerve? How do you feel now? Is it any better?

@amohror: Yeah, it sounds like what I had too. My doc said it was a nerve pinch on my foot. I massaged it a lot (well, my husband did) and tried to stretch it out as much as possible. Is it right by your toes? I also had carpal tunnel on my right arm/hand because of that same nerve on the my right side. Sorry... I know it's uncomfortable. =\ The only thing that helped me was drinking lots of water and foot massages. It'll eventually go away but it may take a little while.

@amohror: Yeah, my doc recommended I stretch it out. My pain was right where the bottom of my toes and my foot met (hope that makes sense). Not ON my toe but right at the base of my toes. It hurt when I walked and it felt like it was just about to cramp but never did. It was so annoying. It didn't help that I had swelling on my foot too. I would keep massaging/stretching it out. I would do circles (like grab your toes and move them in circles) and do front/back stretches and ankle stretches. And also keep your feel elevated as much as possible. For the hand pain, I used a wrist guard (which helped SO much) and would take it off every 30 minutes and do wrist/hand stretches.

This is the wrist guard that I bought:

http://www.amazon.com/Wellgate-Women-Slimfit-Wrist-Support/dp/B000GHG3RG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340217535&sr=8-1&keywords=women%27s+wrist+support

Hope the pain goes away soon for you!!!