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I didn't have this happen but my old co-worker did. Unfortunately it was the whole pregnancy for her. It was very debilitating and she got on some medication from her doctor. Not sure what it was. If it continues to be an issue you may want to ask your doctor.

Yeah it was. She missed a TON of work, poor thing. I truly hope this is just a short thing for you!

@hilsy85: Oh man dealing with a kiddo, pregnancy, and a migraine sounds rough!

I've had migraines since I was a teenager (although mine actually went away during pregnancy!). This is probably totally unscientific but my grandma always swore a can of regular Coke helped her migraines more than anything else. I think the combo of caffeine plus sugar plus carbonation plus the cold can is some sort of migraine magic. Coffee makes mine worse.

Other less 'grandma'-ish things that help me are drinking a TON of water and an ice pack or cold wash cloth on my head. My doctor also recommended taking magnesium supplements, although honestly I haven't noticed a huge difference. Hope you feel better soon!

No, that doesn't sound like a migraine. Migraine is characterised by some of the things you mentioned as well as nausea or vomiting or light or noise sensitivity. Basically with a migraine it's impossible to function normally. Most over the counter analgesics won't touch the pain and it will last 4 hr to several days.

It would be best to speak to your doctor, nevertheless because having any kind of headache lingering for days is awful and there might be some drugs that can be taken in pregnancy to minimise the pain. I always find the only thing that really works apart from drugs is a dark room with no noise and try to sleep through it, although sometimes it's impossible to sleep it's that bad

@hilsy85: with the noise sensitivity too it could be migraine. It's the worst waking up and the headache is still there I feel you. I've had the headaches you have described and not considered them to be migraine but I 'm certainly not a doctor. I guess I just think of migraine as being probably around a 7-8 out of 10 pain score with nausea/light or noise sensitivity. I once had a headache that lasted for about 3 days and I eventually had accupuncture in my head and that gave immediate, short term relief.

@hilsy85: Mine are truly awful this time around. Besides caffeine, Tylenol and sleep, my midwives recommended a mix of peppermint oil and lavender oil, applied to your temples. Tiger Balm also works well for me. Or, apply a cold compress to your head/back of your neck, and a heating pad on your feet - this draws excess blood away from your head.
Hope they get better soon!