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My legs feel like they need to get up and
move while I’m in bed. What’s going on?
Are your legs acting like they have somewhere to be whilst you’re
trying to relax and sleep? If so, you probably have restless leg
syndrome (RLS) which is very common during pregnancy. RLS is
the uncontrollable urge to move your legs, as if they’ve heard
their favourite song and need to start dancing. While moving your
legs around is not such a big deal say, at the gym, the problem is
it typically strikes at night when you’re trying to sleep.
There’s no clear culprit behind RLS, but hormones, iron deficiency
and circulation issues could be the reason it strikes so frequently
during pregnancy. So what can you do about this annoying
compulsion to break out into moonwalk? When I was pregnant,
stretching my legs helped a lot, especially before bed, and other
ways to combat RLS include:
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Asking your partner for a little leg massage at night. Better yet,
have them use
Mama Mio Lucky Legs ™during the massage.
The cooling sensation will soothe the legs while the calming
blend of essential oils will help keep your restlessness at bay.
•
Taking a warm bath at night. Keep the temperature of the bath
at your body temperature, which is 37°C (98°F ) .
•
Making sure you’re getting enough exercise during the day.
•
Try applying either heat or cold to your legs. Use either a
heating pad, a cold compress or a cooling skincare product
(pregnancy-safe, of course) .
•
Don’t get into bed until you’re ready to go to sleep. Sometimes
lying still for long periods will bring on the twitchiness.
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Take a warm bath at
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your body t emp erature
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SLEEP
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