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What gives: bad knees good in pregnancy?

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1/21/10 at 9:38pm
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I've got a personal and family history of bad knees: they twist and turn, and make clicking noises when I climb stairs. Anyway, I just realized the other day that my knees haven't hurt during this pregnancy (I'm almost 34 weeks) and haven't really been clicking for quite a while. Any theories on what gives with this? What's so special about pregnancy? I'd love to be able to replicate this down the road!
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1/21/10 at 11:37pm
are you eating differently or taking vitamins or supplements that you don't when you're not pregnant? bad knees can be a sign of a nutritional deficiency or a food intolerance (which is ultimately a result of a nutritional deficiency), which you may be addressing inadvertantly!
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1/21/10 at 11:50pm
I thought during pregnancy your joints in general loosen up a little. Hips, to cater to childbirth, and knees and ankles go along a bit for the ride. Maybe your joints spread out a bit and it was enough to stop the clicking and grinding?

Sorry; I guess if this is the cause, it would be hard to replicate. Maybe with a back-to-back series of pregnancies?
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1/21/10 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by LaLaLaLa View Post
I thought during pregnancy your joints in general loosen up a little. Hips, to cater to childbirth, and knees and ankles go along a bit for the ride. Maybe your joints spread out a bit and it was enough to stop the clicking and grinding?

Sorry; I guess if this is the cause, it would be hard to replicate. Maybe with a back-to-back series of pregnancies?


Not at 37! Maybe I should've started younger...
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