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Re: swelling still in fingers since birth of twin, breastfeeding twins

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Dec 2000 23:05:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Fizzy wrote: >
>Thanks for your time
>We had twin girls 12 weeks ago, I am breast feeding them both, I had
>lots of swelling in the legs and fingers in pregnancy, the swelling took
>
>3 weeks to go in my legs after the twins were born, but my fingers are
>still swollen and stiff, still can't
>wear my wedding rings etc., I have been told I could take a diuretic
>for the swelling, like Moduretic, but as I am breast feeding I am not
>sure
>this is a good idea, the condition with my hands feels like it could be
>carpal tunnel syndrome, except I have no pain my my wrists, my knuckles
> my fingers they are stiff, I have asked a few doctors and they say it
>will
>go in time, it's just it is nearly 3 months, any suggestion would be
>great??, is
>this condition common??, I had swelling with my other pregnancy's, but
>after the
>babies were born back to normal, I am of normal weight, did not gain
>more than the normal for a twin pregnancy, never got hypertension or
>high blood pressure, was induced at 38 weeks with the twins, both
>weighed
>6.07 oz
>Many thanks Fizzy

Fizzy

My wife had a similar problem with a singleton, lasted 12 weeks, and the ortho said it was like a carpal tunnel. I suspect it will go away. No diuretic, try extra vit B6-10 mg 3x a day. That is supposed to help carpal tunnel. good luck

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
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