I should have worn heels -- life at 5'3"

08:24 pm - More crazy, weird stuff

So I've entered the Leg Cramps From Hell phase of pregnancy.  You know, those charlie horses that wake you up in the night biting into your pillow so your screams don't wake your significant other.  And your calf muscle is visibly bunched up and whatever power has seized you just refuses to let up.  And then when it finally does, you're sore for three days afterward... from the last day you had the cramp, so if you've had them for days in a row, you're pretty much screwed.  Oh yeah, they are fun.

I started asking people what they've done for leg cramps, and I've gotten some good and some really weird responses back.  I've listed them below

1.  Stand up.  (Ouch, but this actually got the cramp to cease.)
2.  Put a bar of Ivory soap at the foot of your bed or under your mattress (wtf? I would love to know how that works.)
3.  Eat more bananas for potassium. (Just bought some, have eaten one.)
4.  Take a magnesium/calcium supplement.  (I eat TUMS regularly.)
5.  Drink raspberry leaf herbal tea.

So what weird advice have you tried or heard of to get rid of leg cramps?  Or really, what weird home remedies have you heard of to cure any ailment?

Current Mood: sore