Leg cramps :(

[LindseyLeigh]

Lately everytime I am sleeping I am waking up with really painful leg cramps. Yesterday I had to get out of bed to stretch it out and it seemed like it was taking forever to go away. Now today I woke up with one in my other leg.....what can I do to get rid of these? Im constantly stretching my legs, wiggling my toes, and moving my ankles.

[MamaBear0612]

Bananas have always helped me; I got them leg cramps a lot when I was a teenager and played soccer. Now I try to have at least one a day...when I don't, I get nighttime cramps. Can't hurt to eat some, see if it helps.

[LindseyLeigh]

Hahaha. Perfect :) now this morning I had another cramp in my left leg. My leg is so sore from it. Grrrrr. Its very annoying.

[cnhauk]

Hahaha so I found this kind of funny. The ad at the bottom of this screen on my mobile app is 'do your legs ache?' and it's for some kind of pain relief for leg cramps!

[LindseyLeigh]

Thanks everyone :)

[cnhauk]

Get a heating pad. Whenever I had leg cramps, I'd put the heating pad on low heat on the spot and it really seemed to help with the pain.

[Ashleigh529]

I get severe leg cramps too. I also get them in my hips. It really *****.  Nothings worked for me. As if it's not hard enough to sleep now i wake up in pain. Not fun. Sorry i dont have advice. Ppl tolx me to eat bananas,  go for walks, drink more water, baths, tea , ect... but nothing made a difference :-(

[firsttimemummy94]

Yes i have the same thing not every night but the pain is like crazy painful. it kills me i wake up to it and have to try and rub it because moving it hurts more it goes after a few minutes. im 29+4weeks

[Lesley27]

Oh i am not looking forward to that! i had it pretty bad with the last pregnancy... there isnt much you can do really, drink lots of water, i think they say a warm bath before bed... i cant remember any other advice but i know last time nothing helped(sorry for not helping)... the one day i was sleeping on the couch and the phone rang i went to get up to get it and i got bad cramps in both legs... i seriously couldnt get up... and they hurt!! Im 23 weeks right now...maybe this pregnancy will skip that lovely symptom!

[stephanie9098]

lol thats so funny i had this same problem!! for a couple months!! it eventually went away. im 36 weeks

[LindseyLeigh]

And Im 28w2d pregnant.