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March 18th, 2010, 09:32 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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I got my first bad leg cramp in the night last night. The muscle is still sore this morning  Anyone else getting leg cramps yet? or at all? I get them with all my pg's, especially in my 'bad' leg, and thats the leg last nights was in. They are so intensely painful!
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March 18th, 2010, 10:11 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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yes, I've gotten a few now...usually only when I'm in bed! I've also been getting a cramp in the arch of my foot....OOOOOWWWW!! I'm trying to eat a banana every day because the potassium is supposed to keep the muscles from cramping...doesn't always work, but I'll try anything!
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March 18th, 2010, 10:36 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Bless your heart! I had these awful with my first...thankfully I didn't get them with my daughter, and not with this one yet (knock on wood!!) There's nothing quite like being woken up like that.
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March 18th, 2010, 10:38 AM
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Popping in from the August DDC to say that this happened to me last night! Is this a common pregnancy thing? I woke up with the WORST leg cramp in my calf. I could still kind of feel it when I started walking around this morning.
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March 18th, 2010, 10:59 AM
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Yep, I get them too. They take a long time to go away too. I try massaging, but the only thing that works is walking and stretching and it takes me forever to wear it off. Sometimes I think I am good and go back to bed and it comes back...soo frustrating! If bananas work, I will go buy a bunch tonight!
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March 18th, 2010, 11:56 AM
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No leg cramps for me yet...Sorry yall are having them.
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March 18th, 2010, 04:28 PM
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Yes, I get them in my calves too. They wake me up, and I jump out of bed. And they take a long time to go away...sometimes my calves are sore for a few days. I never had them during my first pregnancy. I eat bananas every day and it's not helping.
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March 18th, 2010, 04:58 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pthree
Popping in from the August DDC to say that this happened to me last night! Is this a common pregnancy thing? I woke up with the WORST leg cramp in my calf. I could still kind of feel it when I started walking around this morning.
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It can be common yes, but not everyone gets them. They are very painful and irritating to get but they wont hurt you. Mine hurt for about 30 minutes after I was up and walking this morning.
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March 18th, 2010, 06:48 PM
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if you like prunes, they have more potassium than bananas even.
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March 18th, 2010, 07:52 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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YooHoo also has a lot of potassium... LOL.
I get them a lot during pregnancies. Haven't had one yet though.
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March 18th, 2010, 08:08 PM
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I had a charly horse on Friday last week while laying in bed. I had a pedicure for the wedding on that Saturday and the lady massaged my arch and thigh so I thought that was it but I have been eating half or a whole banana a day as advised by the bride's mother last week!  I have such bad luck with my toes and arches that it sometimes travels to my calves.
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March 18th, 2010, 08:15 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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I haven't gotten one yet, but I am just waiting on it. I know staying well hydrated keeps them at bay as well as potassium. I just try to drink a lot of water and hope I don't get them. I only had one when i was preg with DD and it was a BAD one. It hurt for days after. Very very painful.
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March 18th, 2010, 08:20 PM
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I've heard it's either calcium or potassium. Your muscles need both to work, so maybe lack of calcium for those that eat a lot of potassium....???
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March 18th, 2010, 09:30 PM
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Its weird because my potassium is actually low, but I haven't had any leg cramps yet (thank God!) I had them bad with my first pregnancy though. Sorry to everyone who is having them, they are no fun 
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