Leg Cramps??

[staceyroo77]

Originally Posted by ThreadsThatBind Eek! That's what brings it on for me! I have to make my foot flat to get it to stop.

This is the same for me, if I stretch I get them, but if I bring my feet back flat they go away.

[songbird516]

no pointing the toes made it worse for me! I would make my foot flat and flex back towards my knee, just like doing a calf stretch. It also helped me to stretch my calves before I went to bed, but by the middle of my pregnancy I could wake up with a cramp, stretch my foot back, and go back to sleep without ever really waking up!

[LuvMyKs2010]

I took a potassium supplement. It worked miracles. I didn't have any after I started taking it. Prior to taking it I had them every night. It was during the 2nd trimester that I started it, but I can't remember exactly when.

[meganne79]

I'm getting them too now almost nightly when I stretch in my sleep. My grandparents swear by a shot of tonic water at bedtime. Apparently the quinine helps? Or calcium/magnesium.

[nicole3567]

I eat 2-3 bannannas a day and still have them

[Doodlebrainette]

Originally Posted by VeganCupcake Take a cal/mag supplement before bed. Even better, take a couple spread out in the evening so you get more and have a chance to absorb them. It really helps. I have only had one leg cramp, and it was on a night when I forgot to take the cal/mag.

This was the only thing that worked for me. I still take cal/mag supplements for my restless legs at night.

[STK2]

I know this probably sounds weird but a lady at my church told me to rub vinegar on mine and it actually worked. I hope you find something that will work. Those things are the pits when pregnant!