I had carpal tunnel syndrome during my pregnancy, my ob told me to eat celery to reduce the fluid...but how much celery can you eat! my osteo did as much as he could too, but now 8 months after the birth, i still have pains but have splints to wear during the day. one hand is better than the other but i just wish it'd go away....its tough when you have to pick up a little one.
yes that sounds like carpal tunnel. i had it during my last pregnancy and it was awful. while my fingers were a bit swollen (had my wedding ring cut off halfway through!) my wrists/arms weren't visibly swollen at all.
the good news is that for most people it goes away once you've had your baby. a week after my daughter was born i had no more problems with ct.
i think from memory that icepacks were helpful - rest your wrist as much as possible as well (although that's more easily said than done).
CTS is awful, I had a little with my first and with my 2nd it came on very early and 18 months after his birth it was still so painfull and my strength was even starting to go in my left arm/hand, it also didn`t help that I had a very heavy baby to lug around, anyway I went to my GP who said he could put an injection in my wrist, it didn`t sound too nice so I just put up with the pain then my Mum told me a chiropractor could help, I`d never heard of that before but thought it`ll be worth a go, after 6 months seeing my chiropractor regularly I was free of my CTS YAY, I`m 27 weeks pregnant now with #3 and haven`t got it but I`m waiting for it to raise it`s ugly head again.
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