Hi Archie,

Last week in the morning while i was sleeping i had a shooting pain in my right calf, my husband rubbed it and it got fine but i had little pain in the leg throughout the day. Then it got fine. Today again i had this shooting pain in the morning in the other leg, and rubbing it made it better but i still feel the pain and have little difficulty walking. I felt something like nerves climbing on each other. Is it something to worry about??
please help
Thanks a ton
Poochy poochy replied. Hey Archie, hopingfortejas, blessed_mom, sumita, manu, console

Thanks for all your suggestions... I'm so relieved to know its normal.

take care all,
poochy console replied. This worked for me.when you get muscle cramp.just point your toe towards you.the pain will go off.never stretch your legs or point your toe away from you,this will make the cramp worse. blessed_mom replied. Hello Poochy,

I also get that sharp pain. I also feel that it is a nerve getting on top of another nerve. I can understand the pain..it is is unbearable for a minute. Rubbing is the only solution which works for me too. I sometimes do used to get this sort of nerve pain in the leg even when I am not pregnant. I think this is normal.

Regards,
blessed_mom archie replied. leg cramps are absolutely normal.
try to get a mild massage with oil and warm shower prior to bed. will help improve blood circulation.
also get the calcium and potassium supplements. These are sometime due to depleted amounts of Ca and K. Eat a banana once per day and include dairy products, eggs for calcium source.
archie manu replied. hi...
same pain i m also having...and my mom suggested me to do massage...its normal...so..
well now expacts Archie's reply...

thanks.. Sumita replied. I am Sumita from the Sept board, and these leg cramps are normal. I had them when I was expecting my son, and get them now too. It usually happens when you stretch or flex ur muscles at night or when u get up in the morning.
Unfortunately, do not know of any prevention. If you get them when u stretch in the morning, then try and not stretching with toes pointing away from you. Sit up in bed nad then stretch ur legs.
Rubbing will make u feel better though.
Take care
S hopingfortejas replied. hey ,

even i have had that shhoting nerve pain , it attacks me mostly when i am sleeping , i asked my mom and she said it is not something to worry about ...

Archie , can you tell us why we get that now ??
-P