https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:00:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364376 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:30:45 +0000 Charm54 1364376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was one of my worst pregnancy symptoms! I stretched before bed and then used a warm magic bag. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364362 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:27:08 +0000 Ash 1364362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: Bahahah yeah, and if she knew you wanted her there she definitely wouldn't lay there anymore.<br /> The heat always helped me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364298 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:05:41 +0000 Koolbreeze 1364298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suffered from RLS while pregnant with DS2 and what helped me was weight. I would put as many heavy blankets as I could on my legs and the weight of them would help so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364291 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:03:54 +0000 Dandelion 1364291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: my cat did lay on my leg last night right before it stopped...I didnty even think that she might have helped with her heat! I think I do have a heating pad...she's not really reliable lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364278 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:59:15 +0000 looch 1364278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>magnesium supplements helped me, but I don't know if it's okay to take those while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364244 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:51:56 +0000 Smurfette 1364244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suffer from it before I got pregnant and still do today. I found that regular exercise helped a ton. When I was pregnant, Tylenol wouldn't help as much as Advil would. My doctor told me to start taking magneusim. I thought that it helped. Stretch before bed. Drink lots of water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364234 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:49:53 +0000 Ash 1364234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I slept with a heating pad on my legs - tremendous help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364229 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:49:14 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1364229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dandelion i suffered from restless leg way before getting pregnant (so it's that much worse now.. urgh!) but what always works for me is drinking a ton of water each day and good calf stretches. also helps to sort of pound on my calf muscles or try and get dh to massage them. urgh such an annoying thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-tricks-for-restless-legs#post-1364014 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:02:36 +0000 Dandelion 1364014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night I was up for hours, laying in bed, because my leg wanted to keep moving. Ugh...it was awful. I tried so many things to make it quit. It finally settled on its own, but by then I was only headed for about 3 hours of sleep. Luckily, I did get to have a little nap earlier today, but now I worry that this is going to be a new normal until the end of pregnancy.</p> <p>Do any of you know of a quick remedy to stop RLS in its tracks? I tried stretching, walking around, different sleeping positions...nothing worked. It was miserable.</p> <p>Should I be eating something? </p>