I've been having terrible leg cramps at night, it's getting worse. I put Biofreeze on my calves one night and they went away but my dr. told me to try Oscal..I don't think it's working. Does anyone else have any cures to this??
Also the baby is head down and I'm having horrible back pain at night and my pelvis is stretching and pops all the time..is this normal at 30-31 weeks??
Re: Legs cramps :( & baby is already in position at 30 weeks? Normal?
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If you have any warning at all that your calf is about to cramp up, flex your foot just as hard as you can, it'll stop it in it's track. Bananas helped me a lot and having DH massage my calves and feet with some cooling cucumber/mint lotion kept the muscles relaxed.
As for the rest of it, it's totally normal. You'll feel better in a couple of weeks once you get used to it. I did a lot of yoga thinking it would help, it didn't. Laying with my feet elevated above my heart a couple hours a day helped with the pelvic cramping a lot. So did sleeping with a king size pillow between my legs. Once the pelvic cramping stopped I started doing some leg lifts each day and that really helped with the back pain.
Okay good, I'm glad I'm not the only one! lol and I stretch my calves a lot, I'm a massage therapist so standing all the time doesn't help. At night when I feel them coming I do stretch my toes back and forth. it helps a little . The Dr told me to take Oscal which is a calcium supplement but its not working too well