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<blockquote><b>Quoting Kelly +2 ERF/EH!:</b>" Yes! It took me a few times to figure out what to do. Still when I'd stretch I'd point my toes, just ... [snip!] ... feel my calf start to pull, I'd pull my toes up! Cut that strain off everytime. It helped me, hopefully it will help you  "</blockquote>




That same thing helps me  
I don't know if it's the same during pregnancy, but it's usually because you need more potassium.

Quoting Kelly +2 ERF/EH!:" Yes! It took me a few times to figure out what to do. Still when I'd stretch I'd point my toes, just ... [snip!] ... feel my calf start to pull, I'd pull my toes up! Cut that strain off everytime. It helped me, hopefully it will help you  "

thank you!
this is so annoying lol

I get this almost every night. Eat more bananas, drink more water. Also, drinking tonic water is supposed to help, but I've yet to try that. Leg cramps are often caused by low potassium. I had one so bad when I was 7 months pregnant with my oldest daughter my mom thought I was in labour.

omg!! that would make sense!!!
I have no dairy! milk, yogurt, bananas... all of that makes my excessive saliva/mucus really really bad and increases the vomiting. So i stopped eating it all!

Quoting ♥ lee-z + 2:" thank you! this is so annoying lol"

You're welcome!!! And yes it was!

im so happy im not the only one.its been 2 weeks and i still have a semi leg cramp.ive been eating at least 3 bananas a day and drinking tons of water nothing seems to help.its nice to know that im not the only one dealing with it tho.

its because you're low on potassium, time to start eating some bananas! One a day should make it go away

other then that, the best position to make it go away is to put your feet flat on the floor and lean into the wall as if you're going to do push ups against the wall. You want to have enough lean so that your calf muscles are stretching out or the charlie horse wont go away. Point your toes in the air. It will make it better, also try to rub it out afterwards.

mine did that all the time too. i told my dr about it and he tested me for low potassium. sure enough thats what it was. now i eat a banana every night right before bed and it doesnt happen any more.

I was getting them really bad but after we stocked up on bananas they've pretty much stopped. I'd definately try to get some more potassium in your diet.

Happened to me last night, OMG i wanted to scream really bad, but didnt want to scare anyone ( everyone at home thinks im going into labor any day now lol). So since i couldnt scream and my DH is out of town to wake up.... i just layed there breathing in and out and i started to bite my pillow lol. didnt help but felt like i needed it to.....

Quoting charlie waffles:" Low potassium? Try eating bananas and see if that helps"

 
this is what my dr told me was the cause

My OB told me to take calcium with magnesium. A few days after I started taking them the snarliest horses stopped happening. And flexing your foot instead of pointing your toes helps too