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charley horse

squeaks521squeaks521
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Yeek! So two nights ago I got woken up with charley horses in both my legs (about an hour apart) I have greatly upped my water intake in case that is why. So yesterday all day my one leg hurt so bad.  Well I didn't have a charley horse last night, thank god, but when I move my one leg it is still so sore. I can barely walk on it.  Coming down the stairs this morning was fairly miserable.  Is there any way I can work the pain out? LOL I took a bath yesterday, used a heating pad, and am constantly streching it out, I feel like a nut.  

Ahhh the joys of pregnancy, thank goodness we get a prize at the end of this journey. LMAO 

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  • atangiblewishatangiblewish member
    Because it's your muscle - massage it for a little bit a few times a day. Also, keep up with the water. :) My calf is always sore after those monsters!

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  • iggles09iggles09 member

    My Mayo Clinic for Pregnancy book recommends standing on a cold surface barefoot and leaning against a wall - so you are basically stretching your calf muscle and Achilles tendon. 

    It says that if cold stretching doesn't help, heat

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  • ConnieRobConnieRob member

    I've been getting them pretty bad as well. Check your prentals for how much potassium is in them. I always heard that if you were low in potassium you'd get charley horses. I've been eating a banana a day and that seems to help.

    Also, I don;t kno

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  • squeaks521squeaks521
    Thanks all! You are a wealth of info!  
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  • kriskellkriskell member
    I had a heinous calf cramp in the middle of the night two days ago and I can still feel it in the muscle.  Another suggestion for prevention is a calcium-magnesium supplement.  I drink a liquid variety every night.  I've only had one really
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  • kymelissakymelissa member
    Because I had no idea this was possible, you can also get a Charley Horse in your pelvis. It happened to me about 2 weeks ago. Scared the crap out of me and I went to get checked out the next day. Sure enough, it was a Charley Horse. My OB said that it c
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