Hi there can I have a pp I’m 18 weeks pregnant and have had a awful pain in my …
[ad_1]
Hi there can I have a pp
I’m 18 weeks pregnant and have had a awful pain in my calf going down to my foot I woke up the other night with cramp in my thigh and started screaming just wondering if this is normal! It’s hurting so much!
[ad_2]
Source
Welcome to the second trimester! Yes its normal and very annoying. I had leg cramps terribly with my first starting at around 17 weeks, my second pregnancy I got them closer to the third trimester. I used to scare the hell out of my husband by screaming the house down at 3am begging him to rub my leg 🙂 Only thing I can suggest that sort of helped was getting a pregnancy pillow early on in the second trimester and sleeping on your side. It kinda helped me – but not much. Sorry…
My mum told me how to deal with these when I was pregnant and it totally works! When you get a cramp, point your toes towards your body and list something in your head, animals, countries, anything. The cramp eases off really quickly and the listing takes your mind off the pain. Mine were awful, I would be crying until they stopped but this totally worked!
Cramps are so common when pregnant. I got them in my feet all the time with mine. Hope they ease soon x