Heartburn

Anybody else suffering from crazy heartburn? It would come and go earlier in pregnancy but now it is kicking my butt and happening so frequently.

I'm not a medicine type of person so no I haven't taken anything for it. Just been suffering 😩

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Tums help. Also i had it before i got pregnant but it’s worse now.

Omg, YES!!! It is driving me insane. I’m taking stuff for it but it doesn’t always work. Nights are the worst, but I’ve found sleeping elevated has helped.

Omg I’m the exact same and has been killing me today from 7am. Tight chest and stomach pains non stop and I don’t like to take medication either. I just had two Yakults ten minutes apart and it really helped. Might work for you too if you wanna try. Otherwise idk what to do

I am not a medicine type of person lol

yes at night when I'm tryna sleep is the absolute worse. I'm gonna try sleeping elevated cuz I do sleep pretty flat.

try ginger tea also!

thank you! It's torture atp

not sure which part of medicine you don’t like, but wonder belly is a clean label product and those have been good for me if that is a concern. Also, avoiding an empty stomach helps. Cereal is my go to and I think the almond milk helps calm down the acid.

Just indigestion sometimes but I’m having a boy hopefully I skip that part this time 🤞🏽
Girls give it to you every time

I'm having a boy tho 😂 so I guess it didn't skip me

Cold milk is my bestie rn. Lol or maybe an ice cream

I am no fun. I’ve had it every pregnancy. An all my babies had a head full of hair

it’s so bad for me i have prescribed medicine (Pepcid

I just take tums it has calcium in it and is also good for baby’s bones just FYI I know you don’t like medicine lol I worked in the pharmacy department for 8 years been around medicine a lot lol. Heartburn doesn’t mean baby will have lots of hair because I had it bad with my last girl and she was almost bald 😂😅. I did hear almond milk might help, it haven’t help me do but you can give it a try also when you go to bed try to put your bed on an incline so you not laying flat maybe put a few pillows or blankets under your mattress to raise it up a bit. Hope you get relief soon mama.

I found that added ground flax seed to my diet mostly got rid of my acid reflux. I found out on accident! 😆 I usually have it with yogurt or in a smoothie.

But you need to grind them yourself and store in the freezer for them to stay fresh.

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

Doctors appt horror stories

I got peed on at my one month olds doctors appointment and I wanted to see if others had similar experiences. It was just hilarious but also like whyyyy! Also jeez those doctors seem to be so rough when they’re pressing on the baby’s stomach and just moving them around checking their muscles and stuff.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?