restless legs drving me crazy!!!

[crackcrackcrak]

please help tonic water doing nowt :-(

Try bananas and milk - calcium, magnesium and potassium help.

don't have any advice sorry, it reminded me of mine and how frustrating it was, still get it from time to time now. i just wanted to sympathise...

At least two bananas a day. Also hot bath. Milk. Get your DP to rub your legs.

And my latest, greatest trick: An orgasm before you settle for the night; relaxes your mind :)

i iwsh choc - i am a lp!

i will try the milk - cant stomach bananas - bleguh

Being a lp needn't stop you

Oh I feel your pain, I was bride myself with them in early pregnancy, I went to local health food shop where I got some zinc and magnesium pills which I was told would help, also with added vit b6.

Coincdence or not it worked, and I also never suffered with morning sickness, have heard anecdotal evidence that b6 helps with nausea so it was win win

Short term I prescribe leg rubs.

Pregnancy vits helped me, and also standing on the bottom step of the stairs with my heels hanging over the egde to get a really good calf stretch. Also doing some walking during the day will help.

I'm 34 weeks and had RLS from about week 18-30. It got so bad that I was only sleeping about 2-4 hours a night. I have since found out that I'm really anemic and after a few weeks of iron it's noticeably better, I can sleep normally again and it isn't bothering me too much in the evenings. It might be worth getting your feritin levels checked as it's a symptom of iron deficiency.

I really hope you get it sorted out soon, it's unbearable and you have my sympathy!

That's a good point about the iron. I have stacks of spa tone but I got lazy about taking it. In the first few weeks of I didn't take it I could hardly get out of bed but apart from the annoying legs I've been fine for months.
I am really suffering at night I will crack in with the iron forthwith. Thanks all

I just need to report the milk really worked!!! Thank you so much I actually slept last night!!

Good to know! I actually sleep with a big glass of milk by my bedside, and that does the trick throughout the night. Also, sleep semi-sitting up helps if you get acid reflux later on (milk helps with this too).

Let us know if you try the other tips

No acid reflux and I'm 32 weeks so hope to escape that!
I bought irn bru today thinking it would taste nicer than tonic water - wrong!!!! It's the foulest drink ever!
I've been drinking lots milk today and do far so good. I recall now with dd1 I drank gallons because I craved it - maybe that's why I didn't get it with her.