![]() This one is another doozy that new parents are often unprepared for in terms of bodily discomfort. We often don’t think about the fact that holding baby for an extended period of time can cause forearm tightness and compression in wrist joints. The combination of these two things can lead to inflammation of the tendons running through the carpal tunnel and out to the hands and fingers. As a result, folks often have debilitating wrist, hand and finger pain that is hard to manage because they can’t stop holding their babies, so it is difficult to mitigate the inflammation. Especially with new parents who may not feel completely at ease holding their new baby, there is a tendency to want to curl in and hold the baby extra tight. What often happens is they curl their hands in and around the head or the baby’s bottom creating extra pressure on the wrist joint. Many pregnant folks also develop carpal tunnel and other wrist irritation in the 3rd trimester of their pregnancy due to fluid retention in the body and are then often more prone to wrist and hand pain postpartum.
Tips for Wrist & Hand Pain
Yoga for Wrist & Hand Pain
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