Numb arms while sleeping?

Carpal Tunnel is a problem that recently arose for me at 38 wks preggers.

I'm thinking it could be that for you, too, if you're small boned, and, I'm told, fair skinned, oddly enough.

I've found that it gets worse at night w/less numbness/tingling throughout the day.
The "best" way to sleep seems to be in an almost sitting up/propped up position with arms resting flat on pillows. Yikes. what a drag.

So, since it's very early w/you perhaps you can look into these splints for the wrists made for carpal tunnel syndrome. Many people say they work well. You'll not get a good night's sleep for a long time once your belly gets big & then when the babe is born, so try to remedy this issue early on.

I hope it resolves for you...sometimes it's just the tingling for a short time due to increased blood circulation & swelling & can dissipate all on its own.

x ing my numb & tingly fingers 4 u. :LOL

This has happened to me, too.

For me, it's always about experimenting until my body feels right. I am hyper vigilant about this now because I never fixed it with my first pregnancy, then nursed and slept with my babe for a year and a half (sleeping on my left side the whole time), and *then* developed a blood clot in my thumb (thrombophlebitis) from repeated injury of sleeping that way. So... my advice is to just follow what the pp suggested and make sure there is nothing adding pressure to cause the numbness. I fixed it by making sure my left arm was at a good position for me no matter what.

And remember that even if pregnancy circulation does/can normally get sidetracked due to increased pressure in your vessels (think varicose veins), it's still not OK to let it go without finding a comfy position.

And until you get to the third trimester, you can always sleep on your back (which I totally miss!).

Best of luck!

jaye-- Not really. I still get numbness on my left arm when I sleep on it, not really on the right side anymore. Now, though, my hips and up to my boobs will go numb if I lay on my back.

I have since developed what my Dr. thinks is carpal tunnel in my left wrist. My chiro doesn't think that's what it is, because it "feels" different that CT. He is still adjusting it, though.

An even weirder thing is my right wrist feels like I sprained or broke it! The wrist just below my thumb has a piercing pain when I move it funny. THis has REALLY affected my sleeping, not to mention everyday life. I went to church yesterday and got it prayed for. After that it started hurting worse. I am trying everything to avoid Xrays. If it gets worse, I will have to talk to my GP (gag!!! I hate my GP!!) and see about getting Xrays. The thing is, I haven't DONE anything-- I don't carry anything heavy, I haven't fallen or caught myself on it. I do lift myself up on it when I am getting out of bed.