Leg cramps!

[firemama]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I am 34 weeks and experiencing leg cramps almost daily. I either get them when I'm lying down or stretch my leg/foot in a weird way. I'm not sure if this is true, but I heard eating bananas helps. I've been having one every day for over a week, and they are still occurring.

What did you do for leg cramps?

[Minnifer]

Magnesium supplements helped a lot with this (that and constipation, lol!). Before starting them mention it to your OB.

[HonoluluMom]

I got pretty bad calf cramps during pregnancy as well. I just did some stretches and they eventually went away.

[BabyMine]

I ate bananas when I would get leg cramps. They helped sometimes but stretching worked the best.

[ewpmsw]

I've been getting leg cramps plus restless leg stuff at night. Glad to see magnesium might help. I was never sure RLS was a real thing until I was pregnant.

[AnnieW625]

It sounds silly but pinch your upper lip as soon as you feel one coming on. I had really bad leg cramps with DD1 and this helped soo much. I got this advice from my mom.

Yes if you don't have a lot of potassium in your diet you can get leg cramps. Huge bummer if you are like me and can't stand the taste or smell of bananas (even in smoothies).

[BeccaB.]

Stretching definitely helps. Also flexing your foot (opposite of pointing) really helps. Stops it almost immediately once it starts. I don't know why that works. A friend told me to try it and it has always worked for me.

Hope that helps.