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Not Growing Pains!
Our 2 year old daughter has been complaining with left leg pain for months, we thought it was just growing pains until it did not go away. ...
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- My little sister was 2 when she broke her femur and had to be in a full body cast. We managed to make a walker similar to when she was a little baby. She was able to...
- I really don't have any useful advice for you but I can tell you that Dr. Showalter is wonderful. He did my son's operation on his broken arm 2 years ago and I was so...
- The BEST thing I can say is..... get a bunch of boxes of band-aides, stickers, and some fun colored paper. I know when I was raising my 4 little children and I had s...
Daughter Waking up in the Middle of the Night W/leg Pain
We have special growing pain lotion (relaxing lavender baby lotion) that we rub on there. We rub it on her legs before bed to relax her muscles. ...
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- My daughter used to wake up in the middle of the night with leg pain as well. I give her multivitamins with supper every night and that has stopped them.
- try giving her a banana for a snack before bed. potasium helps with that.
- How are her vitamin and electrolyte levels? Has her pediatrician talked to you about that? If your daughter is very active and muscular, she may need more "muscle food...
Growing Pains
I always had growing pains (or "leg aches, as I called them) as a kid, only mine were in my knees. They were especially bad when it was rainy weather, ...
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- I know what you are going thru! My daughter is now 7 and would wake me up crying her legs hurt. I asked my pediatrician and it is growing pains, she is very tall and i...
- I can relate! My son is 5 years old and has suffered from growing pains for years and on a fairly regular basis as your daughter does. I am afraid to say I only just...
- I have a 3(soon to be 4) year old and she too has growing pains. I also massage her legs. But the thing that I find most helpful is a heatiing pad. I wasn't sure if it...
Growing Pains
My daoughter has woken up a few times crying about her leg hurting her. Mostly her knee. I was wondering if this was growing pains. I have never dealt with ...
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- When my daughter had these, I would take a long sock and fill it with rice. I would put the sock in the microwave for about a minut and then wrap the sock around her l...
- Yep, it's growing pains. Both me and my son had growing pains. I would not recommend any drugs. (the FDA has known for over 15 years the permanent damage Tylenol doe...
- My 2 year old son has had growing pains for the last 8 months or so. His are rather frequent, but always at night and we have had him checked out by his pediatrician ...
Growing Pains??
I have a 3yr old daughter4 in Aug who experiences the exact growing pains She only gets these attacks at night Shell tighten & stretch her legs & just cry ...
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- I have been dealing with a similar situation. At about 2 years old my daughter began complaining of knee pain. Eventually her knee swelled to 3x's it's normal size and...
- My son has the same thing Ana talked about. We saw a Pediatric Orthopedic for his severe knee and ankle pain. It was a lot like you describe, J.. We've had many days i...
- For most children this is just a metaphor for changes...however I recently saw a segment on the local san antonio news about just a subject, it has to do with the grow...
My 2 1/2 Yr Complains of Leg Pain
It could something simple as "growing pains" (ages 3-12) or lack of Potassium/ Calcium intake. Growing pains almost always affect both legs and in no way ...
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- if the muscles are cramping you can relieve it by holding a bar of soap (any kind will work) and it will relieve the cramp. it is an old wives tale but it works like...
- Hi A. R, With any complaint of pain, I would address with a doctor to be on the safe side. With children it could be nothing but then it could be something. It co...
- My daughter is 3 now and she started having leg pains at night when she was 2.5. It's not every night, but at least once a week. I usually give her ibuprofen and th...
Leg Pain in 6 Year Old
They may be growing pains. I know, but I am a Girl Scout leader and one of my girls was having the sma problem. Her feet or legs would start to hurt and ...
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- Hi S., Seeing a Chiropractor is the best place to start with this. Not to mention, least invasive. Growing pains will often present like this, particuarly in the mus...
- S., I have a 32 yr old son & a 28 yr old daughter. When my son was the age of your daughter, he complained of the same thing. He was born with a clubbed foot so I knew...
- Be careful and keep an eye on her. Keep notes about her pains, where they are and what time of day they occur. It could be something as bad as lupus or nothing at all.
Growing Pains?
For YEARS I have used these 2 homeopathics for my kids growing pains. .... Growing Child · growing pains legs · over the range microwave · bleaching ...
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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...
Severe Leg Cramps
I give him Motrin, elevate his legs & also massage his legs until he says it feels better. I've taken him to the doctor but he says it's just growing pains. ...
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- Does he take a vitamin supplement with potassium? That may help! I have had a similar situation and found that potassium was the key to eliminating night-time, charlie...
- There have been several studies of children with leg pain. I suffered from the leg crampes when I was growing up and remember how awful it was. Having enough calcium...
- N.: ADHD meds do not cause leg cramps, fyi. Is it possible that the leg cramps are psycho-somatic? Meaning, he really thinks he is having pain however, there is no ...
Son Complaining of Leg Pain
My dauther's Dr said it was growing pains but could also have something to do with the growthe plates in his legs and her Dr watches him. He is now 9 and ...
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- Hi, My brother when he was younger' between 5 and 9 had the same exact thing. He would wake up and cry because his legs thobbed with pain. He was a very active boy...
- Hi! My daughter (now 7) had and occasionally still has the same thing. I used to have the same pains as a child myself and my mom always put Bengay on it! LOL. It ...
- It may be nothing, but why risk missing something that could be dangerous if ignored? Call your doctor!! If only because it's waking him (and you) at night, and your...
