heartburn

kcave21

It has been nuts the last 3/4 days any tips yall have would be awesome.

saraelizabeth33

Prop yourself up with some pillows at night and watch what you are eating. There may be some foods that are triggering it. No fun!

MrsWiggleWaggle

Small meals, tums, avoid spice,fizzy,fatty foods. Pepcid was ok'd by my doc. I use original strength and it works like a charm when I'm desperate

netanyadeloach2017

Tums and water and also laying on my left side helps me!

alfnaround

Tums and water have been my life saver. Sometimes the most random things give it to me like oreos. I feel your pain.

frankengibbs

Try propping yourself up when you go to sleep if it is keeping you up at night. Otherwise the best advice I can give you is to try to take note of what foods are triggering it more and as always, drink plenty of water.
Also, feel free to stop in some of the daily symptoms threads, a lot of other bumpies have experienced or are currently experiencing this symptom as well and there is some great advice for coping with it on a few of our threads.

Monique1006

Tums are amazing

KonaCoffeeBean

Imagine the food pyramid. Imagine Tums as the base of the pyramid.

laurendutch

I have heard chewing mint gum can help...but I have no idea how true this is.

I have a pre existing condition before pregnancy that bothers my esophagus. My Dr approved that I could continue taking Prevacid.

finchfeeder80

Zantac worked wonders for me that Tums couldn't provide.

kcave21

Thank you everyone so much

bride92310

I've had heartburn like crazy this pregnancy! Try propping your head up with an extra pillow, drinking milk, or taking a Rolaid. Also, look and see if there's something you're eating that's causing it. For example, my last pregnancy I ate chocolate like crazy. This time it gives me heartburn that feels like it lasts forever. The same thing happens with broccoli.

ksimo6

Tums, pepcid, zantac, and prilosic were all cleared by my doctor.  I am now on a prescription because my reflux tuerned into GERD.  Sexy. 

Try to learn your trigger foods (tomatos, coffee, chocolate) and avoid them.  It helps a ton!

Barbiem18

I was taking Pepcid and even that wasn't working. I had to get a prescription for a stronger Pepcid that I take twice a day.

MrsRucinski85

I take Pepcid daily and pop a few Tums!!

I try not to lay down for a while after eating. But my heartburn hits whether I lay down or not.

If you don't have Tums or want something more "natural" this might sound silly but pickle juice, Apple cider vinegar help tamp down the burn. Also if you mix baking soda with some warm water that will help (since that's what tums basically are)

I know you can avoid spicy foods and I somewhat try but damn I love me some pad Thai!! And I get heartburn almost no matter what I eat so avoiding food doesn't always work for me.

cheriep3

My doctor told me to take one nexium a day. It has worked wonders!

LFCmacho

Tums freshers are my savior! They're minty, not fruity chalky garbage tasting. Plus they come in small, purse friendly packs.

KimBohannon

I like the minty Tums freshers too! For whatever reason I had tried Zantac and Prevacid without much luck but Prilosec has worked wonders. I still get that overly full feeling into my throat, but it doesn't burn.

Penwater1

Peppermint tea helps, as well as sleeping at a slight incline, and then Zantac or generic Zantac. I had it for the last trimester my first DD and I have non stop for this one too. I take the medicine as a last resort, but I find it works a lot better and longer than tums. always talk to your doctor before taking OTC medicine that you are unfamiliar with.

babyhobs

Mint gum has helped me!

Emilywooddesign

I don't have heartburn myself ( yet) but my bestie is also pregnant and due the same day as me, she has been taking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar after meals and swears it's the only thing that works for her, better than tums and Zantac.

henrytviii

Change your prenatal or skip it for day and see if anything changes. Especially if its a DHA fish oil one. Last pregnancy I had all kinds of heartburn and nausea. Same this time until I realized I felt great whenever I forgot the prenatal, Switched to a regular multivitamin/DHA gummy and I've felt so much better. I did have to add in an iron supplement this week, as that was the one missing nutrient and it finally caught up to me.

bethanynoellewhite

Pepcid and gaviscon, the latter of which are like tums on steroids. MUCH better than tums.