Q: Are leg cramps during pregnancy normal?
A: Yes, I have many many memories of the jolting pain of a leg cramp waking me up in the middle of the night or the pain first thing in the morning. I even had a dream once (got to love pregnancy dreams) where I was being chased through my parent's house while it was under construction by some one, and he stabbed me in my leg... wake to find myself holding my cramped leg.
I found that not flexing my legs in the morning helped the leg cramps I got in the morning. I always tried to stretch my leg slowly pointing and flexing my foot until the cramp loosened. Other than that, I didn't really find much relief- unless you call saying "Ow Ow Ow" and grabbing my husband's arm relief.
Some suggestions from the professionals: exercise/walk daily, stretch throughout the day, focus on good circulation, drink lots of water, limit the amount of time you sit cross legged, take a warm bath to relax.
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I found out with my first son that you never point your toes straight out, you pull them in. I had my first terribe leg cramp and i thought oh, point your toe out, that will stretch the muscle; very bad idea :|
Mostly when I had them though, they just had to run their course, there was no amount of forcing that could just make them go away like that. The only thing that really relieved it a little bit was pointing my toes toward me, not away.
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