Charlie horses

[pregnantchelsea]

I'm 26 weeks and every night for the last week or two I've been waking myself up in the middle of the night with a Charlie horse in my leg. Then I usually fix it but then a bit later it'll be my other leg. I know it's not a dietary thing because I take my prenatals everyday and usually drink an organic juice cleanse that has 100% of daily fruits and vegetables in it. Has any one else experienced this while pregnant and know why?

[Blessed141617]

I use to get them really bad when I was pregnant with my first daughter.
Eat a banana a day and drink an extra glass if water a day. It will help a lot! No joke. I hated bananas but when your in pain lol I ate one and it didn't have a cramp for like 2 days. When I ate at least half of one a day I noticed they went away.
Was also told by the Dr to do that...

[maw4389]

Doesn't matter if you're taking your prenatals and drinking juice, you can still get them if you're low on potassium and such. Try eating foods with more potassium and drinking more water.

[purple1234567]

Oh those are the worse!  Make sure to eat bananas, drink plenty of water- and any other foods with potassium in them.  

[philiciaxo4]

I have recently started to wake up in the middle of the night with my legs severly cramping up I have to lay in a specific position otherwise I will continue to cramp. Drinking 10-12 glasses of water a day is the key. Stay hydrated and nearly all your side effects go away.