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Chewing gum!

http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/home-heartburn-remedies-natural-remedies-heartburn

I always carried a pack of gum with me when I was pregnant to relieve heartburn. It works surprisingly well.

I had horrible heartburn with RJ... good news is that your baby will probably be born with lots of hair!!

At night I slept with 3, sometimes 4 pillows under my head. I basically slept sitting up. I also avoided chocolate, caffeine, tomato sauce, fried foods, and any other super acidic foods. I sometimes drank a tall glass of cold skim milk to soothe the fire. And of course there's always Tums.

Why can't you take tums? If it's a texture/gag reflex issue, have you tried the smoothie version? Their texture is a lot easier for me to get down. I also took Zantac when my heartburn was really bad, and that helped a lot. I have a friend who swears by papaya extract for heartburn, but I've never tried it.

Yoga! It sounds strange, but it totally worked for me. I think the breathing and relaxing/stretching of my chest muscles is what did it.

I have noticed that laying on my left side makes it feel better. The moment I switch positions, it comes back!

I wouldn't recommend the apple suggestion--personally it GIVES me heartburn. The chewing gum thing, however, does actually work! Also, milky stuff, ice cream, bananas all seem to help a bit. Also, sleeping propped up when you do have it helps.