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Unfortunately, I do. My hormonal-related ones usually come right around the time I get my period. I was also getting them on the BCP placebo pills due to the estrogen drop. My dr. put me on the mini pill instead. For me, there's nothing I can really do for them. I take some Advil or Excedrin, lay down with a mask over my eyes and stay hydrated. Do you have prescription medication for your migraines?

@mrswin: Mine get triggered by the weather too! People think I'm nuts when I say this.

@spaniellove: I didn't know NSAIDS could mess with O! Good to know!

@MrsKoala: I need to research it again to see if it was definitely only the NSAIDs or both NSAIDs and caffeine. Probably one or two Excedrins won't hurt anything - I think Excedrin Tension Headache doesn't have asprin? It's hard to find anymore, but you can usually find the generic at Target and drugstores. The NSAIDs though can cause the egg not to release even though everything looks like it did.

@MrsKoala: You'll probably be fine! It's worth talking to your dr anyway in case you get migraines while you're pregnant, right? Fingers crossed for this cycle!

I don't get migraines as often as it sounds like a lot of you do, but I would highly recommend seeing a naturopath if they become a problem. It could be the result of an underlying condition and a naturopath would try to figure that out instead of prescribing drugs to dull the pain like a GP would do. I found out that my migraines could have been the result of having MTHFR (blood clotting disorder) and I don't think I've had one since I began treatment. Its hard to tell though, since mine were random and no more than once/month.

@Mrs.Someone: how different do you think the treatment from a naturopath would be from acupuncture? Two totally different things? I'm much better now but if they come back I'm totally open to something like that.

@MrsKoala: Pre-pg, I took Imitrex injections (self-administered) for my migraines. While I was pg (I had a migraine for 5 weeks!) I took a combination of Fioricet and Benadryl. It was approved by both my Neuro and OB, and it worked wonders! Maybe you could consider these as safe alternatives while TTC?

@MrsKoala: Yeah. It started the day before my Amniocentesis (at 16 weeks) and hung around until 21 weeks. But yanno, I totally forgot about that misery when I started to swell like a puffer fish at 24 weeks. lol!

@Foodnerd81: Yep, I think it would be totally different. I've found that a naturopath prescribes supplements and things you can get at somewhere like Whole Foods, whereas an acupuncturist treats with chinese herbs along with the acupuncture and you have to see him/her more often to get results. Also, acupuncture treats problems like blood/qi deficiency, etc, but naturopaths think more in terms of western medicine. Hope that makes sense? Both are good, just very different

Before I got pregnant I'd get them right before my period started and whenever the weather changes (specifically whenever a front is coming in). I got one bad one during the first trimester and two milder ones later in my pregnancy...which sucked but they came much less frequently when I was pregnant.

@wahine08: @mrswin: mine are triggered by the weather too! i dread summer because every time the humidity starts to rise and a storm is coming i know i'm homebound.

I don't (knock on wood) get hormonal migraines, at least i haven't yet. i am a bit nervous about this summer, between the summer and being pregnant, and seeing whether it triggers more migraines for me than usual.

I have frequent migraines that I never considered hormonal but since having DD I've been having bad migraines during AF. I had been on BCPs (and then pregnant) for pretty much my whole adult life, so I guess I never knew what an unmedicated cycle would be like, migraine wise.

Like @mrs.jacks, Imitrex is my miracle drug. I also take amitriptyline as a preventative (there are other great preventatives out there too but I've had trouble with allergies). I was so worried about pregnancy because I couldn't take either one, but my migraines were definitely less frequent while I was pregnant. My neurologist (and our pedi) also ok'd both meds for breastfeeding. They really are life-savers for me. Definitely talk to your GP and see a specialist if you need to.