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I had horrible headaches in the beginning. First, don't worry TOO much about the Tylenol- I know I did but I was at te point of feeling super nauseous from the pain and I can't imagine that was good for the baby either.

Non med things that helped me a lot: soft ice pack to the back of my neck while laying down in the dark; hot wet washcloth over my face and breathing in the hot steam; neck and should massage.
The biggest thing though was acupuncture. It took six sessions and it fixed my headaches for months- I went from at least one really bad headache a week, usually more, to a small handful for the rest if my pregnancy. I can't recommend it highly enough! Just tell the acupuncturist that you are pregnant because they will avoid certain spots.

I took Tylenol (at the doctor's recommendation) and had a little bit of caffeine. Are you staying hydrated? That's another headache trigger for a lot of people.

I had to drink over 80oz of fluid (mainly water) if I wanted to avoid a headache. On the occasion that didn't work I'd drink a can of pop and take Tylenol.

I drank a ton of water, took Tylenol, and had some caffeine. I hated to take Tylenol, but the pain was past the point where I could deal with it.

I had to take tylenol. When they would turn into migraines my OB prescribed me Tylenol 3 so I kept one small prescription for those occasions.

I know you want to avoid Tylenol, but there were several days where the *only* thing that would touch my headaches were a dose of Tylenol and a can of Coke (for the caffeine...I wasn't a coffee drinker). That being said, if they are tension headaches, ice packs or heat to the back of your neck might help. A nap usually helped as well.

@Pink Champagne: Generally I hate Tylenol because it doesn't seem like it works as well as Advil. Plus, like @Mrs. Champagne, I try not to take meds for a headache of something else will help first.

i did tylenol when needed, ice, but the thing that helped the most for me was going to the chiropractor!