Any thoughts what could be going on

[*charmalea*]

yeah i was thinking cramps too , there could be a need for more magneisim , also they run around all day , has he ever hurt his foot and may not have healed properly ?? kwim

[*Efjay*]

i was thinking cramps too but its only the one foot & it just doesn't seem like a cramp. No injuries that i know of & god I would feel awlful if something like that was found

[AnyDream]

You can check for cramps by feeling for the muscles in his leg/foot - if they are all hard and seized up then it's pretty obvious that's what it is. However if it keeps on and you're still worried seek a second opinion. "Attention seeking" seems like a pretty poor explanation when clearly the doc had no idea.

ETA- don't kids sometimes get 'growing pains' which is from the ligaments in their legs stretching when they have a growth spurt. I know this can hurt in their thighs, knees and calves - possibly other ligaments as well???

[Kitt3n]

This happens to my DD and we put it down to "growing pains". Whenever she has a boust of this she has a growth spurt not long after.

Ps - GL finding a doc in the mountains who you dont need to book a month in advance to see!

[*Efjay*]

it happened last night & i did feel his foot leg etc & no obvious cramping felt

eta - I would head down to richmond/windsor for a dr, mine is at nth richmond,
where i live we don't even have a corner shop so ain't gonna find a dr lol

[Boo Boo]

sorry to repeat what everyone else has said but I was also thinking cramps - I used to get really bad cramps in my calves and toes as a kid - does it happen when he has had a day doing lots of exercise, phys ed. or playing sport, even swimming used to do it for me....hope you get an answer soon.

[*Efjay*]

nope, yesterday was a pretty lazy day because its wet as up here atm. So didn't do much of anything at all.

Cramps seems like the obvious thing but I really don't think thats it. Growing pains maybe but why only at night & why only the one foot?

[{sarah}]

Could he be getting his foot stuck next to the bed & the wall or something like that?

[Willow]

FJ my first thought was growing pains too...have you ever noticed it's followed by or coincides with a growth spurt? I seem to remember reading that they are more common in boys than girls.