Just moved in to the 2nd trimester and headaches really getting me down.

[siouxie]

I have been having really annoying headaches on and off i will have them for a few days then i will be fine for a few days.

My cousin gave me a pack of dissovable 500mg of paracetamol yesterday, it was absolutely disgusting, im planning on buying the normal ones u can just swallow.

Any way i took one yesterday and im due to go to work in half an hour and again i have this annoying headache making me not want to do anything. I want to take another painkiller but worried if this happens everyday it wont be very good for the baby. I would rather put up with headaches then cause any harm.

Can i get some advice please cos its making me so unsociable and unmotivated.

 

[Sproglett]

i'm the same i get headaches for a few days then they go, then they come back, i have to take aspirin everyday to help my hold onto the pregnancy so i dont like the though of taking additional tablets, i brought some 4head, the stick you wipe accross your head, it's not brilliant but it eases the headaches a little, although sometimes i just have to give up and go back to bed.

 

[Sarah7]

I haven't massively suffered with headaches during pregnancy so far, just had 3 or 4 horrible ones that have lasted a day or 2 and been excruciating! I didn't want to take too many paracetamol either, but I found rubbing tiger balm on my forehead and the bottom of my hairline on my neck really helped. Been doing that for years for headaches anyway, but I found it particularly soothing.

 

[kra0]

Welcome to tri 2 but sorry about the headaches I got them for a while too but nothing helped them. I did find out though that tea was the culprit sometimes! Hope u feel better soon xxxx

 

[mrswoody]

Welcome to tri 2 I suffer from headaches and kept drinking water hoping they would go bu they didn't . I resorted to paracetamol because I hated how I felt I would wake up at 2am with a headache! They have eased off for now which is always good x

 

[fairycob]

Hi! I also started getting headaches and asked the MW about them yesterday. She said it was fine to take paracetamol but also to make sure I was drinking more than normal each day (as if the piddling isn't already bad enough ) and also to make sure I was eating frequently and having a supper about 9-10pm in case my blood sugar was getting low and causing them. I dont need to be told twice to eat Hope you get some repreive from them soon they are horrible!! X

 

[kittyrooroo]

I suffer from migraines even before I was pregnant and the best things that have worked for me (since paracetamol doesnt touch them) is a sit down in the shower so the water just falls on your head, its kind of like a massage but softer!
Also, gel pads from poundland work for a few hours! Hope you feel better soon xxx

 

[siouxie]

Thanks for all thr great replies. I very rarely got headaches before becoming pregnant. I don't drink any tea its the one thing I've really been put off the thought of drinking it makes me stomach feel upset I do drink a whole lot of water tho but doesn't seam to make any difference to the headaches. As I'm still waiting for my first hospital appointment I haven't told any one at work I didn't want to till after my first scan have no idea how long that's going to be tho but I'm feeling like I might have to say something soon as there going to notice I'm always tired n hot n not feeling to great all the time soon.

 

[Sproglett]

When is your first scan hun?

 

[siouxie]

I'm still waiting for my letter for my very first hospital appointment its a week today I've been.waiting so hopefully will be soon. Do they usually take long?

 

[Sproglett]

if its your booking in, ic can take about an hour well my booking in did anyway , if its for your first scan, my letter took ages, have you tried chasing them about it?

 

[Emily0505]

I had really awful headaches at the start o Tri 2- I would have them last for days on end and I felt like total crap!!

My MW said take paracetamol every time I felt a headache coming on, drink at least 2 litres of water a day and eat every 2 hours to keep blood sugar up.

Hope you feel better soon hun

XX

 

[babyem]

I had them quite bad for a few weeks, and all I did was work and sleep. Mine sorted itself out when I made sure I was eating properly, sleeping and just slowed down