So I've been waking up, in the middle of the night usually, with horrible cramps in my calves! It happens when I stretch out my legs and I have to flex my foot to work them out, so I'm in agonizing pain for like 10-15 seconds. They hurt SO bad. Do any of you get these as well or know how to prevent them? I might throw something next time it happens lol

Try a banana.  The cramps are often associated with potassium deficiency, though they can also be caused by dehydration.  I know in my 20s after a night of drinking I would wake up with terrible cramps in my calves but bananas always helped me!

OMG!  I get these too, to the point where I've been almost put to tears.  And I make it happen without thinking, like I'll roll over and do a good stretch and bam!  I haven't found anything to make mine go away.  I try eating more bananas but I haven't noticed any difference yet.

i get them too!  unfortunately it only gets worse as we get bigger because the additional weight and pressure on our lower veins and arteries causes them - i learned that through my pregnancy app!  i find that i get them when i point my toe/foot to stretch, and if i flex it back immediately after feeling one come on, it stops it from happening!  they also say flexing and circling your feet every few hours and before bed can help keep the muscles loose.

I usually put some banana in my smoothies in the morning so I was wondering why they were still happening! It could very well be dehydration though. I could be drinking way more water throughout my day, so I'll be trying to get more hydrated and see if that helps. I hope yours go away too AuntTate, they're so painful!

Oh good tip Haleighb! I'll have to try to remember that when I'm half asleep and panicking when I feel one coming on haha!

haha I hate it when you're laying there and it's like, omg if I move my leg it's going to start hurting......

i got two in a row in the same leg one night.  i made it through the first one without waking DH, but the second one that came on immediately after was 10 times worse and i was thrashing every where practically in tears!

Do you ever get a bad one and then have the thought, "sweet lord if I can't handle a leg cramp, how in the world am I going to survive child birth?!?" haha

every time, it makes me feel like such a wimp