Suffering but still being a super mum.

Down a whole load of water Call 111 Call mum or a friend

If possible, get someone else to help looking after your little one so you can catch a few hours of naps when they’re awake but contented, should then only need to wake up to feed him, then go straight back to sleep - stress can actually affected your milk production, if it’s straining you mentally, then it’s not liquid gold. You can opt for combination of formula and breastmilk, or simply pump and give it in bottle to your baby. Don’t push yourself for some idealism on breastfeeding that’s unrealistic for you. Not exclusively breastfeeding doesn’t make you any less “mum”. You don’t want to be unwell to the point where you cannot take care of your own baby. My mum has chronic migraines, and I can’t imagine her not sleeping for the whole while she had them. So like, ask for some help, the sake of the both of you.

@Nattinan I do pump and give my baby expressed milk, trust me I don’t care how baby is fed as long as it is good and they are fed. And there’s no reward for suffering lol. My mum comes over when she can to stay all night with baby and he takes expressed milk so I get full hours of sleep. Just for right this moment whilst I have this headache , there isn’t much I can do. I am resting as much as I can but the kind of rest I need is the kind I used to get before baby and also needs to be consistent rest. Even getting one day of proper sleep doesn’t change it completely, I would have to sleep good for like 3 nights in a row. My village always help when they can and my husband does his best as the other parent too.

See your GP, I had codeine after my C-section and I take it for migraines while breastfeeding.

@Lisa I spoke to my gp this morning they just recommended that I take ibuprofen and paracetamol together .

@Omotoyosi That’s good, just wanted to make sure you are resting enough. Like I said, my mum has chronic migraines, and migraines will last longer than 48 hours, but any sleep you can get during the day will obviously help you massively. Some mums do push themselves because of that idealism on breastfeeding. Now that I think about it, I was offered and did take some codeine as well while I was still at hospital (natural birth) and I exclusively breastfeed. Surely GP should be able to prescribed some for migraines as well 🤔

@Nattinan as at this morning they wouldn’t prescribe that. Just said to combine ibuprofen with paracetamol. Will see how far that takes me. I’m pretty sure I also got codeine in the hospital after I gave birth, which was also vaginal birth. I guess the parameters just change all the time

@Omotoyosi paracetamol and ibuprofen for a migraine? Are they joking?! See if you can speak to a different doctor who takes it more seriously 😟 I also have a gel head mask that goes in the freezer and find that helps me, along with sleep but obviously that’s difficult with a baby

Have been in your position coming from a mum of 2 to a 2yr old n 5months, just make sure u drink lots of water n rest as much. Let the laundry n house shores wait. Health is wealth

You can take some stronger medications as long you don’t take them too much and it affects baby sleepiness 😊 I hope it goes soon! I have been there