Some women are unnecessarily concerned that they'll have to choose between just toughing out migraines with no treatments if they're nursing, or exposing the baby to harmful medications. You shouldn't ignore your headaches after the baby is born. Suffering with untreated, disabling headaches will make it hard for you to enjoy taking care of your baby. The good news is that there are a number of effective headache treatments you can use while you're breastfeeding -- far more than during pregnancy. You don't have to choose between migraines and nursing. Another piece of good news is that nursing is not expected to aggravate headaches.
Some women are unnecessarily concerned that they'll have to choose
between just toughing out migraines with no treatments if they're
nursing, or exposing the baby to harmful medications. You shouldn't
ignore your headaches after the baby is...
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Dr. Dawn Marcus answered:Some women are unnecessarily concerned that they'll have to choose between just toughing out migraines with no treatments if they're nursing, or exposing the baby to harmful medications. You shouldn't ignore your headaches after the baby is born. Suffering with untreated, disabling headaches will make it hard for you to enjoy taking care of your baby. The good news is that there are a number of effective headache treatments you can use while you're breastfeeding -- far more than during pregnancy. You don't have to choose between migraines and nursing. Another piece of good news is that nursing is not expected to aggravate headaches.
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