Headache

[elliemcx]

Hi everyone, I seem to be on here asking about postnatal health symptoms every week, but I've been getting headaches every day, usually evening time, they feel like tension headaches as I can feel I'm very tight in my shoulders and neck, is this normal? I know having a new baby, you are holding them and feeding them etc, so maybe this is causing it?

Thanks

Hi Ellie. I would definitely get your blood pressure checked by your midwife or GP. I had similar symptoms after my sons birth and they were worried I had post-eclampsia. It wasn’t thankfully, but those are the symptoms. It can be quite serious so definitely get seen to.
I think mine was a combination of a very quick birth (Headaches, high blood pressure etc) followed by starting breastfeeding (neck and back tension).