| You're in your first trimester in the pregnancy. | | | | sinuses are. If it is the regular tension headache, |
| You know that you'd be feeling a lot because of a | | | | use an icepack for the base of your neck. |
| lot of changes your body is currently going | | | | Massage shoulders or neck or the temple area to |
| through. You will soon realize that headaches, | | | | relieve the pain. Take a warm bath. |
| migraines and pregnancy may go hand in hand | | | | Reduce the likelihood of migraine by avoiding at all |
| due to a lot of different reasons. | | | | costs the following migraine-headache triggers: |
| Headaches and migraines aren't just limited to the | | | | chocolate (a very common trigger for most |
| first trimester. It may occur again when your | | | | migraine sufferers), alcohol, yoghurt, sour cream, |
| reach your third trimester. Most of the aches you | | | | breads with fresh yeast, preserved meats, |
| may feel would just be tension headaches (also | | | | peanuts, some aged cream and aged cheese. |
| known as stress or tension-type headaches due | | | | Once you understand what your triggers are, it |
| to the fact that you only experience this when | | | | will be easier for you to do something about |
| something stressful happens. The most common | | | | them. It is said that when you are pregnant, your |
| causes of pregnancy are believed to be linked to | | | | health care provider may prescribe some |
| hormones and may be due to low blood sugar, | | | | non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) |
| lack of sleep, withdrawal to caffeine and too | | | | like ibuprofen. However, recent studies have |
| much stress | | | | shown that even the simple ibuprofen and |
| No one knows why, but women who have the | | | | naproxen sodium is not recommended especially |
| usual migraine may experience less of it. It is said | | | | in the third trimester as it may cause possible |
| that headaches on the 3rd trimester are usually | | | | problems to the fetus. Acetaminophen is still a |
| due to poor posture, but not to be discounted is | | | | doctor's first choice as medication for pain relief |
| the fact that headaches (along with swelling, | | | | for pregnant women. |
| sudden weight gain and changes in vision) are | | | | Before taking anything for your pain though, you |
| usually a prelude to preeclampsia - a pregnancy | | | | should always seek the advice of a doctor or |
| disorder characterized by high blood pressure and | | | | your OB gynecologist, especially if after taking |
| the presence of protein in the urine. | | | | some medication and/or natural remedies, you |
| Since you are pregnant, you just can't take any | | | | experience blurry vision, swelling in the hands and |
| pain relief medications for the pain and discomfort. | | | | feet, pain in the upper right abdomen, and sudden |
| If you have a sinus headache, apply a warm | | | | weight gain. |
| compress around the eyes or nose, where your | | | | |