Growing Pains: Older Child
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Growing Pains?
Asked by S.K. from Los Angeles
on February 13, 2008
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Since about the time my 5-year old daughter could identify her ankles, she has from time to time complained about her ankles hurting. I have always considered these t...
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- HI, I just took my 5 year old to the dr with the same complaint. Her older brother, now 16, also had a terrible time with 'growing pains' and they plagued him throu...
- I have been going through the same thing for about over a year now. My daughter is 5 and from time to time would complain of her ankles and legs hurting. I started t...
- This is an interesting question. My Daughter was about 8 whe she started feeling pain in her ankles. We also chalked it up to growing pains, but her pain worsened en...
Growing Pains
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on March 4, 2010
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My daughter has been having pains in her legs that sound like what I used to have and what my parents always said were "growing pains." She has been having them for a...
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- You may want to consider testing for a gluten intolerance. More and more research is listing that as an early sign. Good luck!
- My daughter (10) and son(8) had and still sometimes has the same problems with 'growing pains." What I found what works best is a chewable calcium magnesium tablet (b...
- My two year old daughter also has weird pains in her feet/shin area and sometimes her lower back. She is in the 105th percentile for height at her age, so at her well...
Growing Pains, Are They Really Painful?
Asked by M.L. from Cheyenne
on October 10, 2008
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My 3 (almost 4 year old son) woke up crying last night that his legs and knees hurt. He is extremely big for his age, he's 46" tall and weighs about 60lbs. He is ver...
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- We have been through this with all of our boys. They wake up in the middle of the night screaming because their legs hurt. All we have done is rub their leg and comf...
- I see you have a lot of responses, so I'll keep mine brief. I strongly suggest you see a chiroprator. My chiropractor said that growing IS NOT painful; tho that is t...
- If his legs are bothering him and he has "charley horses" the best thing to do is make sure he gets more calcium. His bones are just growing fast. Best to talk to your...
Growing Pains?
Asked by R.K. from Boston
on March 4, 2011
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My 9 year old son has been complaining his legs hurt when he wakes up in the morning he looks stiff to me when he walks and seems to feel better after a warm shower ...
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- If it were me I'd still get him checked because there is such a thing as pediatric arthritis and it can get worse if left untreated!
- and don't forget a little Mommy Brand Magic. I remember, my mother had Magic Socks. They were very long, very soft and crazy-looking. They came up to my thigh when I ...
- Yep, my son gets those sometimes too. Usually it is only for a day or two and then goes away for awhile. Advil and warm baths can help when it happens. :)
Growing Pains in 7Yr Old Boy
Asked by F.L. from Los Angeles
on April 2, 2008
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Morning... I know this has come up before but I am looking for a bit more advice. My seven year old son... almost 8 has been telling me he is getting bad pains in his ...
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- No, there is no getting around it. Most boys go through this more so then girls. It's more like having a bad muscle spasams, the legaments has to stretch along with th...
- I too have a 7 year old that will be 8 in August...He has had the same thing going on with him, but it seems to be more in the evening time then in the morning...We us...
- I had terrible growing pains when I was his age. My grandma told my mom to give me more bananas and some tylonal and this worked great. Something about the potassium...
2 1/2 Year Old with Growing Pains
Asked by N.W. from Detroit
on September 3, 2006
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My 2 1/2 year old woke up screaming last night. It took us about 20 minutes to realize his legs hurt. We gave him tylenol and massage his legs until he finally feel ...
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- Hi N.. I understand your helplessness...feeling. My son (5yrs)has had horrible leg aches since he was 18 months or so. I have tried various things over the years fo...
- I could be wrong, but this sounds more like a night-terror problem than a growing pains problem (I hate the name, but that is what they are called). When my (now) 4 y...
- I have had 5 children, and two of them had the same thing, I have them pretty bad, I finally went to the doctors, and they told me it was lack of potasium, try getting...
Do 5 Year Old Boys Have Growing Pains in Legs?
Asked by T.D. from San Francisco
on May 8, 2009
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Hi Moms-
I have a handsome 5 year old son that has been complaining of his calves hurting. My mother & I thought they were growing pains as he has not had any seriou...
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- My girls only had them at night, and I remember them only being at night for me as a child. Here is a link to the Mayo Clinic information about growing pains. They onl...
- T., He could have growing pains, or shin splints since he does play sports. Do they hurt in the back or the front? Shin splint are on the front. They are very painf...
- YES! my just turned 5yr old son complains off & on since he was 4.
4 Yr Old Experiencing Leg Pain with No Injury *Not Growing Pains*
Asked by C.R. from Boca Raton
on July 22, 2008
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I'm not sure if any of you have experienced this...Our 4 year old complained that his knee hurt last night. I didn't think anything of it because its about that time ...
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- My brother just went through this with his 9 year old son. He had an x-ray, which the tech said was fine, but he was still complaining, limping around, and waking in ...
- Has your child recently been sick, I notice a lot of the children I x-ray tend to have had a virus recently. Sometimes the virus will travel through the joints. Just a...
- Hey C., Maybe he hurt it or bumped it or it could be growing pains, My daughter got them so bad it lasted like 2 or 3 days and i rushed her to the doctor and they did ...
6 Year Old with Growing Pains
Asked by M.G. from Appleton
on February 13, 2008
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My six year old son stayed home from school yesterday complaining of leg pain. When he had to walk, he walked on his tip toes. By the end of the day, after trying to...
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- Does your son get enough calcium? When I was little, I remember always having sore legs. I took Silica and a mineral supplement. Maybe you could try a good liquid calc...
- I remember growing pains as a child, but I never had them durng the day. They normally occur in evening or at night. You can alawys give tylenol or ibruprofrin for ...
- As long as my kids take a good multi-vitamin, the number of growing pains and "charley horses" they have becomes almost 0. I recommend getting a good vitamin from a h...
Son Getting Leg "Pains" Overnight
Asked by C.C. from Pueblo
on June 19, 2008
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Hi all! My son who is 4yrs old keeps getting leg pains overnight. It first happened a few months ago. He would wake up crying saying his legs hurt but we didn't see o...
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- So one more of the same - when I was having leg pains during pregnancy my doctor said to STRETCH & EAT BANANAS!!! Stock up on milk, sounds like he's growing alot! ha,...
- My very skinny sons have the same problem when they are growing. At the first signs of a growth spurt we start keeping extra bananas in the house and they have a banan...
- He might be getting charlie horse cramps in his legs. I used to get these and my mom started feeding me a banana a day along with a childrens multi vitamin. Some of ...
