I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant and for the past few weeks my knuckles have been incredibly swollen. Not the fingers, just the knuckles. I wake up in the night to go to the toilet and I can barely bend my fingers. It gets better after I get up and move around for a bit but none of my rings fit over my knuckles anymore.
I also have De Quervain’s syndrome in both wrists for the past two months or so, and I’m starting to get Carpal Tunnel in my left hand too.
My doctor says this is all “normal” pregnancy symptoms and not to worry, but the pain and dysfunction is really getting me down.
Has anyone else had this problem? Was there anything you did that helped? Ice helps a bit if I’m having a really bad day but it’s only a temporary relief.