Leg cramps during pregnancy while sleeping

You’re pregnant! You’re gonna be a mama! No matter what your journey to pregnancy looked like (or whether this is your first bambino or your tenth), you’re no doubt over the moon about that tiny bean growing inside your belly.

How to relieve charley horses while pregnant

However, just because you’re excited about the baby doesn’t mean you can’t be miserable while pregnant. There are many weird and awful things you might experience during pregnancy, from Braxton-Hicks contractions to pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes.

All of which — and more — can leave you feeling just downright exhausted. Among that “and more”?

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Leg pain during pregnancy second trimester

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Maybe you have truly awful leg cramps during pregnancy.

If it’s not the incessant need to pee or the constant feeling like you’re off-balance, it’s the genuinely terrible pregnancy heartburn (or morning sickness). And when it’s none of those things, it’s Charley horses ripping through your calves.

In the moment, it can be hard even to make your brain compute while you writhe around in pain. The whys and hows don’t matter. You just need it

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