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restless nights

I'm currently 6 weeks pregnant and I don't know if n e of u go through the same thing but my legs get restless when I'm about to go to sleep...I'm tossing and turning all night cause my legs make me feel uncomfortable...sometimes I put a pillow in between my legs but sometimes that doesn't help...I want to know if n e of u ladies go through the same thing and if u have some kind of remedy for it...I want to be ables to get some kind of rest before I can't n e more
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Im 5weeks now and the last week ive been waking up throuhout the night, cant seem to get comfy...get hot flushes a lot at night too end up getting up way to early coz i cant nod back off...by 4pm im like a dead woman walking at work xx
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You girls have what's called "Restless legs syndrome" It's quite common during pregnancy .It sounds silly but try putting an unwrapped bar of soap under the sheets by your legs. It works for a lot of people and it's worth a try!
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Eat BANANAS :) , they say your legs tend to do that if you have low potassium. Try that & see if it helps a little, id try it with a tylenol jst in case ;)
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I had real bad restless legs in the beginning of my pregnancy. Fortunately, it went away around 30 weeks... but now my hands are numb all night and constantly swollen. Lol
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I'm the exact way, my doctor told me to take Unisom its over the counter take half in the morning, half of one in the afternoon and a full one before bed. Good luck!
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Oh good! I thought I was the only one with this problem...but I will try the pillows underneath my knees...cause its getting really uncomfortable. Thank u ladies for ur comments
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I had the same problem... i normally took some sort of pm medicine to help me on the really bad nights... make sure on the ok for baby medicine list
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I found if.I.sleep on the couch it helps alot.
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Same here. I am also 6weeks and having the worst sleeps ever. My legs feel fat like they are going to explode, throbbing, restless and tingly. Iv been putting a fat pillow between them. I found putting a pillow under my knees or ankles has helped some nights but not all.
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I am the same way I just want to go to sleep its killing me my legs feel heavy or tingling
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