Pain relief

[mariebaby3]

I’ve managed to pull a muscle in my neck during one of my sickness episodes and have been in agony since yesterday :( I’ve taken paracetamol but it’s not touching it, can I take anything else? Is tiger balm/deep heat etc okay or should they be avoided? I’m reading conflicting advice online!

Give ur local chemist a ring they should hopefully b able to advise u

Heat pads/hot water bottles are my go-to at the moment. Or a hot bath! I also have a tens machine which says it can be used in pregnancy but that's a bit of an investment for a pulled muscle.

Deep heat tends to contain antiinflammatories so is usually not recommended in pregnancy, but a pharmacist would be best place to tell you which brands were best.