Re: Killer heartburn, 36 weeks

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: Dee: "Miscarriage or hope ?? ..and a strange HPT result ! Anyone ????"
• Previous message: Jessica: "Re: Doctor when will I start to feel better after a 16 wk stillbirth, and a D&C?"
• In reply to: Jessica: "Re: Killer heartburn, 36 weeks"

t Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Jessica wrote: >
>Hi Katya,
>
>Try medications such as mylanta and try to to eat very late at night. If
>your heartburn does not respond to medication, inform your doctor.
>Severe heartburn can be a warning sign in pregnancy. Also, heartburn
>can happen when you are going into labor because your digestion system
>shuts down. Well, in any event, you just might want to mention it to
>the doctor anyway. Gook Luck and let us know how everything goes!!
>
>--
>Jessica
>
>At Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Katya wrote:
>>
>>Hi, Forum,
>>
>>I am getting done with my first pregnancy (36 weeks) and looking forward
>>to greeting baby when he/she is ready to show up. In the meantime, I
>>had a question for you.
>>
>>Here is what my nights are like. I wake up after about 4 hours of sleep
>>because I have to go to the bathroom. Right afterwards, I become
>>terribly hungry, to the point of stomach gurgles and throwing up. So, I
>>go to the kitchen and find the mildest possible snack - a banana,
>>crackers, piece of bread with butter, etc. I then return to bed, and
>>experience about an hour of very strong heartburn accentuated by baby's
>>kicks. Tums don't help. Then I start getting painless Braxton-Hicks
>>contractions, and about a 30 second break in heartburn following each
>>one (about 15 min apart). At some point, I manage to fall asleep during
>>that 30 second interval, which is usually about 2 hours after I
>>originally woke up.
>>
>>Does anyone have ideas on how to make this better? I suspect that this
>>is a common late-pregnancy scenario, but if people have morning sickness
>>tricks, there have to be heartburn tricks. Are there snacks out there
>>that don't cause heartburn? Are there special relaxation techniques? I
>>am generally drug-averse, but would be willing to pop a pill at this
>>point.
>>
>>Thanks and have a great day,
>>
>>--
>>Katya
>>
>--
>Jessica
>

• Next message: Dee: "Miscarriage or hope ?? ..and a strange HPT result ! Anyone ????"
• Previous message: Jessica: "Re: Doctor when will I start to feel better after a 16 wk stillbirth, and a D&C?"
• In reply to: Jessica: "Re: Killer heartburn, 36 weeks"