https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:01:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-4-weeks-of-pregnancy-how-much-worse-does-it-get#post-2380916 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:43:58 +0000 Worrywart 2380916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I am right there with you with everything you said!! My reflux has been awful lately and I'm beyond uncomfortable. Had my 36 week appt today. I'm almost 2 cm dilated but cervix is still very high and closed. If baby doesn't come before, I will likely be induced 12/29. We are in the home stretch my friend!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-4-weeks-of-pregnancy-how-much-worse-does-it-get#post-2380748 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:37:43 +0000 travellingbee 2380748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And also... </p> [attach=3175/15/nz0c2v.420x294.MjAxNC0zZmNlZmFkY2M1OTg3YTVh--1-.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-4-weeks-of-pregnancy-how-much-worse-does-it-get#post-2380741 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:33:17 +0000 travellingbee 2380741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this very old thread because I just needed to vent about how crappy I feel right now at 36 weeks. Baby is still so high and my ribs hurt. My back and feet and hands are killing me. I have terrible reflux, and most of all I am BEYOND exhausted. Like I feel like I have to prop my eyes open. I only have 9 more days of work and I am stressed about how much I have to get done, but don't have the energy to do. :( Ugh-- this last month is the worst! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247547 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:32:19 +0000 BSB 2247547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard cold brewing coffee can reduce the acidity of coffee. DH had to reduce the acidic foods he had but loved coffee. I searched and read online that it helps. DH ended up having to pretty much cut it out of his diet and now drinks tea instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247431 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:57:46 +0000 blackbird 2247431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: yep! They were my emergency caffeine fix in my third tri when I couldn't drink coffee without heartburn, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247428 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:54:49 +0000 charlotte 2247428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: ooh really? That sounds like exactly what I was looking for</p> <p>@Mrs. Oatmeal: yes, I love those! I'd drink them every single day except I feel guilty sometimes about the stevia (though sometimes I do just go for it... moderation right? I am a huge stevia/truvia fan whilst non-preg). </p> <p> @Tanjowen: have heard so many good things about that tea lately and we have one less than 5 minutes away... :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247403 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:21:45 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2247403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried the Lime refreshers from Starbucks? They're like an iced tea, but don't taste like tea (if that makes sense). I know they sell them both in store and in the Instant Via packs- might be worth a try if the acid in tea gets to you too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247397 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:15:40 +0000 Tanjowen 2247397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a lot of Chickfila sweet tea the last few months :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247396 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:15:15 +0000 blackbird 2247396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They also make those Mio squeeze things with caffeine </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2247394 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:10:39 +0000 charlotte 2247394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all. I will give those a try. I'm not the biggest tea fan but I've always wanted to be (ha) and it took me about 20 years to realize I liked coffee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2246898 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:24:55 +0000 MaryM 2246898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been drinking more tea too. </p> <p>most black tea is still too acidic for me, but I really like Constant Comment (Bigelow brand) with honey. It's flavored with cloves and orange peel and smells delicious. I usually make a big mug and stir in honey while it's still hot.</p> <p>I tried Chai and the spices made my heartburn way worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2246878 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:09:02 +0000 gingerbebe 2246878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was pregnant I did a lot of McDonald's sweet tea, which normally I would not be into, but it was really smooth and not acidic and over lots of ice it hit the spot in the summer. I also got into British style milky tea - a cup of strong PG Tips with a splash of whole milk and a spoonful of sugar. I drank that all the time. Maybe chai/iced chai would work too? The milk always helped soothe the acid in the caffeine for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2246877 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:07:51 +0000 hellobeeboston 2246877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Black tea with milk &amp; a little sugar??</p> <p>That's what I drink every day..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-acidic-caffeine-sources-aka-caffeine-for-pregnant-people-w-heartburn#post-2246872 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:55:40 +0000 charlotte 2246872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my son and this pregnancy I have always consumed about a cup of coffee per day. Now, @ 33 weeks my morning coffee is giving me horrible heartburn/reflux. I want to substitute something but am not sure what.... Don't really want to do soda or anything else really sugary &amp; I don't love the taste of iced tea or green tea... Is anything left?! Some kind of fruity tea?</p> <p>Of course I could abstain until the end butttttt considering my sweet little two year old has been waking before 6 (thanks big boy bed) I would love any ideas. Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198590 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:28:38 +0000 pinkarmadillo 2198590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! Sorry I didn't add a multiple vote option. This is our first and my brain isn't up to speed, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198585 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:23:44 +0000 Mamaof2 2198585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>heartburn and lots of hair with DS</p> <p>no heartburn and lots of hair with DD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198455 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 06:30:22 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2198455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no heartburn and lots of hair. </p> <p>I did have occasional heart burn but not a lot. So little I assumed I would have a bald baby, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198431 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:52:51 +0000 Ree723 2198431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are heartburn and reflux considered the same thing? If so, then yes, it was true for me. I had terrible reflux with both of my girls (I seriously lived on Tums for the last half of my pregnancy each time) and both girls had an incredible head of hair. I could have pulled DD1's hair up into a ponytail after birth had I wanted to, that's how much hair she had; DD2 had slightly less but still more hair than most babies have at a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198409 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 04:57:09 +0000 mediagirl 2198409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had minor heartburn and my daughter came out with a little hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198390 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 01:27:11 +0000 dc yoga bee 2198390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heartburn and lots of hair, but ALL babies born on my side are born with heads full of hair regardless. So, I don't think it was the heartburn for me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198383 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:13:54 +0000 turquoisemama 2198383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually read that this is true because when more estrogen is produced during pregnancy it causes heartburn and is also responsible for more hair growth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198381 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:08:23 +0000 singingbee 2198381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had heartburn horribly and dd had a ton of hair. I remember sitting in the hospital and realizing I didn't have heartburn anymore a few hours after I had her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198378 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 23:29:23 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2198378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had some heartburn but not too terrible. LO was born with a decent bit of dark hair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198332 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:08:46 +0000 threeplusme 2198332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my twins I had no heartburn and both were bald and took awhile to get hair. No haircut until they were past 2. With my daughter I had heartburn and she was bald too. She's now 2 1/2 and still doesn't have a full head of hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198314 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:42:43 +0000 cat620 2198314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had awful heartburn during the second and third trimesters of my last pregnancy, and my baby was completely bald! He didn't get any fuzz until about 6 months old! I didn't take him for his first haircut until he was 21 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198286 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:58:18 +0000 MsMini 2198286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heartburn with both - DS had peach fuzz that didn't grow at all until he was 1, DD is looking like she is going down the same road - a little bit of fuzzy hair that has yet to grow at all at 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198285 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:55:29 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2198285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had bad heartburn with both.., never had it before and both kids had a lot of hair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198276 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:39:00 +0000 mrsjyw 2198276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heartburn in third tri, ds1 had a ton of hair but so did I and so did Dh, none of our hairs fell out either. Ds had his first haircut at 6 months and I've lost of how many he's had since, he's 2.5 now. </p> <p>This time heartburn started way early and is so so bad at 32 weeks! I'll be surprised if we have a bald baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198274 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:37:01 +0000 rachiecakes 2198274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No heartburn, tons of hair<br /> Vacuum slipped off of his hairy head while I was giving birth </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heartburn-hair#post-2198259 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:03:49 +0000 erinpye 2198259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had intense heartburn, both were born with a little hair, and my 3 year old hasn't even ever had a haircut yet because she's had so little hair. The heartburn thing didn't mean much for me! </p>