https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:33:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2335229 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:52:09 +0000 avivoca 2335229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I distinctly remember one day when I woke up in terrible pain. Every muscle and limb hurt. I grew about an inch overnight, so I think that's why I was in so much pain, but it stuck with me. I was 10 when that happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2335130 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:03:47 +0000 lamariniere 2335130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was a kid I had a neighbor who was a few years younger and I remember his mom talking about him waking up at night crying because of "growing pains". He was probably between 4-6 when it happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2335116 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:58:22 +0000 Alivoo01 2335116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS does when he's on his feet all day playing so I think it's real! He doesn't complain otherwise.</p> <p>My two youngest cousins used to complain about leg pains all the time as kids, even if we don't feel like we walked all that much! Bengay/Icy Hot were readily in stock in their household. They both outgrew it, thankfully! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334391 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:23:10 +0000 brownepiano 2334391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also remember having growing pains when I was little. My mom would sometimes rub my legs until I could go back to sleep, but sometimes she would just ignore me. She's actually apologized for not taking me more seriously and giving me Tylenol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334387 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:21:08 +0000 Mama Bird 2334387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS complains about this when we walk a lot, but no clue if he's really in pain or just wants to be carried. One minute he's complaining, the next minute he's jumping and zipping around on his scooter! He's always tripping and bruising his knees, so it could be for real... no idea!</p> <p>My grandma once took my uncle to the ER when he was a kid because he was complaining his back hurts so bad he can't walk. Turns out he just wanted her to carry him around. She couldn't tell, and she's a doctor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334371 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:02:00 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2334371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see a lot of younger patients in my job with various sports injuries/biomechanical issues and 'growing pains' are super common. Most likely the bones are growing faster than the muscle tissues, and cramps/pain/fatigue result. Using a heating pad for 5-10 minutes and then massage or using a rolling stick (like a thin rolling pin available at running/sports stores) to roll out the tissue makes a huge difference. For those that have their kids waking at night, try doing that before bed and it should help. Also, avoid lots of walking and standing on flat heeled shoes until it improves (too much tension and compensation!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334340 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:25:10 +0000 mrbee 2334340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;&lt; Curious, is there a certain time of day when growing pains happen? My 4 yr old will wake up during the night to say her legs hurt. Can they happen while they're sleeping? &gt;&gt;</p> <p>@Mrs Panda: Yes they can happen at night!</p> <p>&lt;&lt; Although growing pains often strike in late afternoon or early evening before bed, pain can sometimes wake a sleeping child. The intensity of the pain varies from child to child, and most kids don't have the pains every day. &gt;&gt;</p> <p><a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/growing_pains.html" rel="nofollow">http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/growing_pains.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334316 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:56:40 +0000 NCSUchick27 2334316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I very vividly remember having growing pains when I was in elementary school. I was probably around 7 years old. I would wake up with awful leg pains in the middle of the night and have to wake my parents up for some Tylenol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334313 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:54:52 +0000 Eko 2334313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had any growing pains, but DH says that he would get crazy pains in his knees that he had to ice them every night. DS isn't old enough yet, but I suspect he will get growing pains too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334263 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:20:26 +0000 lemondrop 2334263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember having them in grade school, but never to the point of being carried. I get long distances, but for 20 feet, I'd tell my kiddos to "suck it up buttercup" I walked up hill both ways to school in 10 feet of snow ;) </p> <p>So far no complaints from mine, but they are still on the lower end of verbal communication. I can definitely tell times where they aren't feeling 100%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334251 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:11:12 +0000 Andrea 2334251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 has complained about this before. I also remember having growing pains myself so I try to be sympathetic! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334246 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:08:26 +0000 BabyTsMom 2334246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had growing pains often during childhood. I always thought my dad was making it up and would get so upset that he didn't do anything to help me. lol! I was definitely older, too, like mid elementary school age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334241 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:06:21 +0000 jedeve 2334241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have awful growing pains as a kid! I would wake up in the middle of the night and have to crawl to my parents room to ask them for Tylenol. It was so painful! I was a bit older though, elementary school age. I still get leg pains often but I think I've stopped growing. ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334233 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:57:38 +0000 Mrs Panda 2334233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious, is there a certain time of day when growing pains happen? My 4 yr old will wake up during the night to say her legs hurt. Can they happen while they're sleeping? Never considered this as the reason for her complaints! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334203 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:36:59 +0000 yoursilverlining 2334203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO gets vvvvvery melodramatic with her leg pains, which I’m 99.9% sure are caused by preferring to be carried everywhere versus actual growing pains. Just this weekend after being forced to take about 10 steps in Target, she broke down in the middle of the aisle and loudly announced to all within hearing range that: "I don't think I can walk any further. My legs, my poor, poor legs. I think they are broken. How about you carry me." :silly: </p> <p>I do remember having growing pains when I was young (not 3 – older elementary?) but I also know that LO much prefers to be held and carried everywhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334201 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:36:20 +0000 littlebug 2334201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I very distinctly remember getting growing pains, but I was much older - like 12, 13 years old. They were incredibly painful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334197 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:34:23 +0000 Mamaof2 2334197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes! I would say btwn 4 and 6 it happened a few times</p> <p>eta: DS usually expressed pain at bedtime (in bed) so I would rub his legs and just tell him that he was growing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334196 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:33:03 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2334196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Interesting that you posted this. My oldest will complain that her legs hurt after she's walked for a while or rode her bike. I thought it was just some muscles being built, but I guess I should think about her actually being in pain. :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334189 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:30:48 +0000 Golden 2334189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually remember my legs hurting, but I was older, maybe 6 or 7. They would throb at night and I'd ask my mom to massage them for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-legs-hurt#post-2334176 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:20:45 +0000 mrbee 2334176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son used to complain that his legs hurt all the time! We thought he was just complaining so that he could get us to carry him, but then we discovered that "growing pains" are a real thing!! His doctor said that he would grow out of it though, and he has.</p> <p>Now my son never mentions leg pain anymore., but my daughter has picked up the mantle. She says her legs hurt all the time now though, followed quickly by a request to, "pick me up!!" I try to tell myself that she's actually in pain, but it's been wearing me down lately. Especially when she's in the living room and wants me to carry her the 20 feet to her bedroom... I can understand not wanting to walk down a city block, but walking just a few feet seems easy enough - especially when she does it all the time!</p> <p>Did your kids have growing pains (real or possibly imagined)? </p>