Numb hands when waking up during pregnancy

Many pregnant women will experience drowsiness. This is because the fetus in the abdomen absorbs nutrients, and it also makes the pregnant woman feel abnormally tired and sleepy. She needs proper sleep. Numbness in the hands when pregnant women wake up is also a common symptom. The reason for numbness in the hands when pregnant women wake up may be that they pressed their hands while sleeping, or edema during pregnancy can easily lead to numbness in the hands.

Is it normal to have numb hands when waking up during pregnancy?

1. Maybe you accidentally pressed your hand while sleeping. Many pregnant mothers will start to become more cautious after they become pregnant, and will use their hands to protect their belly, because this will easily press their hands when they sleep, causing numbness in their hands.

2. The cause of edema during pregnancy. In the late pregnancy, almost every pregnant mother will experience symptoms of edema during pregnancy. If the pregnant mother also feels numbness in her hands at this time, it is probably caused by edema during pregnancy.

3. Calcium deficiency may also be a major cause of numbness in the hands. During pregnancy, in order to meet the needs of fetal growth and development, the demand for calcium will become greater and greater, so if there is a calcium deficiency, numbness in the hands and feet will occur.

4. Carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. I believe many pregnant mothers are too familiar with this disease. If a pregnant mother suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy, she will often feel numbness in her hands, and it will be accompanied by numbness. Twenty-five percent of women will experience this phenomenon in the late pregnancy.

5. Caused by cervical spondylosis. If you feel numbness in your hands during pregnancy, it may be caused by cervical spondylosis. So if you want to confirm whether it is caused by cervical spondylosis at this time, mothers may as well go to the hospital for a cervical CT scan to confirm it.

6. Pregnancy factors: After pregnancy, the pressure in a woman’s carpal tunnel will increase, thereby compressing the median nerve and causing numbness in the hands. This is a normal phenomenon and usually disappears after delivery.

Therefore, if you experience numbness in your hands during pregnancy, you may wish to determine the cause of the numbness based on your own situation and receive symptomatic treatment.

What should pregnant women do if their hands are numb? Try the following methods

First of all, if the numbness in the hands is caused by calcium deficiency, then directly supplementing with calcium is the best way. Of course, it is also necessary to cooperate with dietary supplements. Pregnant mothers can eat more calcium-rich foods such as dried shrimps, kelp, and soy products.

Generally speaking, pregnant mothers must supplement 1000-1500 mg of calcium every day. In addition to obtaining it from food, they also need an additional 600 mg of calcium.

Secondly, numbness in pregnant women’s hands is mostly caused by deficiency of Qi and blood, so pregnant women should eat more things that replenish Qi and blood during pregnancy, such as foods rich in iron and good blood-replenishing effects.

In addition, mothers can also ask their family members to help massage the acupoints on the hands to relax the muscles and promote blood circulation to relieve the symptoms of numbness in the hands.

If the pregnant mother feels really uncomfortable due to numbness in her hands, she can consult a doctor on what to do. She can use some painkillers and sedatives appropriately under the doctor's guidance. For pregnant mothers with more severe pain, local blockade treatment within the carpal tunnel can be added.

Pregnant women who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy should pay attention to keeping warm and try to avoid washing hands and dishes with cold water.