Any advice on leg cramps?

Question

I am 26 weeks and monday and tuesday night I had multiple leg cramps throughout the night. Feels like I've been running a marathon. I've been drinking extra water and stretching but I'm worried it won't help stop it. What did you ladies do?

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When you feel one coming on stretch your calf with your foot/toes pointing up toward your knee. Way less painful!!

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Potassium and lots of water! I’ve never had a Charlie horse in my life and started getting them around that time. They didn’t stop (got them almost every 2-3 nights) until my 36th week when I was eating dates to soften my cervix (in a banana/milk smoothie because I can’t stand the taste of dates). Turns out, dates and bananas are both pretty high in potassium and I haven’t had anything close to a leg cramp in 2.5 weeks! I’m super grateful for that happy accident.

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Calcium and magnesium supplements!

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Magnesium

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Up your water intake to at least 3 liters per day. A gallon is really best. They’ll stop.

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Calmeg supplement! I take one not just for the cramp but for the labor pains. Helped greatly with my last pregnancy.

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Try a glass of pickle juice it works almost instantly and helps for a few days. For me anyways

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Try drinking some electrolytes before bed 👍🏼

Any advice on leg cramps?

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