Heartburn waking me up

kali55 · December 2011

A couple of times per night. It's awful!! Am I the only one experiencing this? I have to get up at least three times per evening to take a tums so I can sleep again.

AugustSkye · December 2011

I tend to be so tired when I go to bed that nothing can wake me up! Well, except my acorn-sized bladder... LOL.

But yeah, my heartburn has been KILLER for the past 2 or 3 months. I don't even have to eat anything to get it! All I know is this baby better have a headful of hair. Haha!

Ashley&Scott · December 2011

I've actually found my heartburn flares up when my stomach is empty. I keep soda crackers by my bed & eat 4-5 in the middle of the night to calm my stomach.

joie12 · December 2011

You are far from alone! I keep the tums next to the bed. DH once asked me why I was playing dice at 2am. No dice, just the sound of me shaking my tums out of the container. I used to just lay them out on the nightstand, but turns out the dog really has a taste for them.

sweetky_06 · December 2011

Ask your OB if prevacid or prilosec is appropriate for you to take. You shouldn't be waking up to deal with heartburn!

I've been on Prilosec since first tri and I can't imagine being with out! It's a pill you just take once a day to keep heartburn away.

mixedqt21 · December 2011

I have had to sleep sitting up every night this week because of it hitting me in the middle of the night. I even take a preventative tums before bed but it still kills me. I usually get it if I go to bed without eating but I make sure I do. Blah.

hilwithonelary · December 2011

I had to start taking Zantac in the evening so I don't wake up from my throat being on fire.

Mommy2Boys09 · December 2011

I've had it almost every night for the past few weeks too, untill this pregnancy I had NEVER had heartburn. And it stinks! It will all be worth it though when we have our babies in our arms! Hope it gets better for you.

teacherlindz · December 2011

One word: ZANTAC!

Jen0204 · December 2011

I take some Mylanta before bed to prevent this. It helps most of the time.

mkarns · December 2011

Last night was my first episode and I started crying about an hour into it. Burning throat, noises coming from my belly through my throat that make me sound possessed, and no sleep. It was awful. I ended up falling to sleep sitting up because Tums didnt work and I couldnt lay on my side. I will definitely be checking out Zantac.

mexicolombiana · December 2011

I feel like I have the worst heartburn in the world while pregnant. Finally a few weeks ago after waking up choking on my own reflux several times a night, I begged the midwife for help.

She just said to take Pepcid before a meal.

I don't know why I never tried that before but it has worked miracles! And of course I'm avoiding:

all red sauces, spicy foods, red wine (not even tiny sips), chocolate and ANY coffee.

I also don't eat after 7 p.m. almost ever, and I sleep practically sitting up. I can't wait to NOT have heartburn!!!

dino24saur · December 2011

Me too!

MicMamma · December 2011

I've been having terrible heartburn/acid reflux too. My doc said it was okay to take zantac every day and to also keep a bottle of Maalox next to the bed. I probably go through a bottle every week and a half. I also started sleeping on two people and cut out spicy foods, tomatoes, and citrus. Water was really bad for me too, so I tend to use it to dilute fruit juices that don't bother me. All of that in combination has helped, but I still have it some. You can also see our little girl's hair in the ultrasound, so I guess the old wives tales are true.

MrsShepich0211 · December 2011

Me too! Last night I thought I wasn't going to sleep at all thanks to heartburn! I think I ate too much at dinner lol.

Lindze75 · December 2011

Same here! I fall asleep ok but a few hours later I wake up with horrible heartburn! It keeps me up for at least an hour before I can fall back asleep. I haven't tried taking anything; just drinking water (I wake up parched) and propping myself more upright with pillows. Maybe I'll try Tums tonight!

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