Some Advice Please (15 weeks, first baby)

[Kar]

Hi
I've been getting headaches as well and am sure hormones have some part to play in that but the main thing causing my headaches (which are over the top of my head like a wide maryjane band) is tight shoulder and neck muscles which at about 15 weeks started to get tighter and tighter as my body adjusts to the new lump. I hadn't worked this out until my naturopath pointed it out and said that the neck and shoulders are taking a lot more strain in pregnancy. I've taken to wearing a heated and neck shaped wheat bag around my neck every morning until the ache goes away. I'm also doing gentle neck stretches. This seems to be helping my headaches.

[~Raven~]

Another possible cause for headaches is an increased blood volume. It increases by half in the 2nd trimester. I could hear my pulse some days.