Headaches

[Cherished]

Hi everyone, I am 15 weeks pg tomorrow and have had a dull headache for pretty much the entire pregnancy. I posted about this a few weeks back in the 1st tri section but thought some ladies in here might have some other help to offer. I have been getting weekly chiro adjustments for the last couple of years and for about 6 months weekly (then fortnightly) acupuncture. They do help but only for a day or so and then it comes back again. I don't usually have a problem with headaches like this so I know it's pregnancy related. I really don't want to be popping panadol all the time and some times it doesn't do anything anyway I have been having 2 panadol about 2 x a week when I just can't handle the headache anymore (like at work). SO my question is has anyone else had this problem in pregnancy and what helped it? For me lying down seems to help but as soon as I get up again it is thumping with in 30 mins dh massages me regularly too but that doesn't seem to help either. Thanks

[Ninah]

Oh hun

Do you get much water a day? I had a week long headache around that stage too and I found as soon as I upped my water intake it seemed to ease...Also certain foods might trigger hormones to go unbalanced, do you find after you eat something in particular it gets worse?

I would speak to your Obyn too hun, see what they can suggest

[CrazyLady]

I was tripling my water intake in pregnancy for this reason. I would get REALLY dehydrated and short-circuit if i didn't have water all the time. Mid sentences I would start daydreaming and trail off so that's when I knew I didn't have enough to drink.

[Dr. Tal]

Hey Cherished

So sorry to hear you are having such bad headaches. I had them really badly too, then I upped my water intake and they mostly went away. I still have the odd one, but no where near what I was having.

[Cherished]

Thanks girls, I do drink lots of water, around 2lts a day, maybe I should have even more... Eating actually helps them so I was thinking that maybe low blood sugar was the problem but I'm eating so much that hardly seems logical Than I thought maybe I was eating too much sugar cause I've been having more than I normally would in my diet, but then again eating is helping them so I honestly have no idea. I think I'll up the water even more and see if that makes a different. Thanks again

[pinkukulele]

I've been having the same problem - I find that in addition to all of the above, sometimes it helps to use either a cold or warm pack (or cool damp facewasher or warm damp facewasher) either on the back of my neck or my forehead. Sometimes I end up with cool on my forehead and warm on my neck (or vice versa) and it really does help.

Good luck - these headaches are awful, I hope you get some relief soon!

[Cassius2]

i am kinda (and pardon the pun ahead!) feeling your pain lol! i too have started over the last 2 weeks to get dull yet consistent headaches. i do have an old shoulder injury though and am wondering if all the relaxin (or whatever hormone it is called!) is just jibbing up the muscles and they are not supporting my neck as well as they could IYKWIM? do you have any old injuries from ages ago that could be contributing?

[Cherished]

Hi pinkukulele and to BB thanks for posting, I will try the hot/cold pack next time, I seem to have gotten rid of the headache for the past 4 days (touch wood)!

Cas honey "oh noooooooooooooo"! I hope it doesn't stay around I don't have any old injuries as such but my neck is a problem area usually anyway... I hope mine stays around anyway.... But you could be right about he relaxin?

[pinkukulele]

Thanks for the welcome Cherished!

I've been lurking for a little while but couldn't not post on this - headaches have been really bugging me, and I know how bad they are. I hope it stays away for you!

[Kass79]

Hi.

I have been experiencing head aches - or migranes for the last few months. They arent' really apinful, just more annoying and start at my temple and go down to the back of my neck. I have also had low Blood Pressure too. I find resting, and cool showers to help. My Dr has given me panadene forte, and sleeping tablets, but neither really help. I had a sleeping tablet the other night (they are really weak) and all I ended up with was bad dreams and still no sleep, so it didnt help anyway.

I think sometimes we just have to wait it out, with all the increase in blood supply and hormones, there really isnt much we can do, without taking pain killers...and I don't like taking them anyway! But good luck, if you find anything that helps, let me know

[mummato3]

I hear you! I have been getting dreadful headaches for the past week. BP is fine...but I actually think it is sinus related. I know that during pregnancy all the mucus membranes swell up and secrete more mucus, which in the sinus can cause sinus headache. Keep up the panadol, and prehaps try and warm wheat bag across your eyes while you have a rest. But definetly talk to your dr about it next appt.