Carpal tunnel after pregnancy?

Question

I have already made a post about this, but I need more opinions/advice. 
So towards the end of my pregnancy my wrist was hurting so bad & a co worker told me that it was probably just carpal tunnel which would go away after the pregnancy. I’m almost 6 weeks postpartum & if anything the pain has gotten a lot worse. It even causes me to not be able to pick my daughter up certain ways & I can barely use my thumb at all. Has any one else experienced this? If so what did you do? I just feel silly going to the doctor over it but if it doesn’t get any better I might have to.. 😫

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I didn’t have any relief from mine until about 12 weeks PP. I’m 20 weeks now and still have some pain but nothing compared to before. I thought for sure I was going to end up having carpal tunnel surgery at 28 years old!

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I just made a post about this! It’s not encouraging that you are 6 wks PP 😕 but the same is going on with me. I did just purchase a wrist brace from target, today is the second day of wearing it, I really hope it works in the long run.

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There can be permanent nerve damage to the median nerve ( carpal tunnel ) after pregnancy. Is it only your thumb, numbness, and where is the pain? I worked in outpatient hand therapy prior to being SAHM.

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Have you tried wearing a brace every once and awhile?