For the past two weeks my arms and hands and fingers have been going numb. I'm off work, so it's not the typing that I was doing as a data entry clerk. I was knitting for hours every day while listening to great podcasts on pregnancy. I stopped knitting over a week ago and started wearing wrist braces to sleep in because I like to sleep on my hands. But my fingers are still numb. Then as I was driving to the store I gave a thought to the bra I was wearing because it was really uncomfortable. I've always had a large chest. I got breasts in the 4th grade and was bound and determined to beat up any boy who made fun of me, including my brothers. Before getting pregnant I was wearing a 38DD. I wore my favorite bra brand, Lilyette. I loved that it kept my breasts separate and they didn't fall out the bottom of my bra. All the bras I wore were underwire.
I've heard that when it came time for breastfeeding that I would want to switch to a non-underwire bra so my milk ducts wouldn't be blocked by the pressure of the wire. I loved my underwire. I went to a lactation bra fitter and she said that I was going to be most comfortable in a wire and that I could wear a wire and breastfeed without hurting my supply. The bad part was that each of her bras were at least $60 for an underwire nursing bra. I went out and bought new regular type bras in my favorite brand figuring that my breast size would change by the time I delivered.
So, my fingers are still numb and I'm thinking that the underwire bras are pressing on my armpit nerves in such a way that that is what is causing the numbness. I decided to get some regular non-underwire bras and see if that helps. So far, it is more comfortable, despite the saggy boob effect I dislike. Hopefully in a few days my fingers will return to normal. I'm really hoping this solves my problem because the finger numbness is so painful and really annoying.
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