I feel dumb for asking this..

FutureHardings

.. but what does heartburn feel like? I never had it pre-pregnancy, and now, every night around the same time, I've been getting chest pains and a horrible burning/pressure in the middle of my chest. I've taken tums, but those don't seem to even make a dent... so I'm wondering if this is just severe heartburn, or if I should call my OB in the morning to ask about the symptoms...

Thanks in advance girls!

easyBreezie

I take Pepcid. Try it, it works wonders for me.

robin house

heartburn/indigestion

 

My doctor gave me tagament for it. Works wonders!

mommastemme

Sounds like heartburn to me!  I take a Zantac every night with my PNVs and it has changed my life!

ShanLeAnn

don't feel dumb, I asked my husband the same thing when I first experienced heartburn.

Tums takes the edge off for me, but drinking water/milk after you eat (and not drinking anything while you eat) helps. Also, don't lay down after eating and don't eat too fast. Hope that helps! 

FutureHardings

Thanks for the responses... they have really taken the worry out of my mind! I am definitely going to call my OB tomorrow to ask what is safe to take, and then take it every afternoon/evening...

tracy.corp@gmail.com

that def. sounds like heart burn/acid indigestion. i suffer from this even pre pregnancy. ?tums usually take the edge off for me or i eat some saltines or a piece of bread and it helps to "absorb" the acidy feeling. ?good luck!?

dragon_chica

You might want to decrease your intake of fatty, fried, spicy, and citrus food as well since they tend to cause that problem.  I just went through some gut-wrenching acid reflux this weekend that caused me to go to the ER since at the time I had no idea what was wrong with me.  Looking back I realized I did eat a lot of crap that day so I've learned my lesson!