My wife now has entered her 4th month prenancy. Her 2nd trimester. I can see that her morning sickness is reduced. However another problem persist: leg cramping. Every morning 2-3 am she will woke me up complaining that her leg is cramp. I, without any prior notice or knowledge will immediately scratch her leg just like we saw people did when they cramp at football field. This quite worries me however many saying its normal for a pregnant women to experience this during their second trimester of pregnancy.
The next morning I googled 'Pregnant Leg Cramp' and found information which could be nice to share with you all out there. Here's what I've found:-
Why am I having leg cramps during pregnancy?
No one really knows why pregnant women get more leg cramps. It's possible that your leg muscles are tired from carrying around all of your extra weight. Or they may be aggravated by the pressure your expanding uterus puts on the blood vessels that return blood from your legs to your heart and the nerves that lead from your trunk to your legs. Leg cramps may start to plague you during your second trimester and may get worse as your pregnancy progresses and your belly gets bigger. While these cramps can occur during the day, you'll probably notice them most at night, when they can interfere with your ability to get a good night's sleep.
