Calf pain

[Mummaunicorn]

I’m 34 weeks pregnant and have pain in my left calf it’s feels like Iv pulled my muscle but I haven’t done anything to of done this,
It’s painful when I walk and I’m struggling to drive as I can’t hold the clutch in as this aches my leg when I walk up stairs the pain is in my thigh aswell. Also have been getting a lot of leg cramp through the night.
Should I be worried or is this just pregnancy this is baby no 3 and Iv never had it before

I would maybe give your midwife a quick phone - it is likely nothing but there is always the risk of DVT in pregnancy.
Does your calf look larger than the other? Do you have an area of redness anywhere on the leg? If yes to either of these get yourself to doctor ASAP.
It could also potentially be sciatic type pain from where baby is resting on a nerve. Unfortunately nothing to be done if it is that... just rest and elevation and plenty of water.

I had very severe pains in my leg that it gave way - then I started getting shooting pains. Doctors suspected DVT and I was given blood thinner injections every few hours. I was admitted to hospital for a leg scan and lucky there was no clot so it was decided it was just baby compressing a nerve. Bloody painful so I can totally sympathise.

I always say If in any doubt phone for advice 😊 they would rather you phone 100 times than be at home worried x

Get it checked out. DVT's don't always make the leg swell or go red- I know from personal experience. I thought mine was a pulled muscle but it wasn't.

I had leg cramps in my last pregnancy (not yet in this one) and the bad ones would hurt for a couple of days afterwards (very sore, like a bad bruise or torn muscle) the quicker you get to the cramp hold your foot towards you and rub the cramp the less the effect the next day but it's easier said than done. So painful dreading getting them again. Make sure you're drinking gallons of water too, dehydration can make cramps more likely/worse.

I could of wrote this! Except mine is my right leg. I have been to docs 3 times already and they keep saying its muscular as no swelling! I think I'm gonna be a nag and go back monday and try and get them to scan it.