Re: [ozmidwifery] Jumpy legs

[Lynne Staff]

Dear Sheena I have seen this associated with low haemoglobin in pregnancy many times in the past, but also know it can occur at anytime. If it has been in conjunction with low hb, it has disappeared when women have resonded well to a tonic called Floradix. Otherwise, I have not found any suggestions for alleviating this particular discomfort apart from getting up for a while, having a cuppa and going back to bed.   Cheers,Lynne   ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheena Johnson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 11:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Jumpy legs Could any of you wonderful wise women help me? Lynley, mother of Ruby 1 Year on 8th July and 30 weeks pregnant is suffering from jumpy legs. It starts at 9pm each night just when she is ready to fall asleep. The feeling goes down the back of both legs and she has to move them. She has tried everything, from hot water bottles to baths, change of positions but nothing works. To top it off Ruby, has been a very poor sleeper and Lynley and Lincoln have only recently been enjoying 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep two or three nights a week. She is really at the end of her tether. Any advice would be very gratefully received   Thanks Sheena