I knew that back pain, heartburn, and mood swings were all par for the course when you’re pregnant. But one physical side effect I was not expecting? Carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy.
Starting just shy of the halfway mark in my pregnancy, I started waking up with tingling hands. I thought I must just be sleeping in funny positions. Then, I started getting pain on the inner side of my wrist, under my thumb. I joked that I was getting “phone thumb,” and figured I must be scrolling more than usual.
Then I learned that your joints get all sorts of jacked up during pregnancy, in large part due to the
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