https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 18:26:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574505 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:34:27 +0000 Crisark 574505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes! I hate them so bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574504 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:34:17 +0000 blackbird 574504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, i get them, especially if i stretch out in the morning! Coconut water is also good--it has more potassium than a banana! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574503 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:34:02 +0000 Silva 574503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes- they seem to be better on days that I went for a long walk, though. </p> <p>I find that wiggling my toes and flexing gently works better than a hard flex. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574492 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:25:49 +0000 Smurfette 574492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, although I have noticed that I usually don't get them the nights I go to the gym. I also have Restless Leg Syndrome, which pregnancy has made worse, so I wake up with leg issues all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574385 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:11:51 +0000 mauri 574385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an absolutely awful leg cramp last night! I'm totally going to start stocking up on bananas before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574378 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:45:29 +0000 pl0508 574378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes they suck ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574371 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:56:57 +0000 Dandelion 574371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get them almost every night! I have gotten to where I feel them coming, though, so I can flex right before the painful attack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574365 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:08:16 +0000 erinpye 574365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh yes, they're awful. Drinking a banana milkshake before bed seemed to help :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574330 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:17:04 +0000 tinyperson 574330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooooo awful - I had 4-5. DH had one towards the end and finally understood what the pain was like - he was much more sympathetic then,,, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574262 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:59:57 +0000 banana 574262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG YESSSSS! It was SOOO painful! I totally remember the leg cramps! I always get them when I stretched my legs so I stopped stretching them. But sometimes I would forget and stretch my legs while I was sleeping and wake up with excruciating pain! My OB told me that some women put a bar of dove soap under their bed sheets and swore that it worked. Apparently it's an old wive's tale but he said it that it doesn't hurt to try it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574256 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:54:54 +0000 X0X0X0 574256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and it was awful to be awaken in the middle of the night by awful leg cramps. Before going to bed I would stretch my legs. I'm not sure if there's a connection, but after taking calcium supplements I rarely got leg cramps again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574251 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:52:17 +0000 Running Elley 574251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!! They were truly horrible!! I tried all the tricks to stop them too and none of them worked :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574250 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:52:15 +0000 googly-eyes 574250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I did once and I got almost cramps that I would stretch out before they fully came on...but not too bad. The things that pregnancy does to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574247 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:51:28 +0000 autumnlove 574247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: DH told me I was screaming at him last night. I guess I begged him to cut off my leg...haha! I don't remember that part of my cramp! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574239 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:49:02 +0000 wheres_c 574239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I hated it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574222 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:39:52 +0000 mrskc 574222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got them while pregnant. I got to the point that I could feel them coming on and I would flex my foot to stop it. DH would get freaked out because I would all of a sudden jump up and start screaming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574212 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:34:58 +0000 shopaholic 574212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! I can almost guarantee myself a Charlie Horse in my sleep if I stretch my legs and point my feet! argh! I've been trying to drink tons of Coconut Water to get more potassium. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574043 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:37:55 +0000 tysonja 574043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to get them when I was a kid :( my dad called them growing pains. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574014 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:26:27 +0000 MamaMoose 574014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! Being good about stretching daily made the biggest difference for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-574005 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:24:45 +0000 mrsjazz 574005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! I had never experienced a leg cramp (and I used to be a runner) until pregnancy. Coconut water and doing leg stretches before bed &amp; when I woke helped a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-any-leg-cramps-in-the-middle-of-the-night#post-573987 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:18:54 +0000 autumnlove 573987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been drinking tons of water and eating lots of bananas but I still get crazy leg cramps in the middle of the night. So frustrating! </p>