Growing pains

[Pixie]

Eliza has the past 2-3 weeks woken up in the night complaining her feet/ankles/knees hurt usually her right leg. She has grown a little bit, but could it be growing pains? During the day she is fine never complains.

[Beany]

Could be. Could also be cramps. Try upping her calcium and magnesium (milk - not necessarily booby) intake and see if that helps.

[Pixie]

She drinks a lot of cows milk could she be getting to much? I was thinking cramps too I use to get them really bad as a child I am teaching her to stretch when she says hurting now.

[Beany]

Are you adverse to giving her children's vitamins? Boots sell them in happy colours and flavours. I am inclined to think that it is some sort of vitamin/mineral deficiency. Of course, if it continues, take her to a doctor.

[Pixie]

never given them, maybe I will trundle to Boots today you know the massive one on Oxford street, close to Selfridges...:p Thanks ma dear x

[Ky]

I found that calcium suppliments help Dan through growing pains as well as plenty of rubbing his legs and if needed a dose of nurofen (I hate giving my kids meds though).

We tend to go through these patches every 5 or 6 months or so and I sleep on the floor next to him (both snuggled together) and it seems like lying on the hard surface makes him feel better too.

[Beany]

never given them, maybe I will trundle to Boots today you know the massive one on Oxford street, close to Selfridges...:p Thanks ma dear x

B!tch :p

I preferred the one on Tottenham Court Road. Not as busy :)

[Pixie]

hmmm it's madness there now then lol
We went up Tott road last weekend huge fight on the street some guy shop lifitng in one of the techno shops, I tell you if I had been alone I would of headed the other way! I love that craft card shop up there forget the name...slight tangent from growing pains lol