thread: leg cramps! want to know what is going on lol.

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  1. #1
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    I got them really bad with my last pregnancy, drove me nuts!

    Agree with Blondie, DO NOT point your toes when stretching OUCH!

  2. #2
    2013 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Nov 2008
    baldivis
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    thanks everyone! well i was pointing my toes so i've stopped that and put on warm socks and had a sit down on the couch, has eased up alot now, i did notice it was alot worse cause of pointing my toes (i feel silly now lmao!)
    i did have it with my other 2 pregnancys but it was always a dull ache and was gone by morning, i just thought it was just a cramp.
    i love socks specially fluffy wooly ones so now i have an excuse lol

  3. #3
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    Apr 2010
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    The midwives will ask you about this (they asked me every freakin visit) - it could be blood clot not a cramp. Just giving you something to be paranoid about ...

  4. #4
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    Nov 2008
    baldivis
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    lol rumpledelf, have also thought of that too! pain is gone now after resting and making sure i had uggs and socks on. hopefully it wont be back for awhile. oh how the fun is beginning, i used to be woken up with leg cramps during the night with the last two so lets see how long it takes for that to kick in. i see my ob next monday will get him to check it out.

  5. #5
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    I had it with both pregnancies and found the magnesium worked a treat!

  6. #6
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    Aug 2008
    Ouiinslano
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    I get cramps most nights, much worse if I've done any exercise that day. Walking and stretching before bed helps. I drink electrolyte replacement after any exercise, and I take Cal-Mag supplements, three in the morning and one at night. I started on a lower dose, but have upped it, and it's much mroe effective.
    Soaking your feet in Lectric Soda is also good.