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Stephanie_Q
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Posted: June 29 2009 at 12:49pm \| IP Logged

I read the threads here and here on restless legs and am going to be taking this info to my next OB appointment. I had restless legs for the first time in the third trimester of my last pg and this time it seems to be starting earlier.

It is a small complaint, but I'm looking for a remedy because it makes me less able to sit still with the kids, to hold them (especially my 2yo who doesn't "need" me but "wants" me to hold him a lot) and in spending time in the evening relaxing with my dh because the only relief I find is in stretching - jumping - walking around (as a few of you mentioned in those earlier threads) and it makes me feel like I need a lot more personal space, which is hard on everyone in my family.

I don't have immediate access to the books that were mentioned but am looking for links to some of the websites you've found helpful (rather than reinventing the wheel, here). Any more/new insights from those of you who have found relief since those threads were posted would also be helpful. Thanks!

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Posted: June 29 2009 at 3:38pm \| IP Logged

no time to read the back threads.. did they mention magnesium?

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Posted: June 29 2009 at 5:19pm \| IP Logged

In the first thread Glenn's doctor had recommended calcium and potassium, which is the advice I got last pg. It didn't work for her - and hadn't worked well for me, either.

Servant2theKing had provided the most information in the 2nd thread that I linked, taken from books and websites. She wrote: "Iron deficiency seems to be a big factor w/ rls, along with deficiencies with B12, magnesium and folic acid." and also recommended light exercise a few hours before bed.

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Posted: June 29 2009 at 5:41pm \| IP Logged

I was thinking it was the magnesium that a friend used that helped her

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