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Pregnancy Heartburn - Help!!
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Hi
i am 40 wks pregnant and due to give birth any day now. I'm feeling fine in general but i have terrible heartburn all day and it gets even worse at night to the point that i cant sleep at all.
I have tried all the advice - no spicy food, no caffeine, sit upright to eat, dont lie down for hours after eating etc but nothing helps at all.
I drink Gaviscon by the bucket load, chew remegel etc and these help for about 5mins until the burning comes back. Milk has no effect, yoghurt and ice cream do not help either.
Does anyone out there know of any other remedy i can try? Already i am dreading going to bed knowing i will be propped up on pillows, unable to sleep and having a sore neck by morning!!
Help!
i am 40 wks pregnant and due to give birth any day now. I'm feeling fine in general but i have terrible heartburn all day and it gets even worse at night to the point that i cant sleep at all.
I have tried all the advice - no spicy food, no caffeine, sit upright to eat, dont lie down for hours after eating etc but nothing helps at all.
I drink Gaviscon by the bucket load, chew remegel etc and these help for about 5mins until the burning comes back. Milk has no effect, yoghurt and ice cream do not help either.
Does anyone out there know of any other remedy i can try? Already i am dreading going to bed knowing i will be propped up on pillows, unable to sleep and having a sore neck by morning!!
Help!
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I have omaprozole on prescription but its' nearest over the counter substitute is zantac.
Iced water helps me and sleeping on my side. I knoew the triggers too and avoid them- red peppers, brown bread, pastry etc.
Good luck honey!
The only thing I can say is - at worst it'll be another two weeks though I know it feels like forever at that point. Has your bump dropped yet? If not, then that may relieve some of the symptoms when it alleviates the pressure - if nothing else it always made me feel better to know I was that bit nearer to launch day
Good luck - and make sure you nap during the day to catch up on the sleep you're missing at night. Even if it's sitting upright in a chair with your feet on a stool
I use to sip milk but after a while it stopped working. Have you tried settlers tums. They were the only thing that worked for me but it had to be the fruity ones the minty ones were yack. If the baby has not yet dropped then you will probably notice the heartburn will calm down when baby does.
Good luck.
I cant complain too much - the first two trimesters were a breeze and i have never suffered from heartburn before and i know some people suffer all the time from it. I guess i just have to hope baby is born soon and it will go away!!
Thanks for the advice guys!!
You can get neck support pillows. Not sure if that'd help, but maybe worth a try.
Try lots of long walks*, sex & prune juice to get baby moving along!!!
* I found window shopping for all those nice post pregnancy clothes the best form of exercise
Rather than having a lot of pillows to prop you up, have you considered propping the actual bed up at one end? It will probably be trial and error getting the right things to use. Start with phone books and work your way up to bricks.
You have my sympathy, as I suffered dreadful heartburn during my pregnancies. My mum told me that the more heartburn, the more hair the baby has. Probably not even a hint of truth in it, but I did actually have babies with mops of hair.
I'm a student midwife and one of the remedies we've been told to recommend (apart from some of those you've tried) is watermelon.
Hope something works for you. Not long to go now
Havent heard of watermelon so may give that a go today.
Thanks guys!
Good luck with the baby, let us know how you do!!