Headaches...
Iv put this post up in Due In September, but then thought i could put it in here as well as some of you ladies that are further along in your pregnancy may have experienced it and have some tips or advice?
Im getting a headache everyday now and im really struggling to cope with the pain!
Obviously i cant take any medication so the only thing i can do is sleep, but thats impossible at work!
Im drinking lots of water so its not dehydration.
Im just getting to the point where i cant take anymore....i have one even now
I got home from work last night with a really bad one and slept from 6.45pm to 8am this morning with no dinner as i was in SO much pain
Is anyone else getting them, or have any advie to give me?
Im getting a headache everyday now and im really struggling to cope with the pain!
Obviously i cant take any medication so the only thing i can do is sleep, but thats impossible at work!
Im drinking lots of water so its not dehydration.
Im just getting to the point where i cant take anymore....i have one even now
I got home from work last night with a really bad one and slept from 6.45pm to 8am this morning with no dinner as i was in SO much pain
Is anyone else getting them, or have any advie to give me?
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Hope we find a cure soon!xx
One thing I will say though my consultant said to me that headaches are easily triggered from computer screens / TV and flouresent lighting. When I was working I use to get headaches here and there being stood infront off a till and the strip lighting use to do cause me agro.
Best thing is to consult your GP. I'm pretty sure in the first & third trimester you can take paracetamol 2nd trimester you can have Ibruphen but best to check first. I know I was always told to contact my GP if i had any problems before 17wks but i suppose its all down to individual areas.
The bad news is the headaches lasted several weeks, the good news is they do stop, mine was a combination of hormones surging and tension and stress in my neck muscles, but I have heard other people say that just the hormones increasing has given them bad headaches.
Hope you both feel better soon. I only get the odd one now as I would normally - but have plenty of other ailments instead!
You can take paracetemol and I would take it every 4 hours as reccomended it will help. Also if you fold up a wet tea towel lengthways and put it in the freezer for a bit (put 2 in so you've got one ready once the first goes warm) you can use this on your forehead, it really works too for the ones that are right at the front and in your eyes. Together with the pain killers it should really help.
Sorry to hear you are suffering with headaches, I had them too, sporadically up to about 16 weeks or so. The midwife told me that it was likely to be hormone surges and that it was ok to take paracetamol. (I had not been taking anything up to 12 weeks when I saw her as didn't think I should but she said it was absolutely fine at normal dosage). Thank goodness!
Good news is they have completely gone now.
Hope you get some relief from them.
hfx
Hth Im 16 weeks tomorrow and the headaches are getting better.
It got so bad on Sunday (almost like a migraine) that i broke down to my OH's mum and just couldnt stop crying, it was really getting to me!
I had the day off yesterday and had my Midwife appointment and i mentioned it to her, she told that it's quite normal, drink lots, have plenty of rest, eat often....all the things i am doing! lol
Im a lot happier today though, i didnt have a headache yesterday and i havent got one today! My sickness has eased lots and even the tiredness isnt toooo bad! Let's hope it's a sign of things to come! Maybe week 12 will be my saviour and i wont feel like poo anymore
I go to bed with one and wake up with one. All I do is sleep whenever I get the chance and I have resulted to taking a paracetomol in the evening with a cold compress on my head which does really help.
I am 13 weeks today, however have found out its twins so I may get more headaches due to the extra hormones, so I can see me spending a lot of time off work sleeping in a dark room.
Good luck and I hope you feel better soon, it will get better as will the sickness xx
Sometimes ive had them in the day too, i generally use 4head and it works or i put a cold flannel on my head. I usually use these methods before taking paracetamol. If i werent pregnant i would of just took the paracetamol straight away
MPP + Bean (14+6)
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