I have had my own little personal battles with restless leg syndrome.  It is
definitely worse during pregnancy for me.  I have done some homework on this
as I just don't see pharmaceuticals as a viable option for myself (it seems I
am constantly nursing and/or pregnant).  I have found out that most restless
leg syndromes are caused by a calcium deficiency.  As long as I take plenty
of a good, absorbable form of calcium supplement and up my dietary intake of
calcium-rich foods, I have NO symptoms.  Another thing that makes it worse
for me is consuming caffeine.  This makes sense with the calcium thing
because caffeine pulls calcium from your body.  I have not found RLS to be a
problem when lactating, but I am usually on calcium supplements during this
time.  Hope this helps.

Jessica Harrison Carlyon, CD, CLE

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