What should I pay attention to when I have leg cramps during my fifth month of pregnancy?

Since pregnancy is a special period for women, they must be well protected. Some women may have symptoms of calcium deficiency and then become prone to cramps, which is definitely very uncomfortable. What should you pay attention to when you have cramps in the fifth month of pregnancy? This is what many pregnant women want to know very much. Next, we ask obstetricians and gynecologists to explain these precautions to everyone! I hope that everyone can understand this issue through the editor's introduction.

Because after 5 months of pregnancy, the burden on the mother increases, and the heavy belly presses on the legs, causing the leg muscles of the pregnant woman to bear greater weight, making calf cramps more likely to occur, especially when sleeping. This situation is even more obvious. After five months of pregnancy, expectant mothers experience leg cramps more frequently. First of all, expectant mothers do not need to worry too much. Leg cramps in pregnant women are a normal phenomenon.

However, because of leg cramps, pregnant women are often awakened from their sleep by pain, which affects their sleep quality to a certain extent. If this is the case, you need to pay attention. Here are some things to note:

1. Eat more calcium-rich foods, dairy products and dark green vegetables.

2. Take calcium tablets, preferably oral calcium tablets containing vitamin D, such as Calcium D tablets. Of course, if necessary, you should ask your doctor to check before taking any supplements.

3. Pregnant women can avoid leg cramps by stretching and bending the soles of their feet upwards and pushing their heels outwards (rather than pointing them towards the toes). In some cases, you can also do this stretch when cramps first start, or try a gentle massage to relieve them.

4. Massage your feet before going to bed, or elevate your feet before sleeping. Do not wear high heels when walking during the day and do not stand for too long to prevent excessive fatigue of the leg muscles.

The absence of calf cramps does not mean that the pregnant woman is not calcium deficient. It is only because of the needs of the fetus that calcium is being transferred in the pregnant woman's body. Such pregnant women are potentially calcium deficient and are likely to experience calf cramps.

If you walk too much or stand for too long during pregnancy, the burden on your leg muscles will increase, leading to local accumulation of acidic metabolic products, which can cause muscle cramps. However, don't think that more sleep is better. Sleeping too long will slow down blood circulation, cause the accumulation of metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide, and may also induce muscle spasms.

Cold factors, such as low room temperature at night in winter, the quilt being too thin when sleeping or the legs and feet being exposed outside the quilt; or a bad sleeping posture, such as lying on your back for a long time, with the quilt pressing on the soles of your feet, or the soles of your feet against the bed, causing poor blood circulation, can also cause cramps.

If a woman finds herself suffering from leg cramps during pregnancy, she must pay attention to the above points, so that the cramps will be relieved. In fact, leg cramps during the fifth month of pregnancy are mainly caused by calcium deficiency in pregnant women. At this time, we must hurry up to supplement calcium. As long as the calcium is supplemented, the number of cramps will become less and less, which is definitely a good thing.