Call doc or suck it up?

jenny1980 · November 2009

I've had heartburn for most of this pregnancy and have been toughing it out with the help of a few Pepcid tablets/day (OB okayed up to 4). I am finding it's harder to sleep with the HB (do a fair amount of tossing and turning) and it bothers me periodically during the day.

I'm debating whether I should suck it up as a normal pregnancy thing or call and see if she can put me on a prescription med. Thoughts?

Luv-a-Bug · November 2009

Have you tried propping yourself up more when you sleep?

TheMrsWithTheMostess · November 2009

I'd also suggest sleeping in the recliner and seeing if that helps any.

taytaymcfay · November 2009

You could always call and ask him. Some days mine has been pretty terrible as well but thankfully it usually goes away after I take Tums.

mlf625 · November 2009

I talked to my doctor's nurse about getting an rx med, and they recommended trying a different med if the one I was on wasn't helping. ?Right now I'm doing Zantac with Tums in between, and the switch did seem to help a bit. ?But you can always call and ask.?

Ditto the others- sleeping reclined does help a lot. ?I slept in a recliner chair from 35 weeks on with DS. ?It was kind of miserable but it was the only way I could get a decent night of sleep.?

frf1537 · November 2009

CALL! I had terrible heartburn until getting put on meds and nothing else helped. I say that even though its pretty normal in pregnancy, at this stage you have so many other things making you uncomfortable why add heartburn to the mix if you can find something to get rid of it.

LillianAbigail1 · November 2009

I was told to take 1 prilosec otc and 2 zantac or pepcid a day.

The prilosec is a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) .. it reduces the amount of acid for a 24 hour period.

The other prescription meds are also PPI's, so it makes sense to get prilosec OTC. also, they just started carrying prevacid OTC, which is what they usually would give you for it!

I hope you feel better.

TDKitty · November 2009

I'd probably call the doctor, but I've only had heartburn maybe twice during the pregnancy, so what you're describing sounds absolutely miserable.

littlemaybaby · November 2009

I have been in the "suck it up" category for weeks now. But two nights ago, mine was so bad that I woke up vomiting in the middle of the night. I'd really like to continue to suck it up since I'm so close to the end, but I'm going to ask my doctor about it at my appointment this week.

I am also probably going to resort to sleeping in a recliner soon. I try to keep myself propped up on pillows, but toss and turn and always end up flat.

It can't hurt to see what your doctor says. GL.

avbliss · November 2009

I caved at about 22 weeks and got the RX after first trying Tums, and Zantac. Believe me it is worth it! At first I took the RX every other day and that worked for about a month, then I needed it every day.

Angel7620 · November 2009

I would call . . I have been on Protonix since the first trimester . . it is a God send.

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