One of the, er, joys of pregnancy for me seems to be the heartburn. I usually don't get it, and, while pregnant, it has been keeping me up for an hour or more once I lay down to sleep. This happened to me last time, too, and I remember taking shots of Apple Cider Vinegar
(because diluting it in water just made the taste last longer), which worked but tasted awful.
(because diluting it in water just made the taste last longer), which worked but tasted awful.So instead of sleeping sitting up (which I considered, even though I have an entire trimester remaining), I asked some local Mamas for their ideas as to what I should take that did not include artificial coloring (Tums
) and were possibly without sugar (Tums
) or aspirin (Alka-Seltzer
).
) and were possibly without sugar (Tums) or aspirin (Alka-Seltzer).I got the following responses, and am feeling a LOT better after trying a few out.
Add:
baking soda
(recipe on box)
(recipe on box)
japanese pickled plums (umeboshi
)
)Apple Cider Vinegar in hot water with lemon
in hot water with lemonswallow own spit/ chew gum
grapefruit
vanilla ice cream
sparkling water with lemon
)
Remove:
citrus
tomatoes / tomato sauces
chocolate
vinaigrette dressings
anything greasy
Hope this can help another Mama in need... let me know if you have anything to add!
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