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sweetpea 
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 3:58pm |
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i have recently injured my knee and have just found out that i have hypermobile joints that is they move yeond their usual stop limits. Is there anyone else out there who has this and if so did it effect your pregnancy
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monikah
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 6:49pm |
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when i did my sport and exercise degree we looked into it but im not sure about the effect in pregnancy. i imagine you will probably be more susceptable to injuries so take it really easy. its pretty uncommon to have hypermobiity in all joints though as far as i know so if you can find out which ones are bad you may be able to get braces or tubigrips or something to help them not to hyperextend and lead to injuries? get your LMC to refer you to a hospital physio who specialises in pg and they will be able to help :)
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 6:53pm |
I have hypermobile connective tissue too, apparently I am at the high end of the normal spectrum, not quite abnormal  . It did affect my pregnancies in that I got a lot more pain, put a lot more joints out than usual ( I usually dislocate my knee at least a couple of times a year). If you are hypermobile to start with once you are pack full of the relaxin hormones you have to be very careful in how you lift, bend, and generally use your joints. I found that a bellybra really helped me. It took the weight of the baby off my hips and supported my lower back.
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Posted: 06 March 2009 at 7:21pm |
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Hi sweetpea. I am also hypermobile in pretty much all of my joints (can bend my index finger pretty much all the way backwards to touch the top of my hand). I've read up quite a bit about it and in pregnancy you are "more likely" to have the following things:
Injuries due to overextending yourself, tripping, being unstable
Going into premature labour due to everything stretching that much faster
Short 2nd stage of labour due to the above
More injuries after pregnancy (I intend to have a really light stroller and possibly wear wrist braces to avoid hyperextending my wrists when holding bub)
I've read that after pregnancy is when a lot of hypermobile females find out about their hypermobility as they start to get a lot of joint pain. I think the main thing is to take it easy and especially watch yourself after birth which bending, picking things up, etc.
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Posted: 07 March 2009 at 7:51am |
Ah - I also forgot to mention one of the most important things. Studies have shown that hypermobile people have a higher liklihood to be resistant to local anesthetic. They don't know why this is but you will know if you are (I am!). If you've ever had to get a shot at the dentist for a cavity, etc and you've noticed that they have to give you a "top up" shot and it takes a lot longer for you to go numb then you are resistant to local anesthetic.
This is important to note because it means you are more likely to not have an epidural work correctly. It's also good to tell your midwife so that they are aware that when they give you any local anasthetic that they make sure to give you enough and to allow plenty of time for it to work before stabbing a giant needle into your back or stitching you up 
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Posted: 07 March 2009 at 9:06am |
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Hi - I'm hypermobile , I've had it since I was a child, not at all sure how its going to affect my pregnancy - but my ob said we'd keep a close eye on it and I'd probably need physio help later on.
I guess its going to be an interesting ride!
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Posted: 09 March 2009 at 10:50am |
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Thanks for your comments ladies i have physio again today so i will ask about how it may effect things.
This is the first time (hopefully the last) the i have partailly dislocated my knee i over stepped back at work and done it i still have some swelling and pain. Saffron you mentioned you do this on a semi regular basis does it still hurt?
I have it in my knees, elbows, shoulders not sure about other joints.
Thankfully I don't have any joint pain that pursits in any of my joints so it looks like i may only have a mild form of it. Physio just said that if i do have kids to be carefull while pregnant and until after finished feeding as joints will be more lax than normal. I am seriously hoping that i won't injure my knee again i will keep up the exercises though they seem to be helping. I am just thankful that i can drive again and that the swelling is going down. I
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