Carpal tunnel, owie!

oh hun, I wish I had a magic cure! I had CT at the end of my last pregnancy (and can feel it starting up again with this one). My midwife referred me to the hospital physio. She took me through some stretches and gave me wrist straps which helped keep my hands in the right position overnight, however if I'm honest I found them more annoying than anything as I had to keep taking them off to wash my hands and the sound of ripping velcro took me out of the half asleep doze I had managed to perfect!

I did find that it went really quickly after having Ollie though (but the I developed de Quervains - whole nother story).

Yours sounds more painful than mine, I would talk to your midwife and see if she can refer you to see someone (the hospital was free).

It does go away pretty quickly. I remember it being really annoying during my pregnancy but like a lot of these preggy things they appear to stop literally at the moment you give birth (I'm sure it isnt that quick but it sure felt like it)

My dad had it (though not pregnancy related naturally lol), he ended up needing surgery for it.. but before he had that done he use to just strap his wrist. It was really the only thing that helped. He was too stubborn to do physio

My m/w said that acupunture can help but I never tried it cos like busymum mine just suddenly righted itself. Is to do with the extra blood flow crushing the nerves so it will def disappear as soon as bubs arrives.
At least you don't have too much longer to go now

there isnt much you can do... but i found that once it woke me up if i lay my arms down my body (hope this makes sense) the pain would ease and let me go back to sleep. shaking them, running them under water, waving them over my head... none of that worked for me. it seems to have eased off a bit and i am wondering if that is due to the aquarobics i do but i have no idea...

The only miricle cure for me was having the baby in me. Sorry probably not what you want to hear. I found the physio did help with the exercises I was given to do.

**bump**
I thought I was going crazy!
The last two nights I have woken with bad pins and needles in my hands, still slightly feeling it now...At least I know what it is! and it is somewhat common!

Will try and sleep with my hands/arms down my body like Bizzy suggested!

Any other pregnant ladies experiencing this at the moment?

Wrist straps are the only thing that I know that does work, they are awkward tho.

One thing I found that eased the pain during my first pregnancy was falling asleep with my hands flat open with fingers outstretched. In order to do so, I used to slide my hands under my pillows as I fell asleep to keep them there.

At least post-labour I found mine disappeared the same time I delivered my boy. Had forgotten about it until now. Havent had it yet in this pregnancy.

Oh Tammy no! This was one of the worst things about being pg for me (and I hated being pg!). I still have slight carpal tunnel.

I tried: sleeping with my arms by my body, then alternate to above my head, then right up in the air (no sleeping involved with that one though!), bag of frozen peas, freezing cold hand-baths in the sink to numb them (don't know how good for you that is though) and none of it worked. Coupled with the anxiety about possible heart defects, I got a grand total of 3-4 hours sleep a night on a good day. So I hope for your sake that it doesn't get much worse, but everything is worth a try once at least. And remember that something that doesn't work one night might work the next, anything for 5 minutes relief I reckon.

The annoying thing is I couldn't get up when I woke and read a book or do puzzles cos I couldn't hold a book or a pen!

Well last night - nothing! Yay I slept straight from 11 - 7, which I havent done for a LONG time ( no toilet stops either)
Lets hope its gone now!
ooh Kelpa, hope it goes for you too...not too much longer for you till your bub is here