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Parenting can be a headache for anyone.
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But parenting withmigrainecan be a challenge like no other.
Loud sounds, lack of sleep, andstresscan trigger a seriously limiting migraine attack that lingers for days.
But theres the emotional piece of it too.
1.I really venture to educate my children about migraine.
If they have a question for my doctor, I invite them to ask.
Sometimes my kids even remember my symptoms more accurately than I do.
My advice to moms with little kids who are book-ready is to find migraine books online.
That really helped my daughter.
Every year she takes that book to her school and she reads it with her class.
Now she likes to share about migraine and help to educate other kids.
And tell your friends, especially friends who are parents, where youre at with managing migraine.
Give your elevator pitch about it whenever youre comfortable and share what youre going through.
Brandy Hartley, 35, West Virginia
2.
So Ill just have to get the kids prepared in their room.
The way I set their room up is helpful for me.
There is nothing dangerous they can grab and nothing that will fall on them.
Its kind of Montessori-style, so theyre free to walk around.
All the outlets are covered and they only have access to age-appropriate kid things.
Plus theres a child gate so I know they cant escape.
I struggled for a long time with migraine just because I had no idea about my familys medical history.
For me, it was important not to be in denial about what was going on.
If I had been in denial about my migraines, it would only have made it worse.
I couldnt say I was all right and just hope my migraines would go away.
I couldnt pretend they didnt exist.
Shell offer to grab me my peppermint oil out of my purse.
Ill dab that under my nose and it really helps with symptoms ofnausea.
I recently celebrated my fourth year of consistent daily intermittent fasting.
Intermittent fasting has completely changed my life, and I tell anyone who will listen about it.
It really anchors me and helps me to see life from a different perspective.
Food impacts our bodies, our minds, and our spirits.
Also, sleep is very important.
And all the things Im teaching myself aboutself-careand prioritizing my health, Im also teaching my daughter.
Even with migraine, you have agency.
Kathleen Richardson, 38, Buffalo, New York
4.
You have to give yourself grace.
Not everything has to be perfect every second of the day.
The most important thing is that your kids are fed, they arent really going to care.
They just want you to feel better.
Prevention is also key, especially when you have kids.
I have mypreventative medications, of course.
When I was growing up, I felt like I didnt know anyone else who had migraine.
But now there are more and more resources, and its getting better every year.
Rachel Bennetts-Wu, 43, San Diego, California
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