Hi all, Yes, I too experienced an arthritic-like condition in my hands in the early months of breastfeeding. Basically I ignored it and it went away - don't remember how long it lasted. As a childbirth educator and doula as well as LC, I see many pregnant and new mothers. Many of them (more than one in each class I teach of six couples each) report either carpal tunnel during pregnancy and/or pain and stiffness and swelling in their hands in the early months of breastfeeding. Seems fairly common.... Janaki Costello, IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask]