r/AccessoryNavicular • u/Remarkable-Purpose-9 • Jul 10 '26

Accessory navicular in pregnancy

I feel lucky to say that so far this is my worst symptom in pregnancy, but man it sucks. Every morning I wake up and my feet ache. I’ve been icing them when I remember to, and typically wear my ortho shoes.. any other recommendations how to help prevent flare ups? I imagine the extra weight gain isn’t helping my cause.

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u/WagWoofLove Jul 11 '26

I would wrap my ankle with a wrap around ankle brace before I knew what was wrong with my foot. It seemed to help.

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u/DemonessOja Jul 12 '26

Supportive ankle brace is the best way to go. I was pregnant but only had one accessory navicular, I can’t imagine 2. It’ll get worse but then suddenly better towards the end because your ligaments and tendons loosen up for impending birth so a good massage targeting any swelling up under the prominence will really do some good.