It's a....headache.

It appears we are expecting a healthy boy.
2/3 of women who have migraines will find they get better in pregnancy. Guess which group I fall into. And mine have these wonderful auras that strike me blind for several hours--kind of like staring at a light for a while, but it just gets worse.
I'm SO glad I talked to my OB on Friday about my migraine meds (maxalt) because she said it is ok to take--just not more than 3 doses in 24 hours. So Saturday I took two before I could see again, and the pain never came! Thank god for modern medicine.

Except.

Sunday night.

The aura returns.
I am out of my prescription, have one waiting to be filled, but it is 10:30 at night. Perhaps if I just go to sleep in my nice, dark, quiet, cool room, it will go away.

Doesn't matter if your eyes are closed. The aura is still there. It gets bigger and bigger and finally fades. Then comes the pain. By now, I've just fucked it all up--the maxalt might help, might not--need to take it before the pain comes--so when it gets to the point I cannot ignore it at all, I get up an take a Vicodin (also ok with OB as long as it is occasional) and I am able to sleep for a few hours.

My temples feel like they have been reattached with roofing nails today, but I am at work.
Problem is, I can take these meds on an "occasional" basis--if I need them every day, I can't do that. And the meds aren't doing their job if I am getting the same things the next day.

I don't know what to think... I'm going to wait this one out (it must pass eventually) and see if I get another in a week--weekly migraines would definitely mean talking to the doctor. Daily means I don't stop calling till I GET the doctor on phone.

Anyway. Thinking I should go home...which means boss will not be happy with me. She's never taken a sick day herself. But perhaps home and rest are what is needed.