Omigod. I wish I'd known that flexing and/or pointing my toes would lead to excruciating calf pains. Last night I flexed my toes and cried out in pain scaring my husband. I called my sister and she experienced the same thing. Has anyone else?
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I thought that that's what you're suppose to do?! (Flex) My friend at
work experienced this calf cramping most nights and she ate a banana and drank water before bed and it helped.
1I'll try the banana trick. I know they are suppose to be good for cramps. Last night's was unreal. I had to jump out of bed, haven't done that in awhile, and walk it off.
2Oh man that's terrible! I hope I don't get those. How about massaging them? Will that make them worse too?
3In my last trimester, I was up at least three nights a week walking and stretching out horrible cramps in my calves. They would wake me up.
DRC - I tried massaging mine, but it was too painful. Some nights, they were so intense that the muscle would be terribly sore the next day - as if I'd spent three hours on a StairMaster or something. It was ridiculous.
4Last night I tried the banana trick. I experience mild pains. Massaging in the middle of the night is tough. I end up walking around. What's funny (not really) is that I want to stretch them out but know I can't so it becomes this mind game.
5Haven't had them yet, and really don't want to!
6Okay - you are going to think I am crazy, but if you eat pickles the cramps will either disappear or be very mild. Mine were horrendous - I told a friend and she gave me this trick and it actually worked!
Apparently they even give pickle juice to athletes to help them avoid cramping during a performance.
7That's really interesting! I'd heard that eating bananas works, but not pickles. I don't like pickles, but to lessen those atrocious cramps, I might try the pickle juice trick with the next pregnancy...
8I think it has something to do with the sodium or some stuff.
9Hey - I'll try that!
10Good thing is that I LOVE pickles
11So I'll make sure we have plenty on hand if the cramping comes. I hope it works for you C!
Pickles are something that I have been eating throughout my whole pregnancy, maybe that is why I haven't has any problems... yet
12Well I remember going home after I found out about this cure and buying a super sized jar and seriously eating them in like a 2 weeks span!
13
Jenny, sound like something I'd do too!
14OMG I forgot all about those! YES I use to get them in my sleep and practically cry for about 10 min until the pain went away.
15Does it matter sour or sweet pickles?
16I'm not pregnant... but I have had excruciating leg cramps before and it'd be nice to know what to do instead of cry
Having mild pain again in my left calf, been like this for a few days, going to try the pickle route and hope it does the trick! Thanks for the tip.
17Hey - the pickles are working!
18Wow! That is great to know!
19I was suprised too!
20Well, I am glad that you have lessened calf pain, 'cause that was certainly a miserable part of my pregnancy.
I hate pickles and pickle juice, but I'd learn to like it to work against that late-night annoyance in the future.
21Muscle cramps are usually a result of low potassium and bananas are a good source, but not enough if you have it really bad.
22I work out and perspire heavily, causing potassium loss, so I take a supplement pill.
Problem solved.
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