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  | Lexidore   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Tingly Feet and Hands Posted: 16 August 2009 at 5:02pm
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   Hey all, just wondering if anyone else has had this during pregnancy... I'm getting it every couple of days where my hands or feet will just go all numb and tingly just like pins and needles but I wont have been sitting on them or anything like you would normally do to get pins and needles....  Hope that makes sense....
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  | Katep   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Carpel tunnel? It is horriable and will get worse!
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  | Lexidore   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Oh bugger, I thought maybe because it was in my feet aswell it might not be that... Its a bugger too coz when it hits your hands you can't do much aye!! Is it really gunna get worse    can you do anything for it? Is it too early for me to have it?? Sorry for all the questions lol
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  | TaylasMum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hey there,  I had it to told my m/w at the time and she said it was just a preggie thing, drove me insane, but after Tayla it got worse and worse so April last year got test done and carpel tunnel in both hands got them both done at sametime, I think you can get supports to wear :)
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  | ElfsMum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 17 August 2009 at 9:05am | 
 
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   I had it this time off and on and just random so far...gosh i hope it doesn't get worse for either of us! 
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  | emz   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 17 August 2009 at 9:50am | 
 
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   Sounds like carpal tunnel to me.... it can get pretty bad! I had it really bad with Jack that I ended up having sleeping pills to sleep through the pain.
 Get referred for splints at the hospital, they loan them to you for free. I've found they've worked well this time (wasn't even offered them last time!) and so far haven't had to go and get the peas every morning at 3am to numb my hands to go back to sleep lol
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  | _SMS_   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I had it so bad while pregnant with Taylah, drove me mad lol.
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  | shadowfeet   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I quite often get tingly fingers but I was pretty sure it was related to my blood pressure meds lowering my bp too much. Mine aren't sore though, just a strange tingle.  | 
 
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  | LouD   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   but is it normal to have in feet also??  ive heard in hands, cos i did some research on it when i had the growth on my brain, everyone kept telling me it was that, but ended up being something completely different...........
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  | Gardengirl   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I'd get it checked because of the feet thing. It likely is carpel tunnel though.
 I get it in my hands something chronic and drives me CRAZY! It doesn't hurt, just this hideous numbness and tingling. Worse in my right hand and I've had to use my left hand to prise the fingers open in the mornings at time.
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  | LadyLizard   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   A friend of mine who is due next week just got this, and her MW has  ordered some extra blood tests, as it can be a sign of decreasing liver function, esp in late pregnancy.
 I know you aren't that far through, but I would check with your MW just to be on the safe side.
 
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  | Tastic   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 17 August 2009 at 11:19pm | 
 
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   Ive had this alot this pregnancy
Id just be sitting down and get it - mostly in my feet though
 really annoying and Id love to know what it is!
 
 If you find out bex let me know lol
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  | Lexidore   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 17 August 2009 at 11:58pm | 
 
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   Thanks everyone for your answers, It seems to be more in my hands than feet over the last couple of days and probably only had it a few times each day. I will definitely have a chat to my midwife at some stage and see what she thinks, Shes away for the whole month of August so will just wait till she gets back unless it gets worse! And yep Trish will let ya know what she says    Thanks so much ladies!!
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  | kezza2112   Groupie
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 18 August 2009 at 12:54pm | 
 
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   Yep, my sister in law had this and it could be sign of the liver functioning.  Something to do with the bile leaking into bloodstream or something.....
 http://dermatology.about.com/cs/pregnancy/a/icp.htm
 
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  | BlaBla_152   Groupie
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 20 August 2009 at 2:51pm | 
 
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   hi there,
I have the bile liver thing that everyone is talking about. It's could Intro Uterine Colestasis of Pregnancy or I.U.C.P. Generally when you get it though you get swelling and really ichy starting from your hands and feet and then the rest of your body. They usually don't let you go past 38 weeks ethier (i was induced due to it). I personally don't think it sounds like that or carpal tunnel because you don't get carpal tunnel in your feet. I would be more inclined to say that you should get your midwife to check your blood presure and do some blood and urine tests just to check its not pre-eclampsia. I think this due to you not being that far through and one of the first signs is tingling and pins and needle type sensasions in the hands and feet. usually followed by other things as it goes on.  You can find heaps about it on the net.
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