Nik and I have been a little worried about Jordan lately because over the last few months, he will wake up in the night probably once every couple weeks and complain that his leg/ankle hurts very badly. The first few times we just told him he was laying on his leg wrong and that it probably fell asleep. But a couple nights ago he cried hard for a good five minutes about it.
And Carter will complain about his leg during the daytime, but that has only happened a couple times. So I did some research online this morning and I believe I have found the answer. Growing Pains... I guess it can be very common in toddlers to wake up in the middle of the night and complain about leg pain. One lady commented that her son started that at age 4 and still has them at age 6. And other said her child had them for several years and is very tall.
There were several things that were offered as help though such as:
Doing foot and leg stretches during the day.
Stretching the foot up during the painful time and adding heat to the hurting area.
A warm bath before bed.
One lady said a banana before bed for potassium. Whatever works I guess
A drink of water before bed.
Tylenol for the pain.
It will be interesting to see if Jordan grows a bunch in the next year. I have a growth chart, so I will be watching. Poor little guy though. I hate seeing him cry about it. It breaks my heart. Glad it is nothing serious though. But at our next wellness check, we will get him checked out for sure.
Hey Barb, did Nik or Nate ever have growing pains in the night as kids?
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Hannah had that to the point that she was limping a lot...i took her to the doctor and they said it was growing pains. I wouldn't worry about it...they will grow out of it.
Did you really refer to me as "one lady"? :)
No, that was a random lady online that mentioned a remedy when I googled it online. YOu dork!! Haha
Hunter used to have them and you can ask Danielle but I think he still does occasionally.
elijah has cried different times, about his knees hurting. i rub them till they feel better. max talks about when he was a little kid he had them a lot. i do feel really bad for elijah seeing him cry :( i hope it passes soon.
OH...I figured it was me since Lij is 6 and I had said he had had them since he was 3.
My bad. :)
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