Carpal tunnel?

Has anyone dealt with carpal tunnel while being pregnant? Did you have it before?? And what were your symptoms?

I had a minor case of it prior to being pregnant, and I'm scared it's starting to flair up..

Quoting Krock Kristin [HBC]:“ Has anyone dealt with carpal tunnel while being pregnant? Did you have it before?? And what were your ... [snip!] ... And what were your symptoms? I had a minor case of it prior to being pregnant, and I'm scared it's starting to flair up..”

yes, i am battling it now. in my fingers and now recently my right wrist. i never had it before.

Quoting Krock Kristin [HBC]:“ Has anyone dealt with carpal tunnel while being pregnant? Did you have it before?? And what were your ... [snip!] ... And what were your symptoms? I had a minor case of it prior to being pregnant, and I'm scared it's starting to flair up..”

Yep, I got it. I don't think I had it before pregnancy and if I did it was pretty mild. My doctor sent me to a hand specialist who gave me braces to wear at night. They help a lot. I'm a transcriptionist so not being able to type was not an option. The specialist told me that chances are my hands will go back to normal after delivery of the baby. In the meantime, I have to wear my braces at night (and sometimes during the day when my hands are really sore) and drink LOTS of fluid to reduce swelling. As for symptoms, it feels like your hands are asleep (sometimes) and I have a lot of pain between my thumb and forefinger.

I have it in my right wrist my mom had it as well and we both have bone spurs in our shoulders . My mom had sergery to fix it I'm not sure what I'll do but I put cold and then hot compresses on it to make it feel better,

I had it when I was pregnant with my daughter but didn't have it before I was pregnant. I would wake up in the middle of the nights and my hands would be tingly or asleep and then in the mornings my hands would be a little swollen from it. My doctor told me to try to sleep with my arms more straight and not curled up under my head. So far I haven't had it this pregnancy, I am crossing my fingers that I don't get it because it was sometimes painful.

Thanks for the input, ladies!

To the doctor, I go!