Growing Pains

[Rouge]

My DD has started to get growing pains in her calves which I am sure is growing pains as other parents have mentioned their kids are doing the same. Unlike my mother who was extremely unsympathetic LOL I try really hard to be understanding, and have offered her a heat pack when it gets bad. I'm just wondering how your kids coped?

[Kitt3n]

Cai,

My DD gets growing pains so bad that we even had blood work done to confirm its nothing worse. It breaks my heart to see her in so much pain!

All we can do is give her a heat pack and cuddle her.

Often I will put epsom salts in her bath too.

[Lilly-Pilly]

Does massage help at all???

[~Aveta~]

speaking as a natural therapist - if your DD is a teen/in puberty, (the growing stage) 1000mg magnesium/day may well help, plus vitamin C and Zinc, magnesium is a muscle relaxant and long bones in the legs grow faster than muscles can keep up. heat packs are brilliant for pain relief, mum you are doing the exactly right thing! empathy and "mothering" are what teens thrive on despite what they tell you lol

[razzle]

My 9 year old DS gets growing pains that wake him up at night. They really hurt him! They started in his calves and massaging seemed to help but now they are in his shins. I have been using a wheat bag on them and this helps him a lot. I remember getting them as a child and it was not nice!