Sore legs at night!

AshleyR · Apr 10th, 2012, 00:27 AM

Anyone else getting sore, crampy, sometimes numb legs at night?

This just started for me around 22 weeks. I find it's worse in the morning - I usually end up waking up early because my legs are bugging me so much! As soon as I get up and move around they feel better.

Usually whatever leg I'm sleeping on (since I sleep on my side most times) will hurt the most, but sometimes the other one hurts too. Even just getting up to pee in the night sometimes relieves it a bit...

Seems like a circulation problem maybe? Is this common?

ChesMik4eva · Apr 10th, 2012, 01:01 AM

It's called restless leg syndrome and it's caused by lack of magnesium. You should tell your midwife as they like to watch it and put you on supplements for it.

Charlee · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:46 AM

My mam has had it really bad all her life, mine started a few nights ago, will be mentioning it when I see midwife tomorrow, my knees were killing me

hope&faith09 · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:56 AM

Yup - restless leg syndrome ... I have it and its horrible last night it literally kept me awake all night I think I got around three hours sleep and feel useless today which isnt very good when I have a nearly two year old to run around after.

Charlee · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:59 AM

I used to get it really bad with stress for some reason :\

jaggers · Apr 10th, 2012, 05:04 AM

I had that problem with my first and ate a banana everyday and it went away. I hate bananas but the potassium or something in them cured it so it was totally worth it. If you don't mind bananas it's worth a try .

Apr 10th, 2012, 00:27 AM	#1
AshleyR Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 497	Sore legs at night! Anyone else getting sore, crampy, sometimes numb legs at night? This just started for me around 22 weeks. I find it's worse in the morning - I usually end up waking up early because my legs are bugging me so much! As soon as I get up and move around they feel better. Usually whatever leg I'm sleeping on (since I sleep on my side most times) will hurt the most, but sometimes the other one hurts too. Even just getting up to pee in the night sometimes relieves it a bit... Seems like a circulation problem maybe? Is this common?

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ChesMik4eva Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 1,107	It's called restless leg syndrome and it's caused by lack of magnesium. You should tell your midwife as they like to watch it and put you on supplements for it.

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Charlee Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North East Posts: 708	My mam has had it really bad all her life, mine started a few nights ago, will be mentioning it when I see midwife tomorrow, my knees were killing me

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Apr 10th, 2012, 04:56 AM	#4
hope&faith09 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Shropshire Posts: 2,122	Yup - restless leg syndrome ... I have it and its horrible last night it literally kept me awake all night I think I got around three hours sleep and feel useless today which isnt very good when I have a nearly two year old to run around after.

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Charlee Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North East Posts: 708	I used to get it really bad with stress for some reason :\

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Apr 10th, 2012, 05:04 AM	#6
jaggers Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 267	I had that problem with my first and ate a banana everyday and it went away. I hate bananas but the potassium or something in them cured it so it was totally worth it. If you don't mind bananas it's worth a try .

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