Get Pregnant Naturally – How to Deal with Headache during Pregnancy and Its Causes

When not on pregnancy, headache or dizziness really disturbs daily activities. Especially when this thing is experienced during pregnancy. The increasing weight and many changes during pregnancy, causes the discomfort to increase.

If not during pregnancy, headache can be overcome by taking medicine. But when it happens during pregnancy, taking medicine repeatedly is not allowed because it is feared that it may have bad effects for the embryo.

A. Types And Causes

Headache on pregnant woman can be caused by the change of the hormones and blood circulation, causing changes on the blood pressure. In this situation, if the pregnant woman is doing heavy activity or hasty activity, it can cause the supply of blood to the head to decrease. Anemia can also be the cause; it decreases the oxygen supply to the red blood cells to the head. Besides that, working pressure or another psychological pressure can also produce stress which can cause headache.

B. What You Must Be Aware Of

If headache doesn’t happen continuously, not accompanied by blurry vision, and excessive swellings, then it’s not to be worried. Those signs are migraine disturbance or preeclampsia. Besides, don’t have to worry if it’s not accompanied by lower stomach pain and bleedings as one of the signs of pregnancy outside womb.

C. How To Handle And Prevent

Headache can be prevented by regular exercise to speed up the blood flow, and also by taking enough rest. Besides, decrease activity that may cause stress, try to be more relax in facing life problems and stop activity if you feel tired. Eat nutritious foods and decrease the consumption of stimulating foods to decrease the chance of stomach disturbance, such as spicy food, or food with coconut milk can also prevent headache.

But if headache happen, lie down slowly with the head position is lower than the heart, or lie down while raising your legs, support it with pillow, for few minutes. Don’t make any sudden movement. If you are waking up from sleep, do it slowly. Also when getting up from sitting position. Try to sit calmly. Lean your back and straighten your legs until it feel more relax. Release all burdens in your mind and relax in going through pregnancy to calm your mind. Find a comfort and calm place, and also has good air circulation system. Place with bad air circulation can cause the lack of oxygen in brain which will cause headache. If possible, do relaxation exercises, by closing your eyes, take deep breath, and imagine calm situation. Arrange body position in doing daily activities by keeping it straight. This can work well to the body. Besides, eat regularly before starving because of the low blood sugar rate, it can cause headache. If have problems, try to find the solutions. If necessary, ask for the help from experts.