Re: [IP] New sites and fun night time leg cramps!

["Toninette" <email @ redacted>]

I don't have a remedy for the leg cramps, but to get rid of it, get out of
bed and put full pressure on the leg with the cramp.  I had many of these
with child #2 and the cramp went away as soon as I put pressure on it.

Toninette

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherry Compton" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:17 AM
Subject: [IP] New sites and fun night time leg cramps!


> Well, I finally got up the courage again to try a site other than my
stomach, which of
> course is getting rounder every day and rapidly depleting  my site area. I
always used to
> leave sites in for 3 days, but the last several weeks I've only been able
to go 2 days.  For
> one thing, the tummy sites start to feel uncomfortable, and I also run out
of insulin.
> Since I'm taking more insulin now, I can't fit a full three day supply in
the reservoir, and
> I like to only change my tubing at night after a shower.  I don't like to
worry with it
> before work when I am usually already running late. I know you can change
the site and
> reservoir independently, but that leaves me with uneven numbers of things,
and I'd just
> rather do it all at one time when possible.
> Anyway, after my shower last night I tried the ol' upper tushy site.
Surprisingly, it seemed
> to sting more going in with the softsets than my tummy usually does, but
it wasn't bad.  I
> even managed to tape it myself.  It's not the prettiest taping job I've
ever seen, but it
> seems to be holding. I never knew I was so good one handed!!
> --My other topic:  The last two nights I've been awakened with very
painful cramps in my
> calf.  I have heard other pregnant women talk about this.  Anyone know a
good thing to
> prevent it??  I've heard drink more water, get more calcium, and get more
potassium.  Any
> other suggestions or certainties?  I think I scared my husband half to
death at 3AM when he
> heard me moaning and whining.
>
> Sherry C
> From the massive city of Bowling Green, KY
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