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    Posted: 25 January 2009 at 4:15am
Don't you just love it? I just can't sleep sitting up!
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Are you taking anything for it?

I'm using Mylanta dual action - it doesn't keep it away forever but it does provide some welcome short term relief. (The standard mylanta doesn't work for me at all - has to be the dual action one)
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Best thing i've found is Titralac (sp?) tablets from the chemist. They're cheap and the relief is instant. I can' t sleep at all without them.

Stay away from butter. Seems to be a major trigger as the stomach creates extra acid to break down the fat.
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Yep have titrolac and mylanta and gaviscon...sometimes they seem to work but some nights just nothing seems to work you know?

Dana I get titrolac on prescription from my midwife - think it's even cheaper that way (hopefully you won't be pregnant for much longer to take advantage of that though!)
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I loved Titralac, that was the one that helped me, I forgot them one weekend and It was the WORST THING EVER . The tears , the tantrums , oh my .....
The relief just hit straight away , if I get heartburn this time *touches wood I dont * then I'll be getting some pronto !


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I didn't realise you could get them on script. Oh well, they were only about ten bucks anyway and well worth it!! I was using quickeze before and they did nothing of course. Still have to sleep propped up but at least they keep the vomiting at bay. Throwing up stomach acid is very painful and damaging to the teeth of course.

Yep, fingers crossed she wont be kicking me in the stomach for too much longer Everyone says enjoy the sleep while you can but how can we sleep with this horrid heart burn lol. I'd rather be up feeding a baby that trying to deal with that nasty burning pain at 1am.
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I also find that if I have something sweet before I go to bed I get a little *touching wood * This pregnancy has been the best on that side of things and I find if I have a small glass of milk or a tsp or so of ice cream its usually enough for me to get to sleep.  Good luck tho hopefully wont be too much longer for you!
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Can I suggest that you take them into hospital with you when you have bubs, strangely my heart burn continued for a couple of days after Cooper was born
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Titralac for me too. Gaviscon was doing nothing in the end!

Aliasmum, my friend went through sooooo many bottles of gaviscon, and found that she too still had heartburn for a couple weeks after her baby was born.
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Originally posted by Danaj Danaj wrote:

Everyone says enjoy the sleep while you can but how can we sleep with this horrid heart burn lol. I'd rather be up feeding a baby that trying to deal with that nasty burning pain at 1am.



*laughs* , oh bless ....
thread jack , wow , your'e due ! cool ,hope she doesnt keep you waiting too long !


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Nooooo don't tell me it's going to continue after the birth!

*note to self - pack titralac in hospital bag!
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I was taking titralac too, which provided some relief... but then it got so bad that no matter how many I was taking, I still couldn't sleep or anything. So now I'm on Ranitidine, which is a prescription medication that you can get from your GP... and it's fantastic. At the moment I only take 1 a day, and I rarely need to take any titralac anymore. You can take 2 a day if it gets worse but so far 1 tablet has been miraculous for me.

So if you are really suffering, go and talk to your GP, it's worth it!!
Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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Heart burn hasn't been too bad the last few nights. Maybe that talking to I gave her had some effect
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I had a baby who was on ranitidine for silent reflux from 6 weeks until about 6 or so months.
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I had an acupuncture treatment for the heartburn yesterday - will let you know how it goes....

Hasn't worked yet as I was up at 1am with it.
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