Get Virtual Care
  • Primary Care
  • Urgent Care
  • FAQs
  • Support Center
For Businesses
  • Direct Primary Care for Organizations
  • For DMEs and Pharmacies
  • For Health Plans
  • For Providers
About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Why HealthTap
  • Our Standards
  • Contact
Log in
Book a video appointment
Book now
  • Get Virtual Care

    • Primary Care
    • Urgent Care
    • FAQs
    • Support Center
  • For Businesses

    • Direct Primary Care for Organizations
    • For DMEs and Pharmacies
    • For Health Plans
    • For Providers
  • About Us

    • Who We Are
    • Why HealthTap
    • Our Standards
    • Contact
Log in to HealthTap
HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Is bad to use wraps on legs and arms while pregnant?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Matthew Wilson answered

No: They should not be so tight that it compromises your circulation or causes numbness/tingling in your extremities.

Answered 3/14/2013

5.2k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

23 weeks pregnant (2nd child). I have often right arm and leg numbnes sometimes pain. I know I have sciatica. Why is this happening to me?

7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Hello , Im currently 15 weeks pregnant I suddenly got a tingling / numb pain in my left arm . I usually get this in my legs and it goes away . Is this anything to worry about ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I am approximately six weeks pregnant, I experience some cramping, ranging from low to severe. Cramping starts in left side of pelvis stretching to the right or downwards to my left leg. I also experience a numb pain in my left arm. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I am 24 weeks pregnant and my left arm and right leg are numb and weak. I also have scoliosis, could this be a hospital visit?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

My little sis, had been throwing up, her left arm hurt , her legs get num, her breast is swollen and she has secretion like breast milk? (no, pregnant)

A doctor has provided 1 answer

People also searched for:

Currently 37 weeks 2 days pregnant lastnight really bad cramps this morning woke up with arm and legs pain ?
I am pregnant, 35 weeks,and I've been having sometimes where my leg or arm goes numb and my fingers or toes cripple up really bad and get stuck. Why?
My wife is in the 4th month of pregnancy. She has some pains on her right leg and her right arm sometimes is little numb. Is it normal?
How long does it take for leg and arm muscles to atrophy if at bedrest fir pregnancy?
I am 15 weeks pregnant. I wake up sometimes with my arm or leg numb. Once i move, i feel the blood circulating again, but is the baby ok?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited

For Businesses

Direct Primary Care for OrganizationsFor DMEs and PharmaciesFor Health PlansFor Providers

Company

About UsSupport CenterContact Us

Health Content

Health TopicsDoctor Q&A by Specialty

Join Us

For DoctorsJobs
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.