https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 22:15:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1577173 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:21:39 +0000 Mrs. BD 1577173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thank you so much for these great suggestions! It's nice to have something tangible to refer back to for help. This one went away on its own...finally! But, I'm sure that more will come. I really appreciate you sharing this. I love the ice pack idea and the eating thing. While I don't ever skip meals, I am not very good at eating regularly. </p> <p>@spaniellove: I was taking firoicet before I got pregnant, and my doc said that there is no way I should be taking it now. Maybe since you're 30 weeks? Hopefully you're doing better now.</p> <p>@mrskoala: Wow! That sounds miserable! I hope that you're better now! I am 10 weeks, so I'm hoping that like you, mine will dissipate in the second trimester. </p> <p>Thanks again for the advice everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1576897 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:18:31 +0000 MrsKoala 1576897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can take medicine, just not the ones you are used to. I was prescribed Fioricet and Reglan and both of these helped enormously with my migraines.</p> <p>ETA: I had a week of migraines in my first tri and then they were gone until the third tri. Then I had two weeks of migraines and high BP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1576829 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:47:00 +0000 californiadreams 1576829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i got some bad migraines that lasted for days in my second trimester - which also happened to be during the summer months. One thing I managed to figure out overtime is that i was triggered much more easily, So before pregnancy, if staying out in the sun too long with not enough water triggered it, it would take half the amount of time and i would need double the water. once i started taking better care to avoid things that might trigger them, they got better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1576820 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:43:56 +0000 spaniellove 1576820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: You have a great list of tips here!</p> <p>I ran into a lot of resistance getting any help from either my OB or neurologist, but finally when I hit 30 weeks and I explained that Excedrin Tension Headache (acetaminophen and caffeine only, no aspirin) wasn't doing it for me anymore and I'd had a weeklong migraine my OB gave me Fioricet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1576812 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:40:53 +0000 Foodnerd81 1576812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I agree with all of this!</p> <p>Acupuncture helped mine so so much, but I think a lot of the time they get better after the first trimester anyway, so there's hope. But realy acupuncture was a life saver for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1576711 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:34:06 +0000 stratosphere 1576711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually get them once a year or less but since getting pregnant have been getting them weekly (or more). My doc said they seem to either go away entirely during pregnancy or some lucky souls get them on overdrive like us. </p> <p>For me ice pack to the back of the neck is key to drug-free coping. Peppermint essential oil dabbed very lightly around my hairline and temples seems to help a bit too. And a cup of black tea for a jolt of caffeine (I have been off caffeine for a year now so a cup of tea actually registers with me). And of course sleep and a cold dark room--the usual.</p> <p>There was another thread about just this very recently with lots of good suggestions--do a search and you'll find that too. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1575312 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:48:04 +0000 gingerbebe 1575312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Migraine sufferer here. I had THREE last week, but I've had none so far this week (knock on wood). Its so hard. Basically, I've done the following:</p> <p>1. Keep LOTS of those squishy ice packs in the freezer and keep one at the base of my neck and one over my eyes while laying down. When one set thaws out, I swap them out for another pair.</p> <p>2. Take fast release Tylenol with hot tea.</p> <p>3. Make sure I have a little caffeine every day, preferably a cup of coffee in the morning.</p> <p>4. Get your eyes checked to make sure your Rx is current so you don't have that as a trigger. I just went in on Tuesday and the Dr. adjusted one eye a quarter of a point and I think its helping. Avoid stressing your eyes in general - limit TV or computer at home, don't stare at your phone all the time, wear sunglasses, keep the house dark, etc. We generally use lamps everywhere.</p> <p>5. Everything in our house is unscented and hypoallergenic so as not to trigger anything.</p> <p>6. Keep your bedroom cold and dark. Blast the AC, put up blackout curtains, get an eyemask, whatever. (But check your AC filter to make sure its clean/newer so that you're not blowing dust all over the house to mess up your sinuses).</p> <p>7. My doctor said to eat a piece of fruit if I feel a headache coming on, and if I could pair it with some protein and fat with it, even better. He said blood sugar can trigger them. I can suck down a smoothie or eat yogurt bowls in bed, so I've been doing that a lot. I like smoothies with fatty yogurt, whey powder, or coconut oil or nut butter added in, or yogurt bowls wit fruit, yogurt, nuts, and cereal or granola. </p> <p>8. Take a hot shower before going to bed or laying down and let the water beat down on your face and the back of your neck. It relaxes your muscles and will help you fall asleep faster. I also neti pot in the shower to keep my sinuses squeaky clean during allergy season and prevent any sinus pressure from adding to my woes.</p> <p>9. I will take half a tab of Unisom with hot water if the pounding is terrible and I need to fall asleep right away. Doctors let you take it with B6 for morning sickness and its a histamine anyway, so I figure its fine for a bad headache.</p> <p>10. I sleep with a humidifier (again, to help keep my sinuses clear). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1575279 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:32:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1575279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry. I was able to at least take phenegren which helps me sleep them off. </p> <p>Other than that I find that decongestants help with the pressure and most OB's say Sudafed and Claratin are safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-and-pregnancy#post-1575273 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:30:49 +0000 Mrs. BD 1575273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi All! I am wondering if anyone else out there is a fellow migraine sufferer. I have been getting them since I was 5 years old. I'm now 29. I've been on every medication under the sun, and some have worked over the years.</p> <p>Now, however, I am 10 weeks pregnant, and not allowed to take any medication...not even advil! The docs all told me that when I got pregnant, I would no longer get migraines. I guess I proved them wrong. </p> <p>Other than sleep and rest, is there anything you've used that has worked for you? I'm going on day 3, and I'm miserable! </p>