Why do I feel sore in my arms during pregnancy?

After pregnancy, the body will often experience some symptoms of varying degrees. For example, you will always feel arm pain during pregnancy. The symptom of arm pain is mainly due to incorrect posture due to lying in bed for a long time or accidents, which will cause many pregnant women to have such symptoms. You can pay attention to proper body exercise, not do housework for a long time, try to rest more, and shake your hands to promote blood circulation in your hands.

1. Causes of arm pain in pregnant women

Causes of numbness and pain in the arms during pregnancy

Long-term bed rest with incorrect posture: Due to pregnancy, some women are afraid of accidents that may harm the baby, so they choose to stay in bed. Especially in winter when the weather is cold, some women spend the whole day in bed. However, unreasonable posture causes compression of our arms, leading to numbness and even pain.

Sitting in the wrong position to watch TV causes: Pregnant women have nothing to do at home watching TV because they sit in a chair for a long time in a bad posture, which leads to poor blood circulation in the upper body and causes numbness and pain in the arms;

Due to fatigue from washing clothes and cooking: Some pregnant friends love to do housework and cannot bear to see a little dirt and untidiness at home. They frequently use their hands or arms to do housework at home all day, which leads to this kind of numbness and pain;

How to relieve arm numbness and pain during pregnancy

If the numbness and pain are caused by lying in bed, we can choose to adjust the lying position to relieve it or put a pillow under the arm to prevent compression of our arm and numbness and pain;

If the numbness and pain are caused by staying in the same posture for a long time, we can relieve it by moving our arms. For example, shaking your hands can relieve numbness and pain by soothing the blood, or you can straighten your arms to relieve it;

Although pregnant women should be careful, they should not give up daily exercise. For example, we can take a walk in our daily life. Such activities can also promote blood circulation in our body and reduce the chance of numbness and pain.

2. How to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy

1. If possible, pregnant mothers should avoid any activities that require constant exertion of their hands. Although these activities are not the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome, they can make it worse.

2. If you have to use your hands frequently due to work needs, expectant mothers can consider wearing wrist guards or splints on their hands while working.

3. If the expectant mother works in front of a computer, adjust the height of the chair so that her wrists do not bend downward when typing. Using a specially made ergonomic keyboard can also reduce pain in some cases. Also, remember to take breaks frequently and stretch your arms for a while.

4. If the expectant mother feels pain when sleeping at night, she should change her sleeping position and put one or two pillows under her arms. Be careful not to sleep with your hands pressed down. When you wake up in pain, try shaking your hands until the pain and numbness go away.

5. If the discomfort symptoms at night are very severe, expectant mothers can also try to use a splint or strap to straighten the hand and prevent it from bending. Holding this position will allow your carpal tunnel to become slightly wider.

6. In addition, yoga can help relieve the pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome and increase hand strength.

7. You may have heard that taking large amounts of vitamin B6 can help with carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy, but clinical trials have shown that vitamin B6 does not produce immediate effects.