Growing pains & cramps
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Topic: Growing pains & cramps
Posted By: jazzy
Subject: Growing pains & cramps
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 1:40pm
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DS2 (5ys) has been getting bad pains in his legs when sleeping at night & usually between 10pm-3am. It has only happened a few times & over 7mths.
I took him to the Dr & was told it was growing pains, blah blah goodbye. Last week he had them again & I rang the health-line & was told it was mostly cramps. I think I can pretty much pinpoint it to when we walk to & from school or long distances. DH used to have them when he was little & I just found out a little cousin has been having them for a few years now. I am going to try multi vits for kids in case he is missing some as he is not the best vege eater. I am also going to use the wheat bag. I am wondering if anyone has suffered from them or have kids that get them & what you recommend that may help. Thanks 
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 1:55pm
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i had it bad as a kid........i was screaming myself to sleep and mum never believed in pain relief (pamol) my boy is going through it too....i sit there and rub his legs and he doses off.....the doctor told me to give him nurphen before bed but i keep forgeting.....you seem like you doing everything you can...i dont know what the age is for these but when i was preg and had major leg cramps i had thompsons orgainic magnesium........you could try that or something similiur. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:06pm
My Dad had magic hands that'd make my growing pains all better 
He'd clap them really loud, rub them together to warm them up (i guess.. I dunno why hed rub them together lol) then rub up and down our legs really quickly. Dunno what it actually did, but always got us laughing feeling a bit better 
Mum could never do it as good though  Musta been a Dad thing 
So maybe just try rubbing his legs a bit if all else fails? |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:10pm
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thanks TysMummy I will try nurphen & check out other for age group.
oh I had bad cramps in my legs when I was pg, my m/w told me to take blackmores pg & bf, & they really helped. Funny DS1 never had anything like this, think DS2 maybe having growth spurts. It is really hard seeing little ones in such pain & they can not really tell you what is happening. I feel for you. |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:14pm
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Ouch, poor wee dude!
I got them quite badly as a child, I'd wake crying with the pain. Panadol helped a bit but massages were good too. Apparently calcium and magnesium supplements can be helpful but you'd want to check with your Dr before putting him on either of those. GL! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:39pm
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I used to get them badly when I was a kid too. I remember my dad coming in in the middle of the night and walking me round and round my bedroom in the dark to make them go away. That seemed to help! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 2:49pm
| I remember really clearly having them when I was young as well, sometimes it was so bad that I couldn't stand up from sitting down and would just sit there and cry. My mother took me to the dr who said it was growing pains and there was nothing that could be done and they eventually went away. |
Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 3:21pm
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there was a lady in (another company's) magazine who wrote in a letter about her child's growing pains. She had a little bub as well who had a teething necklace and one day she thought that maybe getting the big kid an amber necklace may help - she was at the *what the hell else can I do* stage. She said that it helped quite a bit. It may be worth a try and can't hurt -------------   
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 4:07pm
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My daughter gets them quite badly, I have found Pamol and elevating her legs wtih hot water bottles help ALOT! I was also going to suggest Calcium/Mag tablets too... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 4:11pm
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I read that story about the teething necklace too.
I had them bad as a kid and mum used to put Rawleys on my legs.that always helped. There is a homeopathic version of it available , but I cannot remember the name. It comes in a purple jar and helps my tired legs |
Posted By: ?Lolly?
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 4:41pm
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My son gets them bad too at times. We use Vicks vapour rub and rub his legs. That seems to help. That and pamol, although I think the pamol is more a placebo. Maybe the Vicks is too, but it does seem to help. ------------- Captain Chaos (5) & the Trouble Monsters (2!) 
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 03 March 2010 at 10:51pm
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Reiki ?? if your open to alternative therapy..
i thought it was all airy fairy hippy stuff.. then a friend did some when i was suffering from endometriosis and it was .... amazing... took away all the pains and i felt ' healed' very hard to explain without sounding like a weirdo !! maybe something to try ?? Sounds like maybe that was what Hunnybunnys Dad was doing ?? Good Luck |