Would your partner wake you up shouting due to cramp?

Yabu. I'm sure your dh would rather be asleep than screaming in agony in the middle of the night!
And to those who smugly profess they lie there quietly stretching it out & deep breathing - yabu too. You've obviously not had really bad cramp. You stretch a bit too much in your sleep & then the cramp is agony- goes into spasm & really burns, and it is agony.

He tries to keep quiet about it but it really is so painful I don't complain, obviously! If it happens I get magnesium spray and a pint of water for him, but then we're like that. He'll get me a hot water bottle and paracetamol if I have period pains.

This is rare for me but a few times when I was pregnant I would suddenly have leg cramp in the night and I think I shouted out in pain too to be fair!

@Manyandyoucanwalkover

i mostly get it in my calf.

But this still works if it's in my thigh.

I used to get both when skiing. Always fun 🤬🤬🤬

I've had cramp in my calf a few times and have shouted and jumped out of bed to stretch it before I've realised what I'm doing. I feel very sorry for your DH if this is happening to him

Yes I have shouted in pain and also woken him for help.
Cramp is possibly one of the most intense pains and I have seen sports players in tears due to the pain. The bigger your muscles often the worse it is.

often mine occurs in a way that I need help to stretch it out fully.

The cramp is in my thigh. It’s the biggest muscle in your body and boy when it cramps it hurts.

@Manyandyoucanwalkover

try this next time.

use your foot of your non cramping leg to push down on the top part of your heel (back of ankle) and push down, like taking off trainers that are still laced up. It forces your toes towards your leg and stretches out your calf.

foes that make sense?

Decent plan that. Bait!

I’d let a zombie eat my brains (as long as it was quick) to stop pain like that!

YABU. I would have agreed as hadn't experienced bad cramp until pregnancy but oh my god were those calf cramps agony. I say this having given birth three times without pain relief so my pain threshold is pretty high!

YABU

I get cramp every couple of weeks and it wakes me up and I shout out loud everytime and wake Dh up (not on purpose) it's so painful & I don't even realise what's happening for a few seconds, makes me awfully lightheaded too

I get cramp in my leg if I don't drink enough water, really painful.

Last time I screamed before I even properly woke up.

If he's up weeing a lot and getting cramps in his legs he should see a Dr though.

Currently pregnant with baby no2 and have had awful leg cramps in both this and last pregnancy. Gets worse the later on in pregnancy I am. First pregnancy my partner woke up in a panic a couple of times when seeing me stomping about the room in pain and grunting (although not shouting out in agony..!) thinking I was in labour!

Not sure he’s ever even mentioned having cramp or actually had it.

I only ever get it after a very long flight if I stretch my legs when I go to bed. It’s horrid, but not cry out in pain horrid (for me).

The middle of the night leg cramps I get are worse than giving birth to my 10lb baby, so he’s not being unreasonable if he’s experiencing the same.

Yabu. Poor guy leg cramps are hell some times. Cool tiled floor and stretching can help. Well do in my case and my dh leg massage

I think when you wake up with cramp you can end up shouting before you’ve really woken up properly and worked out what is going on.

I’ve reacted the same way—it feels like a horse has kicked you in the calf! Used to happen loads when I was pregnant, for some reason.

Ooooh yeah I've had many different cramps but certain midnight calf cramps have me screaming out in agony. YABU

Depends I've had mild cramp woke me up had to stretch etc. Then I've had full blown shit somebody is stabbing me cramp no way could I suck it up quietly.

Anyone know that science / reason why pregnant women get cramps?

I regularly get cramp in my toes and feet but calfs was a different level of pain. I'd rather give birth than that and yes it ached for days after it

I think I don’t deal vocally with pain. I fell and broke my wrist and the loudest thing was the snap. No moaning during labour, in fact I was pretty silent as in too much pain to talk. When my appendix burst they didn’t really believe me/ my mother as not demonstrating enough pain. Until the ultrasound. It’s not a good thing medically as they can’t find veins or get lines in and blood pressure does weird things.

Luckily I’m fairly healthy generally. I wonder if it’s an evolutionary trait in the same way that dogs and cats hide pain. Pretty sure my ancestors would be the quiet limpy members of the tribe who just keep going.

I have occasionally woken my entire household shouting because I have had cramp! It's bad enough in the calf muscle,but in the back of my thigh....😟

@justasking111 I know me either! That should definitely be mentioned 😂