I went in for a routine appointment with my midwife today and brought up that I tried what they told me, increasing water intake and using a support belt, resting, etc, but I was still in what I feel is an abnormal amount of pain for a pregnant woman not even working and just reaching the third trimester.
Has anyone here experienced a combination of persistent round ligament pain and restless legs? I ask because when we spoke today she said I needed to get up and down slower and not "plop" and "jump out of bed" but I don't even realize I'm doing it until the pain hits and I don't do it all the time. She also said no jerky movements but RLS doesn't care if I'm not supposed to make jerky movements, they just happen. I am taking my prenatals to try to increase any vitamin deficiency without taking something I shouldn't. Would completely cutting out caffeine relieve this? I mostly drink sprite, but I have an occasional coke or coffee as a treat.
I know heat can irritate RLS but the fan blowing on my feet overstimulates me and I jerk and shake my legs even worse.
I see women in this stage of pregnancy and further literally WORKING and tending to their kids they already have so I just don't understand why I'm in so much pain that it literally brings me to tears at least every other day. And it's only when I move, it's definitely round ligament pain and not preeclampsia or Braxton Hicks or a UTI.
Just a side note, my baby is in the 65th percentile for size and I am 27 yrs old, 5'2 and 114 lbs at almost 28 weeks pregnant. My midwife said my hips are fine for a vaginal birth and mostly just lectured me about moving too much and too fast. I just don't understand how I can do any less any slower!! I only experienced relief in the past two weeks for one afternoon after 2 days of bed rest. I am just losing my flipping marbles y'all. Please help 🥲