Bad leg cramps

[AuziNikol]

So the past week I've had bad cramps in my calf muscles, mainly at night. Sometimes it's bareable and other times I'm screaming and crying in pain. My grandma is retired so she is almost always home, she helps when they get bad. When I get them I flex my foot and bend my knee while I massage or beat my leg. I have no clue what's causing it. I looked up causes. I get plenty of calcium from prenatals and soy milk. I drink a lot of water throughout the day. I stretch daily (and did even before I was pregnant). Te only thing that would somewhat make sense is muscle fatigue since I'm on my feet all day at work. But I was a runner and dancer throughout high school and have been pole dancing for 3 years now. Has anyone else had anything like this? My next appt is in 2 weeks I plan on bringing it up to my dr. May go into urgent care before then if it keeps going like it's been going. Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this?

[jessijlb1229]

Try eating more bananas. They help with leg cramps. But I've heard that leg cramps at night are normal once you reach a certain point in the pregnancy.  Some women just get it worse than others. I hope they back off for you soon!

[AuziNikol]

I can relive the pain temporarily til it comes back, I got them when I was little often. They are hell! It's not likely restless leg. That's one thing my mom asked the dr when I was little at that point the dr wrote it off as I wasn't drinking enough water, but he said rls doesn't give the kind of cramps I was/am getting. I drink plenty of water everyday, one thing I considered was over hydration? Everything I've read is in pregnancy  it's usually caused by calcium deficiency. I drink silk which has more calcium than milk plus prenatals. Maybe this can help someone else but it's not likely it's the cause of my issue.

[shannon2810]

That's interesting.. I never paired my nightly leg cramps as a symptom to being pregnant. I definitely get them more often than I ever did.. I will accidentally stretch out my legs in my sleep and they cramp right up and I just roll my ankles and move my legs till the muscles loosen. Definitely a wake up call I'm wide awake after they strike, owee!!

[alexx1216]

Omg yes they are terrible, I use to get them very often before I hit 30wks. Sometimes even both legs in one night, I would wake up crying & my boyfriend wakes up & rubs my leg really fast & it makes it go away faster, but it feels like my muscles are being twisted :( it is such a horrible feeling!

[Jessika20]

It's restless leg syndrome it's very common in pregnancy I found best way to get rid of it is massage it.

[melzie182]

I get them too, it is common, especially in the 3rd trimester,  have you tried heat packs? Having a warm bath can help too, maybe even putting pillows under you ankles when lying down. Im still trying to figure out how to help them myself

[jessenia2424]

Yes i get leg cramps they hurt(-_-) mostly in my calf and in the middle of the night!! Idk why we get them dou