As I Recall It: My First Migraine

I was pregnant with my first child. At the very beginning of my second trimester, I had this (what I thought) was extreme head pain, so much so that I thought I was having a stroke (though I didn't say that out loud to my husband, who was a very nervous first-time dad). I called my OBGYN's office to ask what I should do. He rightly told me to head for the medical center on the USMC base where my husband was stationed. He was already prepping for another delivery, so he checked me in and prescribed a safe pain reliever and fluids to be run through an IV. I was a bit dehydrated (I'd been dealing with some residual morning sickness). I felt better but extremely tired. I went home to sleep most of the evening right through to the next day. My baby, however, wasn't sleepy, LOL. She was born in March of '91. She and my son both experience migraines. I feel pretty guilty about that when I see the two of them suffer the same experience. I know, objectively, that there isn't anything I could have done to change the genetics, but still.... I think some of you must understand that feeling.

Migraines don't just run through the family; there's a stampede of migraine sufferers.