It took two days for me to get around to it, but I finally went online to Blue Cross/Blue Shield's WebMD website (www.webmdhealth.com, which is available to Blue Cross/Blue Shield members) to find out what to do next time I get a leg cramp.
It turns out that about half of all pregnant women get night-time leg cramps in the second and third trimesters. If you get one, you want to avoid pointing your toe. The website says to flex your ankle so that your toes point toward the ceiling, massage the muscle, and eventually, try walking on it.
I know what to do in cases of hydroplaning in my automobile. I have good reflexes when it comes to driving that have probably, with God's help, saved me more than once. But when it comes to leg cramps I was clueless as to what to do even though I had been given that information before.
For some reason this reminds me that we need to take the CPR class offered by Northport DCH.
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