Growing Pains
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Growing Pains at 4?
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on February 12, 2012
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Every now and then my son complains that his leg hurts...usually around his knee or shin. Could these be growing pains this early?
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- My daughter gets growing pains whenever she is going through a growth spurt. Start around age 3, she is 5 1/2 now and still gets them. The thing that she found most...
- Could be. My youngest son had (what I think were) growing pains really bad from about 3-4...then not so bad but still frequent from 4-5, he is now 6 and we haven't ha...
- Yes! 4 was the first year my son shot up 4 inches in a year and the growing pains were awful. The pains could come any time but seemed to be more frequent a night - ...
Growing Pains...? or Is It a REAL Problem?
Asked by J.W. from Provo
on February 25, 2009
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My 6year old son has been complaining about a pain in his Rleg-- It started at the ankle.. then the mid calf now its at the knee... I'm starting to get worried. Its pa...
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- My older brother had really bad growing pains in his legs and would frequently have to take Tylenol for it. I've seen it suggested that growing pains like that are ...
- My two year old had similar pains in his legs. He is growing really fast also. At his age growing pains aren't common. So we took him to the doctor and had his legs x-...
- My son is 14 years old and he has had growing pains so bad that he just stayed in bed. He has lots of stretch marks. The pains are extremely painful. My daughter gr...
Relief for Growing Pains
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on February 25, 2009
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Hello Mamas,
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on growing pains. My 4 year old is waking up frequently in the night from leg pains. I had these terribly even ...
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- i got my daughter some small ice packs, they came from the dollar store and they are round & have a gel inside that freezes, they are princess & i'm not sure if they r...
- My daughter often has pains in her legs that seem like growing pains. I give her a little Motrin and then slowly rub Vicks Vapor Rub up and down her legs. It really so...
- My 5 year old son has horrible ones as well. We use a hot pack (rice bag in microwave) and massage 1st and if he's still hurting in 5 mins or so I give him Advil.
Does This Sound like Growing Pains?
Asked by A.J. from Williamsport
on February 1, 2012
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My 4 year old son sometimes complains about his legs hurting. Lately it's been one in particular. The other night it was really bugging him and he cried all during t...
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- my girl had growing pains at night. she would cry and I would rub them. having her eat lots of bananas seemed to help.
- My son had them for a year or two. Probably 3.5-4.5 yo mostly. He hasn't had them in a while now, which is great. They were growing pains and they were extremely painf...
- Our son has gotten them a few times. He is 13 now, but he got them periodically when he was younger...less so now. When he was about 4 or 5, he had something else th...
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 in Kids?
Asked by S.H. from Honolulu
on August 9, 2012
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So my daughter who is 9 and will be 10 this year... sometimes she gets aches in her legs etc.
She takes martial arts, so sometimes I think its just aches from that.
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- My son is almost 10 (in September) and he has "growing pains" as well. Just achy legs and joints. I usually have him put a warm compress on his legs or have him take...
- This happens with my 9 yo son, who will be 10 in Oct. Mostly when he lays down to go to bed. He will say his legs ache. I end up rubbing Vicks on them and it helps ...
- Both of my boys have gone through periods of "growing pains" that sound just like you describe. I do just like others have posted, apply a heating pad and give Motrin...
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
Asked by C.D. from New York
on November 24, 2007
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Can you feel dilation. I have pain in the groin region and people say it is from stretching. Can I be dilating? The doctor said it was normal but didn't say why.
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- The first child is the most confusing. I have just had my third and still don't think I know enough about childbearing. The pain in the groin region is usually the str...
- No you can't feel dilation. The pain is very very normal. It is your ligaments stretching out and softening. Everything is getting ready down below for delivery. I ...
- it could be your pubic bone separating a little in preparation for childbirth. I had it with my first pregnancy, and again with my 2nd (39 weeks...C-section tomorrow,...
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...
