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4-5 DPO Charlie Horses in the Middle of the Night!!

Hi Ladies!

Last night (or about an hour before I had to wake up for work this morning) I woke up to three different, intense, charlie horses in my calves. One in the left, two in the right. They were excruciating!!

With my CP in January 2015, I remember having these... I was wondering, has anyone else ever experienced this and gone on to a BFP and then a HH9M? Still TTC #1 (took some time after our first loss).

I know all about low potassium, and dehydration being some possible culprits... but I drink a lot of water every day, and low potassium is questionable since I eat a ton of spinach and other potassium rich foods on a daily basis.

I've read around the internet that other women have had charlie horses in their tww and gone on to BFPs.. So I guess I was just curious if anyone else experiencing this too? Or if any other Mommas' out there remember this from their previous, successful, tww's?

6 Replies • 7 years ago


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Yes! That has been one one my first syptoms. I have 2 kiddos and had terrible leg cramps with both of them!

7 years ago


Thank you for your reply, Abeffer!!

Once again, when I started to stir this morning I could feel the charlie horses starting to knot up. This time I went into a stretch immediately and sort of staved them off before they went full force on me.

Today I am 5/6DPO (I think 5dpo) and I'm so excited... I'm hoping our first baby is finally on his/her way!!!

Thank You <3

7 years ago • Post starter


Hello dear did you get your bfp. I had very bad Charlie horses aswell. I have had loads of symptoms and am now 17 dpo and got bfn 14 dpo but still no af.

7 years ago


Did u get a bfp?. I recently had a really bad one in my right thigh around 1am. I was 5dpo I'm now 10dpon. I've also been having mild cramping at 8dpo and then it stopped.

6 years ago


Hi! I'd love to know too, as I didn't equate this at a pregnancy symptom, but I woke up a few nights ago with a charlie horse in both calves! I've never experienced that before!

6 years ago


I just did some googling, and 'charlie horses' seem to be a pregnancy symptom and I read in one article that they can be caused by low calcium in early pregnancy.

6 years ago


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