Michelle,
I would certainly not be encouraging the mother to look for meds before looking into less harmful options. What was mom's birth like? There is clearly an association between oxytocin and migraines in some women. Migraine is a pulsatile headache. Oxytocin is a pulsatile hormone and is actually being used to treat migraine. It can cause transient vasodilation. It makes me wonder, if the mom is experiencing a low milk supply and having these headaches--could it be that her oxytocin levels are low? Again--very curious about her birth. I also ask moms whom I suspect of inhibited oxytocin release about their orgasms. Many moms will say they have a very difficult time achieving orgasm. I would consider the following approaches first and foremost: the Bach Flower Rescue Remedy, chiropractic adjustment including to the pituitary (done inside the mouth--find someone who knows how to do it), magnesium (Natural Calm), syntocinon for one week (but soon), homeopathy and acupuncture. 
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC






Date:    Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:48:09 -0400
From:    miscott <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Hormone migraines

I have a mom whose baby is not gaining well, and part of the problem is that
she gets a piercing pain in her head whenever she nurses, and sometimes it
goes on to become a migraine.  Same thing happened with her other child.
This baby is one month old, and I just advised her to supplement her baby
while she continues to pump, take fenugreek and check with her doc about a
course of Reglan.  She is on WIC, lives with her mother, gr 2, para 2.   Why
would she get the migraines, and if they are hormone driven, what can we do?
I think her pain, and low supply are both contributing to poor suckling of
this infant.   But what to do?   
Michelle Scott, MA, RD, LD, IBCLC
Wellspring Nutrition and Lactation Services
603 801-9140
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