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RM23
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Member since 5/06 997 total posts
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Rachel
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Leg cramps...
They are the worst...
Im 24 weeks and they are in full force, ive been getting one a night.
Any tips?
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Posted 10/24/07 3:32 PM  |
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Kelly9904
Mommy to 2 amazing little boys
Member since 5/05 9306 total posts
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Kelly
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Re: Leg cramps...
First I hear that drinking more water can help and bananas for the potassium.
What I do when I get them is, because obviously they wake me up, I stand up with my foot on the floor, the blood flows back down and they are generally over in a few seconds. If I stay in bed and wait for it to pass, it tends to be much more painful and takes longer to pass.
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| Posted 10/24/07 4:43 PM |
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octoberbride
Big sister to be!
Member since 11/05 2174 total posts
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Re: Leg cramps...
I've started getting these too. I had a bad one last night...I just flexed my foot and it seemed to pass. But, my calf is so sore today. I also read that potassium helps - bananas, raisins, etc
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| Posted 10/24/07 5:05 PM |
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Leeners
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Member since 5/05 4898 total posts
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Eileen
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Re: Leg cramps...
Definitely start on the bananas - one a day for a few days should do the trick.
I had this issue a couple of weeks ago and also had a craving for bananas at the same time (which I normally can't eat because of the high level of postassium  ). Had a banana a day for a couple of days and the looked up the cramps (which wre pretty much gone by that point) and the book(s) recommended more potassium. Crazy!
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| Posted 10/24/07 5:09 PM |
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Deedlebugs
Blessed
Member since 12/05 10281 total posts
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Kiki
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Re: Leg cramps...
2 tums with every meal and a banana a day. Also, a glass of warm milk, as soon as the cramps start
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| Posted 10/24/07 5:15 PM |
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MsG
Should be working
Member since 5/05 2824 total posts
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G
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Re: Leg cramps...
My Lamaze instructor told me that when I feel one beginning, to flex my foot so that my toes are toward my head..to not flex out, that that makes it worse. I've tried it and she's right!
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| Posted 10/24/07 9:23 PM |
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