About this episode

This episode explains restless legs during pregnancy and offers solutions to alleviate the condition.

Restless legs is a circumstance in pregnancy where you feel an irresistible urge to move, stretch, kick your legs or walk around. It gets especially worse when at rest and in the evening and can cause you to have difficulty sleeping during pregnancy. This episode explains restless legs and some solutions to help stop it.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Melanie Jackson

Topics covered

• restless legs
• pregnancy
• sleep issues
• health solutions
• parenting

Keywords

• restless legs
• pregnancy
• sleep
• health
• solutions

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