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11.08.2010

Heartburn Attack

I've been EXTREMELY fortunate in this pregnancy and had almost zero side effects.

Well that changed today.

At about 1pm, my insides suddenly felt like they were going to explode. Seriously. I had the hospital on speed dial.

Apparently this is call 'heartburn'. A pregnancy symptom that I heard many people talk about but I had yet to experience. I didn't eat anything out of the ordinary, but WHAM; it hits you out of nowhere and is very painful. It last a few hours then finally subsided, thank god!

I guess no one can have a 100% painless pregnancy, huh?!

Remedies/cures freely welcomed.


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6 comments:

  1. Emily PNovember 8, 2010 at 10:43 PM

    TUMS!!!!!!!!!! Also, watch when you take your prenatal vitamins. Sometimes if you take it before you lie down that could lead to heartburn. I had it as well - mainly in the 3rd trimester. I laid off my prenatals for a while which did help. Other than that, I ate tums a lot.

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  2. KaylaNovember 9, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    I can't remember what my Dr. gave me but he prescribed me something and it immediately went away. Heart Burn is no fun!

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  3. UnknownNovember 9, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    TUMS are good. My doc prescribed me protonix which is a stomach acid blocker. It reduces the amount of acid your stomach produces. TUMS neutralizes the acid that is already there. I started with TUMS and then had to go to protonix because my heartburn was so bad... worked like a dream. Also, another thing that could cause heartburn is if your bra is too tight around. Your body has grown and baby is now growing up into your rib cage. If your bra is too tight around, things can't move where they need to and puts pressure on your organs inside. You might consider getting a bigger bra for a a while if it continues! that's the extent of my knowledge, friend!

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  4. MelanieNovember 10, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Milk and/or TUMS. :)

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  5. Ashley and Matt YearoutNovember 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    LOTS and LOTS of tums....or drink Milk. I had it really bad through my whole pregnancy! But the day Presley was born it magically went away. :)

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  6. Steven & KrystalNovember 10, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    My TUMS never left my side. They were a life savor!!!!! Always have them on hand!!

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