Cassada, just thought I would mention that despite having lots of problems taking the contraceptive pill (in the pill-free weeks mainly) I have had three children and never noticed any particular problems with migraines when they were newborns. In fact given the sleep deprivation in addition to the hormone changes it’s quite surprising, but I seem to remember this as quite a good spell in my life in terms of migraines (and a good spell for other reasons too 
). Wishing you all the best. When is your due date?
Cassada –
This may be of interest:
[size=130]Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study[/size]
M von Brevern, A Radtke, F Lezius, M Feldmann, T Ziese, T Lempert, H Neuhauser
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:710–715
We found the strongest association for BPPV with migraine. This association has been described previously. The frequency of migraine was three times higher in idiopathic BPPV than in BPPV secondary to head trauma or surgery. Another study found that the prevalence of migraine in patients with BPPV was twice as high as that in age and sex matched controls. The relationship between migraine and BPPV is poorly understood. It has been speculated that migraine could cause vasospasm of the labyrinthine arteries, leading to detachment of otoconia from the utricular macula.
http://mvertigo.cloudapp.net/t/epidemiology-of-bppv-a-population-based-study/361
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Beechleaf,
Thanks for letting me know that the newborn state was good for you! The sleep deprivation is definitely a concern of mine, as is the hormone drop, but I guess I’ll just have to see how things go. I’m due Feb 11, so only about 3 weeks away! I feel very blessed that the pregnancy has gone well so far, I know that there have been others on here who had some serious problems with MAV during pregnancy.
Scott,
Thanks for the article link! Even if the connection is not fully understood yet, it’s good to know that people out there are trying to figure it out.