Heartburn and Pregnancy

Having a baby is such a wonderful experience. The anticipation of hearing your
baby for the first time is enough to keep you going through the tougher times
of the pregnancy. And while holding your newborn baby is a wonderful experience,
getting there is sometimes not as pleasurable.

Heartburn and Pregnancy go hand in hand for about half of all pregnant women.
Heartburn is painful enough as it is, adding pregnancy to the situation just
adds another layer of concern and complication.

Heartburn is a painful experience. The pain occurs because stomach acid is
making its way up the esophagus. The flap of muscle that keeps the stomach acid
where it belongs and not in the esophagus which causes so much pain many women
are concerned that they are having heart attacks.

It is hard for a woman to balance the responsibility of maintaining a healthy
pregnancy and the elimination of the pain that is caused by heartburn. After all
you are the one that is in charge of making sure this baby is okay right?

Many women feel that taking certain medications may harm the baby. This may be
true. You should definitely check with your doctor before you take any medicine
at all for any condition. Many doctors will give you a list of what you can and
cannot take when it comes to medicine (both prescription and over the counter).

Because of this concern. Many soon to be moms are turning to alternative medicine
or natural remedies to relieve their heartburn pain.

One option of course is to watch your diet and ask your doctor for advice.
Unfortunately though, many doctors don’t seem to think heartburn is just
a nuisance and forget that there is a woman in pain who wants the heartburn
to GO AWAY–FOREVER!!!

To learn more about Heartburn and Pregnancy and what you can do to reduce
episodes check out the heartburn foods to avoid page on the right.