It really sucks. I ended up with Bilateral deQuervains Syndrome.... you really find out how much you use your thumbs when you get blinding pain every time you try! I got it in the latter stages of pregnancy with DD1 and it continued for 3 months after until I had cortisone injections in both wrists.

I have my hands splinted, saw a physio and then eventually went to a hand specialist. I used heat packs and cold packs and pretty much had no relief until the cortisone (which hurt like heck for the first 2 weeks after injections but then it was gone!). Don't know about doing that while pregnant though.

I couldn't lift an empty kettle it was so bad.

If it makes you feel better though I didn't get it with DD2! lol I still have problems with them but not to the extent that they were.

Hope you find some relief.