How to deal with restless leg syndrome during pregnancy
It began early on in her pregnancy?whenever Amy Patterson plopped down on the couch to unwind after a long day at work, her legs still wanted to move. Amy was so tired, and all she wanted to do was rest, but her legs wouldn?t let her.
?It was like they?d had a lot of coffee and the rest of my body hadn?t,? she says. ?I?d stretch them, rub them, run around to get some energy out, but nothing stopped it. Sometimes it was so bad, I?d just go to bed early because it felt better when I was lying down with my pregnancy pillow.?
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a condition that causes an uncontrollable urge to move your legs while sleeping or when you?re at rest?say when you’re sitting down to enjoy some Netflix. It can happen to anyone, but it?s especially common during pregnancy, says Batya Grundland, the maternity care lead for the Family Health Team at Women?s College Hospital in Toronto. ?It affects up to 30 percent of pregnant women and we don?t really know why,? she says. It could have something to do with thyroid function or it could be hormone-related. But don?t worry: having RLS during pregnancy is generally not a cause for concern. RLS might also be hereditary?Patterson knew right away what it was because her mother also suffers from the condition. What are the signs of RLS"
RLS typically begins in the second trimester, but it can start at any point in your pregnancy, says Carly Beaulieu, a registered midwife and owner of Lucina Midwives in Edmonton. And it can...
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