After pregnancy, pregnant women always encounter a variety of problems, including leg cramps is a very common symptom, especially at night is easy to occur, causing great distress to pregnant women, so what exactly is the cause of leg cramps? The main reason for this is the fact that the woman’s leg cramps are caused by hypocalcemia. During pregnancy, the fetus needs a lot of calcium for bone development, and this calcium is mainly provided by the mother, if the daily calcium intake of the pregnant woman is not enough to provide the daily calcium needs of the pregnant woman and the fetus, which can easily lead to hypocalcemia. Human leg muscle contraction and cell division require large amounts of calcium, and calcium deficiency will stimulate the leg muscle nerves to become more excited, causing muscle contraction and leg cramps in pregnant women. Pregnant women’s blood calcium levels are higher during the day than at night, so they are more likely to have leg cramps at night. Response: After pregnancy, the mother-to-be should eat more calcium-rich foods such as sesame seeds, milk and ribs, which can prevent hypocalcemia due to calcium deficiency in pregnant women and more of them can promote fetal bone development. Pregnant women should go out in the sun more often and take vitamin D supplements to ensure that the calcium in food is fully absorbed and utilized by the bones while focusing on dietary calcium supplementation. For pregnant women with calcium deficiency, they can take calcium supplements according to the situation and drink a glass of pure milk before going to bed. The second culprit: dietary causes of leg cramps in pregnant women are not all caused by calcium deficiency, dietary causes can also cause leg cramps in pregnant women. During pregnancy, many pregnant women worry that malnutrition will affect the healthy growth of the fetus, so they will consume a lot of meat during pregnancy, meat is rich in protein, excessive intake will hinder the body’s metabolism, the accumulation of excessive acidic metabolites disrupt the electrolytes in the legs, and trigger leg cramps. The way to deal with it: after pregnant women, they must not develop the bad habit of overeating, and eat as much variety of food as possible to ensure a balanced intake of the various nutrients required by the body. Although meat is a carrier of high-quality protein and amino acids, and meat is rich in various trace elements required by the human body, eat in moderation can promote the growth and development of the fetus, but if excessive intake of meat, it will cause a burden on the body’s metabolism. The main culprit: overworked pregnant women leg cramps During pregnancy, as the fetus in the belly grows day by day, the weight of pregnant women will increase day by day, plus some pregnant women need to stand for a longer period of time during pregnancy, these reasons will increase the burden on the legs of pregnant women, the leg muscles of pregnant women for a long time in a state of fatigue, which will also lead to the accumulation of a large amount of lactic acid in the legs, and trigger leg cramps in pregnant women. The response: pregnant women should take a hot bath and massage their legs after work every day, and soak their feet in hot water at forty degrees Celsius for ten minutes before bed every day, which can reduce the accumulation of lactic acid and relax the muscles, thus preventing leg cramps at night. For pregnant women who have had leg cramps caused by leg fatigue many times, using a moist hot towel on the legs before bedtime and doing some simple stretching exercises can relieve the symptoms of leg cramps. The culprit four: cold weather leg cramps caused by pregnant women After entering the winter, many areas are cold at night, plus some pregnant women do not pay attention to warmth when resting, the leg muscles will be easily stimulated by the cold weather and leg cramps caused by pregnant women. The response: pregnant women must do a good job of keeping warm before going to bed to prevent their legs from being exposed to the cold outside, in addition to soaking their feet in warm water at forty degrees Celsius ten minutes before bedtime, which not only prevents leg cramps in pregnant women but also helps their sleep quality. Keep your lower extremities warm during sleep, and wear comfortable cotton socks to sleep. Don’t let your calves get wind chill; you can soak your feet in warm water for ten minutes before going to bed at night, which not only prevents cramps, but also helps you sleep, killing two birds with one stone. The culprit five: wrong sleeping posture caused by pregnant women leg cramps Some pregnant women are used to sleeping on their backs for a long time, and some pregnant women sleep too long every day, these practices will make the leg muscles relax for a long time, the blood flow in the legs is not smooth and cause passive pregnant women leg cramps. Response: For pregnant women, the correct sleeping position is left side lying. And pregnant women can develop the habit of going to bed early and waking up early, and can go out for a walk more often during the day to prevent blood circulation from being blocked and causing leg cramps. Of course, exercise must be moderate and not too much.