Drooling

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:51:30 GMT, "The Huwe Family"
wrote:

I know this is a weird question:

Since I have become pregnant, I have found myself drooling often. I NEVER
drooled before. I wake up and my pillow is wet, or I can even be sitting in
a chair reading a book or watching TV and barely catch it before it falls
onto my shirt. It doesn't make any difference if my mouth is closed or not.

My doc says I have developed carpel tunnel syndrome (because of being
pregnant) and it has progressed from very sore wrists to my finger tips
being constantly numb. I wonder if maybe this has deadened other nerve
endings in my body, therefore making me drool without noticing.

Has anyone else experienced this? Or am I just weird.

Having excess saliva when pregnant is pretty common I think. You're
not weird ;-)

Hope

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I have done it on occasion, I attribute it to be so very very tired.

"The Huwe Family" wrote in message
.com...
I know this is a weird question:

Since I have become pregnant, I have found myself drooling often. I NEVER
drooled before. I wake up and my pillow is wet, or I can even be sitting
in
a chair reading a book or watching TV and barely catch it before it falls
onto my shirt. It doesn't make any difference if my mouth is closed or
not.

My doc says I have developed carpel tunnel syndrome (because of being
pregnant) and it has progressed from very sore wrists to my finger tips
being constantly numb. I wonder if maybe this has deadened other nerve
endings in my body, therefore making me drool without noticing.

Has anyone else experienced this? Or am I just weird.

--
Thanks,
Gayle Huwe

"The Huwe Family" wrote in message
.com...
I know this is a weird question:

Since I have become pregnant, I have found myself drooling often. I NEVER
drooled before. I wake up and my pillow is wet, or I can even be sitting
in
a chair reading a book or watching TV and barely catch it before it falls
onto my shirt. It doesn't make any difference if my mouth is closed or
not.

My doc says I have developed carpel tunnel syndrome (because of being
pregnant) and it has progressed from very sore wrists to my finger tips
being constantly numb. I wonder if maybe this has deadened other nerve
endings in my body, therefore making me drool without noticing.

Has anyone else experienced this? Or am I just weird.

--
Thanks,
Gayle Huwe




The carpal tunnel is a narrow gap in your wrist, when it swells up in
pregnancy the nerves which travel down it get squished and affect feeling in
the fingers. I don't think the nerves in your face have to go through any
narrow gaps so I would be surprised if it was a similar problem.

I have more saliva when pregnant. It's not wierd :-)

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"The Huwe Family" wrote:

I know this is a weird question:

Since I have become pregnant, I have found myself drooling often. I NEVER
drooled before. I wake up and my pillow is wet, or I can even be sitting in
a chair reading a book or watching TV and barely catch it before it falls
onto my shirt. It doesn't make any difference if my mouth is closed or not.

My doc says I have developed carpel tunnel syndrome (because of being
pregnant) and it has progressed from very sore wrists to my finger tips
being constantly numb. I wonder if maybe this has deadened other nerve
endings in my body, therefore making me drool without noticing.

Has anyone else experienced this? Or am I just weird.

Pregnancy can create bizarre symptoms throughout your body. I once saw a
graphic that was a picture of a pregnant woman, with arrows pointed to
each part of the body and what could change during pregnancy The two you
mentioned, excess saliva and carpal tunnel, are examples. There can be
changes in your skin, your teeth and gums, even your eyesight. Such a
strange time.

do a web search on "pregnancy body changes" to see other lists of what's
normal during pregnancy.

- lynn