Worst leg cramp sparked hormones...

Krystal - posted on 10/01/2010

I get them every night when Im tryin to sleep it sucks I no longer work because they cut me back to one day a week and only three hours that day a week and it just was mot worth it so I quit and it was not even effecting my work

Jessica - posted on 09/26/2010

leg cramps were such a problem , a few weeks ago . now they don't come as often for me .. but i used to get terrible ones where tears would come to my eyes . & one time .. my ankles felt really warm and it slowly started rising & i felt as if i had no blood circulation on my legs . it's such an uncomfortable feeling but my Obstetrician said for me to drink Gatorade & or take Calcium supplements .

Joy - posted on 09/09/2010

I can understand how you are feeling. I have also been experiencing the same type of leg cramps. Sometimes it is very hard for me to walk. UGH:( As far as my hubby goes thank goddess he is home with me in the evening because we both work the day shift (8-5pm). I hope you feel better!! Venting is definitely OK in my book:)

Myka - posted on 09/03/2010

I feel your pain my husband and I live in two different states sooo I've pretty much been going through this whole pregnancy (which is my first) alone. I have family here which is nice but the pain and discomfort of different things is unbareable at time. I read up on those horrible leg cramps and they said the best thing to do is to get up and walk around or stand on that leg and flex. This was the last thing I wanted to do especially when your pretty much trying to catch your breath and fighting back the tears at 3 a.m. but it helped alittle. I haven't really had leg cramps my cramps are in my calves. I wake myself up at night from stretching and then the searing pain starts. Hang in there what helps me is I think it could always be worse to try and boost myself up plus I had hip dysplasia when I was young so hip discomfort and pain is overwhelming from pinching my siatic nerve so my discomfort from this pregnancy has been overwhelming and I just keep counting down the days. Good luck

Marissa - posted on 09/02/2010

I know just how you feel. My husband works out of town for 2-3 weeks at a time, so I see him one week a month. We have an 18 month old who is miserable after Daddy goes back to work and who I am constantly running after. However, thanks to my wonderful husband, I am lucky enough to stay home with our kids for as long as I'd like to. And I don't know what it is with this pregnancy, but my leg cramps in my calves are unreal. It's always when I'm in bed sleeping and I wake up crying because I pointed my toes and I've pulled a muscle in my leg. It's happened three times in the last two weeks!! I hope things get better for you!! Soon enough you'll have a beautiful baby and you will have forgotten about all of this!!

Jessica - posted on 09/02/2010

Honey know that you are not the only one... While I do not work I know how it feels to have a hubby who is gone a lot... My hubby works day shift but he might as well have 2 jobs at this point... It just seems like he does... He is pretty busy all the time after work whether it is for himself around the house or for family and friends... It really sucks and yes you are pregnant and it is okay to feel and act the way that you do... I have been having leg cramps a lot lately myself and trust me they are no fun... Try to relax and not let yourself get too stressed about all of this... It too shall pass... Just remember you won't be pregnant forever and that this is only temporary... Hope this helps... TTYL... Joy

Jennifer - posted on 08/27/2010

Uhm, if you are the "only one," take comfort in the fact that I'm in the boat with ya!! My husband is a fire dispatcher for FDNY and often gets stuck working 18 hour shifts and works over night shifts on a regular basis. I have actually found that taking a bottle of Gaterade to bed with me (along with water) to sip at when I get up to pee (like a kazillion times) or even just wake up to get comfortable again, well, sipping at the fluids really seems to help ward off the charlie horses.

I'm not a teacher, but I'm a nanny. I usually go above and beyond my job description for my boss (mainly because it passes the time for me) and lately I haven't been able to do it. I just don't have the energy. I about cried the last week when I apologized for the playroom being a mess when mom came home, and she looked at me and said "sweetie, the kids are safe and cared for, you are pregnant, will you cut yourself a break!?" Honestly, it was what I needed to hear. Not only was it emotionally what I needed at that moment, but it was the permission I needed to cut myself some slack. You are pregnant!! You are already at work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You are CREATING A PERSON!! Therefore, well, you are entitled to be tired and worn out and hormonal and cranky now and then!!! IT'S OK!!

If it's any consolation (which it probably won't be) I had to call off sick from work already because of the mother of all charlie horses that hit me at 2 am, and the lingering pain in my calf was too much to bare .... and I just couldn't get myself to pull it together to go to work.

Feel better, and know that you aren't alone, and it is ok to just feel ..... PREGNANT!!

♥ Jen