Migraines are awful. Chronic migraines are even worse. Head hurting for days, lights killing your will to live, throwing up from pain. Yea it’s a whole freaking world of fun let me tell ya. I’ve suffered from chronic migraines since I was about 15 years old so I’ve built up some pretty good ways to cope with them and still (attempt to) function for the most part. When I became a parent I had to come up with a whole new set of things to help me survive my migraine attacks. I know there are others out there in my position so I decided I’d share a few things that help me on Migraine Days as a parent.
Having a list of quiet activities that my kids can access.
Not even going to lie, the main sources of entertainment when a migraine is trying to kill me are quiet Netflix and My children’s LeapPad and Kindle Fire tablets. I have no shame about that. Homeschooling as I do though, I also have an entire container of our art supplies that works as quiet time activities too. The box has Play D…
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Headaches are no joke, especially with a toddler. I recently was pretty much on bedrest for an ovarian cyst and there is not much you can do but make it work. I made art kits for my son to use as a distraction. Everything works for about 2 minutes. Good luck.
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No doubt it’s hard! I have added a 3rd child to the mix back in December and it’s a learning process as to what works with each kid.
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Headaches are a killer with little ones. I only get them every few months , I feel for those that get them more often. Great suggestions for how to cope!
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Thanks Chevelle. They may be simple things but they help immensely! I have between 5-10 days a month with Migraines so having a game plan is a must
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I have just recently started getting these. They are Awful! Great tips, I will have to put them to the test next time.
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They really are the worst!! I’ve dealt with them so long that these things are just part of our routine.
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I get migraines every once-in-a-while and they are tough when kids are around. I bet these help so much if you suffer from them often!
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Indeed! As if parenting wasn’t hard enough, why not throw an extra curveball in there huh?
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I have a lot of respect for you. I get killer headaches so I don’t know how you do it!
Love always,
Zineb
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Lots of practice! Lol. Since I suffered before children I just had to change the way I deal with them. The challenging part was once I haf multiple children. Always learning and growing.
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Oh man, bless your heart with these migraines! My co-worker gets them really really badly, so much so that she will not be able to get out of bed and gets incredibly nauseous! She’s also trying to start her own family, so I will be glad to share this post with her! You are amazing!!
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Hopefully it’s helpful! I’m right there with her. Mine will sometimes last for 2-3 DAYS at a time as well
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I am right with you on Chronic migraines for as long as I can remember! I have 3 boys and I suffer almost daily with headaches, that just in the past year developed seizures with them! Ugh! Keeping my kids quiet is crucial, I too have been known to pull out the kindles and movies, not even worried about how much screen time they’ve had. Thank you for writing your post, I’m sad to hear you are suffering from Chronic migraines and I wish I could take your pain away … but I am glad I am not alone with this battle! I do get the looks like.. you STILL have a headache? It’s been 6 days? It must not be that bad if you can handle all 3 boys on your own all day, HA! You make it work, am I right? Your post just proved that! Thank you!
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YES. So many times I’ve had people say something like “It’s been 3 days, no way you still have a headache!” As a parent your only choice is to get through it the best you can!
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I also get migraines. Not often since I’ve become an adult thank god. Because when they do strike, Im basically a blind person (they affect my vision horribly!) I literally just have to sleep them off.
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I understand those completely. Mine unfortunatly are usually sound sensitivity. Super hard with 3 little people!
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