leg cramps ! (and blood noses)

What a night ! Or I should say, what a morning

Last night itself was good, and then I slept reasonably well without turning over much. Dreamed that I'd won $445 million on a scratchie ticket LMAO

Woke up however, and had a visit from the leg-cramp fairy - boy is she a mean b*tch !! I went to just _gently_ stretch my legs and WHAM, full of knots and I can't properly describe how much it hurt... but I started to cry which is when Rols started to panic, and being the lovely man he is tried to help rub them out.

This isn't the first time I've had them, but they were the worst so far this morning. Anyone else? And you'd think that stretching would help get *rid* of them, not make them worse !!

So then I get up to go to the loo, and *nothing*. I think Paws will get the whole "feel like you're busting, then pee a millimetre" thing. However, something else started running and I figured it was just a snotty nose - but no, my schnoz had started to bleed. Again, not wanting to do anything by halves, it *really* bled Sat there for a good five minutes with that one, and finally relaxing with a cup of tea as I write this. Once more, has anyone else experienced this? Is it a bad sign?

Sorry for being such a big whinger, I feel like that's all I do as a pregnant lady sometimes

re the blood nose do u get them often if not ring your midwife just to make sure everythings ok (not trying to scare u) i was a big wuss when preggy with james i rang my midwife about everything but thats what they there for re cramp aswell hows your salt intake and try the toes pointing up as wellhope u feel better soon and u allowed to moan u r growing a humam being

Bananas are good if your cramps are caused by a lack of potassium, and tonic water is good if your cramps are caused by a lack of salt (specifically the quinine in salt).

hehe jax when i dreamt i won lotto i went and brought a ticket and won $10 haha bit far from my dream but hey i won something hehe

I used 2 get bleeding noses man they suck my midwife sed it can be due 2 low blood pressure or low blood sugar and she sed dont pick it lol

Will try and remember that bit about having my legs a bit more elevated, cheers !

Almost feels now like when I used to pull a muscle doing sport or something

Unfortunately, I do have to report that I didn't win anything with my scratchies LOL Maybe next time

Thanks Emma, have been having funny pains in my feet too now that you mention it, but they don't always coincide with the leg cramps - and don't seem to be "as" bad.

With the blood nose it reminds me of that metallic taste in your mouth that has come up on another thread - but worse ! Had one more small one today after I sneezed really hard, but that didn't last long, except I can still taste it a little even after dinner

Definitely going to keep this in mind to mention at my next midwife visit, although I might have more luck in getting something done about it if I tell my "new" midwife at my first visit with her on the 11th of April - I have my last visit with the other one on the 28th.

Mmm yeah quite possibly ! Had another tiny one today, didn't run *out* of my nose, just went to blow it and a little was on the tissue (sorry about TMI !). Interestingly enough, my blood pressure has been normal at both visits with my midwife so far.

i've never heard that, but if you eat a lot of bananas it can make you gassy and constipated so it would make sense to limit them....