Since my 2nd trimester, I've been having the occasional double leg cramps in the middle of the night. They've been bearable and I managed to suffer silently and wait until the cramp subsides and fall asleep again.
Last night, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night to my leg cramps again. Except this time, I was in AGONY! I sprung up in bed and started yelling at Ed to punch my calves. It was SOOOOOO painful that I was in tears and I couldn't even move to try to stretch it a bit. Ed had no idea what was going on and he was thinking of taking me to the hospital because he thought it was my tummy cramps. I was like 'No, no! I have leg cramps I need you to squeeze my calves!!' since I couldn't reach beyond my knees.
He started working on one leg and I was yelling 'Both! They both hurt!' He started working each leg with one hand and I yelled 'Need 2 hands each, harder! HURRY UP!' Poor guy!
That was the worst case of leg cramps I've ever experienced and it lasted only about 5 minutes.
The next day, I started reading up on preventing pregnancy leg cramps so that I don't have to go through that ever again. Maybe it's a taste of what labour is like.
Ed and I will be doing some leg stretches before going to bed (drinking milk before bed for calcium boost helps too). I should stop sitting crossed legged because it's not good for me and the blood circulation but I can't help it because usually at work or at home, that is the only position I feel comfortable in. I also have a bad habit of sitting with one feet up on the chair but my mom scolds me for not being lady-like and that the position opens up the cervix. Not sure how true that is.
[update - January 31, 2010] since this post, I've had 2 heart ripping agonizing leg cramps in the middle of the night.
Last night, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night to my leg cramps again. Except this time, I was in AGONY! I sprung up in bed and started yelling at Ed to punch my calves. It was SOOOOOO painful that I was in tears and I couldn't even move to try to stretch it a bit. Ed had no idea what was going on and he was thinking of taking me to the hospital because he thought it was my tummy cramps. I was like 'No, no! I have leg cramps I need you to squeeze my calves!!' since I couldn't reach beyond my knees.
He started working on one leg and I was yelling 'Both! They both hurt!' He started working each leg with one hand and I yelled 'Need 2 hands each, harder! HURRY UP!' Poor guy!
That was the worst case of leg cramps I've ever experienced and it lasted only about 5 minutes.
The next day, I started reading up on preventing pregnancy leg cramps so that I don't have to go through that ever again. Maybe it's a taste of what labour is like.
Ed and I will be doing some leg stretches before going to bed (drinking milk before bed for calcium boost helps too). I should stop sitting crossed legged because it's not good for me and the blood circulation but I can't help it because usually at work or at home, that is the only position I feel comfortable in. I also have a bad habit of sitting with one feet up on the chair but my mom scolds me for not being lady-like and that the position opens up the cervix. Not sure how true that is.
[update - January 31, 2010] since this post, I've had 2 heart ripping agonizing leg cramps in the middle of the night.
Owwie, I remember those! The trick is to catch it just before the cramp starts... flex that calf muscle quickly and it will subside immediately. If you miss the sign, it will be a killer.
ReplyDeletethe second time it happened, i tried to catch it, but I was too late... i actually felt the muscle harden like a rock in my hand... it was a weird feeling... and then the pain came...
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