ugh heartburn

[LEAW]

Aaah nothing like spending the night I'm due with the worst heartburn ever...

Amazingly this pregnancy has been very heartburn free.. with dd I was in serious pain almost every night, which I think was from all the dairy consumption.. it started very eary in my preg. w/her...

So she has a dairy allergy (go figure) and I've been dairy free for 2 years with the exception of recently... and last night we went out for a yummy dinner of mexican that was loaded with more dairy than I've had in months..

And here I am, wide awake at 4am, doing dishes and laundry and chatting online because htere is no way I can sleep like this, even upright in my chair with my blanket.. at least the laptop is keeping me warm!

There are no OTC meds in the house, I tossed all the Tums when we moved 2 months ago because I didn't need them... and the papaya enzymes aren't nearly enough right now.

So I'm just whining and babbling to myself... and waiting on this babe to show!

[SwanMom]

I've been up several times at 4 am but that's just because I'll be wide awake and not want to go lie down on my side some more. I cannot wait to sleep on my belly or back--my hips are killing me!!

Something that's worked for heartburn for me is to put a drop of Peppermint Essential Oil (I use Young Living...their oils are trustworthy) in a glass of water and drink it down. It's refreshing and takes away the heartburn within 20 minutes or so.

Of course, I try to prevent heartburn by avoiding dairy, sugar, etc.