19 Weeks Pregnant

Leg cramps

There’s nothing like getting into bed at the end of a long, exhausting day — especially when you’re pregnant. Aching for a good night’s sleep — literally, if your back’s been acting up again — you throw back the covers and prepare to happily drift into dreamland.

But if you’re like many expecting moms, something may be keeping you awake tonight — besides what color to paint the nursery: leg cramps.

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These painful spasms that radiate up and down your calves are very common during the second and third trimester. While these cramps can occur during the day, you’ll notice them — oh, baby, will you notice them! — more at night.

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No one knows for sure what causes them, though there are plausible theories aplenty. It could be that your leg muscles are just fatigued from carrying around all the extra weight of pregnancy. Or that the vessels that carry blood to and from your legs are compressed by your growing uterus at 19 weeks pregnant.

There’s also speculation that it may be somehow related to diet or not being fully hydrated, though this hunch hasn’t been substantiated by studies.

Whatever the cause, you’ll need a quick fix when a leg cramp does strike — especially when it’s standing (or lying) between you and a good night’s sleep. So here’s one for you: Straighten your leg and gently flex your ankle and toes back toward your shins.

Feeling baby’s kicks

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Your sister said baby kicked by this point in pregnancy — and so did your best friend — but so far, you haven’t felt a thing. Except those gas bubbles this morning … those were gas, weren’t they?

Maybe, maybe not. Those first tiny kicks can be felt many different ways — generally starting between week 18 and week 22, though it can be a week or two later if this is your first pregnancy.

Sometimes you might feel like something is swimming inside you (which it is!), while other times those first fetal movements may feel more like butterflies in your tummy.

Once your baby grows bigger, you’ll be able to easily tell what those little kicks feel like, so there won’t be any mistaking them for something else. Learn more about fetal movement during pregnancy.

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