no pills... and headaches!!!

c.c · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:08 PM

im trying not to take anything i dont need to whilst being pregnant its my first baby so worry what everything will do so finding it better to avoid pills..

but im getting alot of really bad headaches and wondering if anyone knows if the forehead sticks you can buy to rub on are safe to use?????

xxx

country_girl8 · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:10 PM

yeh paracetomol are safe...i have taken them all through all 3 of my pregnancys they are fine

JuliaNBaby · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:11 PM

Oh my gosh, I get HORRIBLE headaches too, throbbing and intense like every day...what gives???

Seity · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:11 PM

I think they simply work by evaporation, so they would be safe. I've been quite happy to take Tylenol on the few occasions its been needed, but since you decided you want to avoid that, a cool cloth to the forehead is better than nothing.

c.c · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:14 PM

tell me about it non stop and there not small ones its always throbbing ones right over my eyes

never had this many before x

lanaross · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:19 PM

have you tried some weak coffee? paracetomol actually has 15 mg of caffeine substance (forgot how it's called) which contracts your vessels a bit, coffee does the same. During second trimester of pregnancy your blood vessels expand and really push your nerves around, that's what causes this horrible migraine. If you drink just a bit of weak coffee or coke, it will stop.

RainbowDrop_x · Dec 15th, 2009, 13:20 PM

When I first found out I was pregnant I was terrified of taking even paracetamol so I got the cooling gel strips.. I can't remember when their called though but they worked really well!!!! Although I must admit that now I do take paracetamol.. I had a water infection a little ago and the only thing that helped it was paracetamol!!! Aslong as you don't take more than 8 in a 24 hour period it should be fine!! xx

MayBaby · Dec 16th, 2009, 09:43 AM

Oooo the headaches are horrible and I sympathise with everyone that gets them! Tiredness, headaches and trapped nerve in my back have been the three horrible symtpoms for me!! I've been using 4Head from Boots, cost £4.99 and it feels like putting Vix on your forehead lol it's good because it has a cooling sensation and it's invisable so I use it at work

hope that helps xx

c.c · Dec 17th, 2009, 08:47 AM

thanks maybaby every1 keeps saying take tablets but i just dont want to not that i think there bad just my choice ill try 4head then sounds good, dont think your due date is far off mine either

xxx

thanks for all comments xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mrs A · Dec 17th, 2009, 08:55 AM

4head wins hands down for me, works in seconds and lasts AGES!!

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c.c Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: england Posts: 314	no pills... and headaches!!! im trying not to take anything i dont need to whilst being pregnant its my first baby so worry what everything will do so finding it better to avoid pills.. but im getting alot of really bad headaches and wondering if anyone knows if the forehead sticks you can buy to rub on are safe to use????? xxx

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country_girl8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,653	yeh paracetomol are safe...i have taken them all through all 3 of my pregnancys they are fine

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JuliaNBaby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 76	Oh my gosh, I get HORRIBLE headaches too, throbbing and intense like every day...what gives???

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Seity Other BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 12,807	I think they simply work by evaporation, so they would be safe. I've been quite happy to take Tylenol on the few occasions its been needed, but since you decided you want to avoid that, a cool cloth to the forehead is better than nothing.

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c.c Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: england Posts: 314	tell me about it non stop and there not small ones its always throbbing ones right over my eyes never had this many before x

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Dec 15th, 2009, 13:19 PM	#6
lanaross Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greenwich CT Posts: 3,029	have you tried some weak coffee? paracetomol actually has 15 mg of caffeine substance (forgot how it's called) which contracts your vessels a bit, coffee does the same. During second trimester of pregnancy your blood vessels expand and really push your nerves around, that's what causes this horrible migraine. If you drink just a bit of weak coffee or coke, it will stop.

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Dec 15th, 2009, 13:20 PM	#7
RainbowDrop_x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,724	When I first found out I was pregnant I was terrified of taking even paracetamol so I got the cooling gel strips.. I can't remember when their called though but they worked really well!!!! Although I must admit that now I do take paracetamol.. I had a water infection a little ago and the only thing that helped it was paracetamol!!! Aslong as you don't take more than 8 in a 24 hour period it should be fine!! xx

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Dec 16th, 2009, 09:43 AM	#8
MayBaby Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Farnborough, Hampshire Posts: 278	Oooo the headaches are horrible and I sympathise with everyone that gets them! Tiredness, headaches and trapped nerve in my back have been the three horrible symtpoms for me!! I've been using 4Head from Boots, cost £4.99 and it feels like putting Vix on your forehead lol it's good because it has a cooling sensation and it's invisable so I use it at work hope that helps xx

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Dec 17th, 2009, 08:47 AM	#9
c.c Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: england Posts: 314	thanks maybaby every1 keeps saying take tablets but i just dont want to not that i think there bad just my choice ill try 4head then sounds good, dont think your due date is far off mine either xxx thanks for all comments xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Dec 17th, 2009, 08:55 AM	#10
Mrs A Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northants Posts: 1,719	4head wins hands down for me, works in seconds and lasts AGES!!

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