Is there anything I can do, eat, take, drink for restless legs?
I notice it when I'm trying to sleep. It's especially bad when I'm practicing self-hypnosis. It's quite irritating.
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Is there anything I can do, eat, take, drink for restless legs?
I notice it when I'm trying to sleep. It's especially bad when I'm practicing self-hypnosis. It's quite irritating.
I took magnesium last pregnancy and it helped
Magnesium and potassium so a banana before bed helps.
Magnesium and Panadol got me through the tough nights
I had it horrible with DS. I did what blacks said and I also drank a glass of Indian tonic water about an hour before bed. Tastes horrible but mix it with juice or cordial. Stretching and a good leg rub before bed helps too.
I only just read in yesterdays paper that sugar free coconut water, warm ginger root tea and dry brushing your legs are all good for restless legs and leg cramps. Im yet to try, but am intrigued :D
Dh massages mine which makes them feel better :)
I get this ALL the time. Runs in my family :(
I find doing all the things everyone else had suggested and also having a hot shower or laying on cold tiles, depends where I get it. Sometimes I just have it in my legs, sometimes all over my body ... Just try and find what works for you.
You could also try Epsom salt baths.
I take magnesium too.
Never had it before I was pg, and I still get it regularly.
I find stress can trigger it too.
Hope you can find some relief.
Subbing because I suffered it awfully with DD's pregnancy so I'm sure it will return this time around. Thanks for the tips girls :)
I have to wear them out - so doing a wall sit or similar helps.
It's such a frustrating feeling - it feels like my legs need to go to the toilet... so yeah, I have to wear them out.
I also get them alot at night and find getting up and walking around gets rid of them quicker.
It's usually a sign that you've stayed awake longer than you should have. DD gets it and says this to me often. She finds it only happens when as she puts it her "body is really overtired". She tells me it's her bodies way of saying you are up past your bed time ;)
I get out of bed and do some leg stretches and if I'm too tired to get out of bed I put a pillow in between my legs which seems to help me. I'm actually sleeping with a pillow in between my legs every night, just so I get comfortable on my left side and I haven't had restless legs for ages. Also I seem to have them worse when I have had too much sugary stuff before going to bed. When I don't eat that I don't suffer from it either...
Hello... I subbed this thread ages ago because I had awful insomnia with DD in the third trimester that was exacerbated and in some cases caused my restless leg (or for me, specifically foot) syndrome which came without fail every single night. Anyway after reading all the advice here, for the duration of this pregnancy I have been having milk and a banana most nights before bed plus coconut water during the day a few times a week. Plus I take my prenatal vitamin with dinner instead of in the morning. And in the entire third trimester (now I am 35 and a bit weeks) I have only had two nights with restless leg. Extra Activity/stretching etc never worked with DD as I was always active with yoga and daily walks but I have worked out with both pregnancies that feeling over heated is a big factor. Hard to avoid considering I always seem to find myself in the latter stages of pregnancy during the hottest part of summer. But yeah, go milk and bananas!
I had suffered terribly with restless legs, and was found to be calcium deficient (despite drinking heaps of milk daily). after taking calcium supplements they improved heaps.
I am often vitamin D deficient and have been on supplements for both pregnancies so considering low vitamin D can inhibit the absorption of calcium that does make sense for me.
I agree Rouge. This happened to me in pg too and was a sign I needed to go to bed. It still happened even though I took magnesium.:
For me it has definitely been helped by the milk banana and taking vitamins at night. I tend to go to bed quite late and this has not impacted me negatively. And keeping my feet and legs cool.
If you think you might be deficient in magnesium or calcium, make sure you top up on all of the sleepy vits: calc, magnesium, potassium, and Vit D. If you're low in any of these the others aren't going to be able to do their thing.