I've had terrible acid reflux since about 20 weeks. With the birth right around the corner, I am hopeful the acid reflux goes away immediately ... Am I dreaming??? I've been able to manage it so far with Tums & Papaya enzymes, but I'll be so happy when I get to put them away.
How long did it take for your reflux to go away & your throat to feel healed?
papaya / 10560 posts
Yes! I had severe GERD with DS and pretty bad with DD. Never again did I have it--only while pregnant!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I didn't have immediate relief : ( my LO is 13 months old and I still sometimes have flare ups and I never did before pregnancy. But the constant misery definitely stopped after delivery.
bananas / 9118 posts
Yes, it was horrible during labor, but once he was out it was all gone! I'm definitely looking forward to it this time too- it has been far worse with baby #2.
nectarine / 2458 posts
Instant relief here! Hoping for the same with this pregnancy (which has been significantly worse; sometimes I have to take a Zantac or else I start actually coughing up stomach acid).
pomegranate / 3729 posts
I had heartburn prepregnancy but the reflux during pregnancy had me sitting up while sleeping for months. I had immediate relief!! It was awesome and probably the second best result of giving birth 
persimmon / 1101 posts
Instant relief...BUT I still get an occasional flare up, which never happened before I was pregnant. When that does happen, it's worse than ever!
pomegranate / 3003 posts
Completely remedied. I was surprised I didn't give birth to a Tum-laced placenta, to be honest.
watermelon / 14206 posts
Yep! I had it bad with S and as soon as she (and all her hair!) was out, I felt better.
nectarine / 2834 posts
Immediate relief. I got acid reflux while in labor fr eating ice chips. I haven't had it since then!
pomegranate / 3643 posts
Oh honey I feel you. I remember asking this same question and wanting to know exactly how immediate people meant! Minutes count when you are so miserable!
I asked for some Tums right after delivery because I had labored on my back and felt a bit sick. But after that I never felt it again! No baby pushing on the stomach!
Some unsolicited advice: cut out dairy and eat almonds!
pear / 1517 posts
Immediate relief! Unfortunately it back again at 20weeks with my second pregnancy.
pear / 1799 posts
@jedeve: Thank you!! Dairy is done as of yesterday!!! Almonds? Wonder if almond milk works??
persimmon / 1304 posts
Totally immediate relief! I switched to almond milk for awhile while preg and it ended up really upsetting my stomach. No clue why, but I pinpointed it to that.
pomegranate / 3917 posts
Immediately, and oh did I ever forget about it for #2 and it is already back, yiiiikes.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Vegmama: Immediate here, too. It was so weird. Also, I could instantly drink coffee again, which made me projectile vomit my entire pregnancy. The only symptom that didn't immediately go away (besides my tummy--still working on that), was my pregnancy carpal tunnel. That one took a while.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
yes i had heartburn with both kids and it instantly went away after having them!
persimmon / 1331 posts
@Vegmama: good question! I am feeling your pain! I can't wait for that relief!!!
grapefruit / 4819 posts
Immediate relief! And I keep reminding myself of that as I come close to maxing out my daily Tums allowance every day now as I approach 35 weeks with baby #2. I forgot how much this sucks and am so looking forward to having food actually stay in my stomach and not work its way back up my esophagus!
Only 36 days left (give or take of course)....36 days! Feel free to come any time now LO.....
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
Also my doc ok'ed Pepcid ac which was a HUGE help during pregnancy.
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