happyhomemaker25 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Last night I woke from a dead sleep choking on bile. I could not breathe. I jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom gasping for air and trying to spit out the stuff lodged in my throat. It was scary. THEN, I spent the next two hours with horrible heart burn. I'm not prone to heart burn and this was horrible. Then twice when I actually dozed off I woke up gasping for air. My blood pressure was normal. My pulse was normal. We kept talking about whether I needed to go to the hospital, but then I felt better. I finally fell asleep with DH staying up and reading next to me and slept fine. I woke up ok this morning. Yesterday I had a routine EKG, because I am a high risk pregnancy and everything was normal. I've never experienced the horrible heartburn pregnant people talk about, is that all this was? Does this sound familiar to anyone? I called my OB nurse and she was going to check with him and call me back, but in the mean time I'm just sitting here wondering. I'm fine today. Tired and a little weak, but ok. I'm 21w pregnant, if that makes any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yes I have had what you are talking about when pregnant. I am very short waisted so the baby just squishes everything up. I get the reflux thing so bad by the end of a pregnancy that I can feel the acid in my ears. I wish that was an exaggeration! :glare: The thing that helped for me was not lying down flat. Changing my diet didnt help at all. Even water made me have reflux. Sorry you are not feeling well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Some nights I had to sleep sitting upright in a chair. I hope this doesn't happen too often. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I had to sleep sitting up about 2/3 into my pregnancies...short and short waisted mama and big babies do not mix! I hope you find some relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 For people with normal reflux they recommend putting the head of the bed up higher than the foot. Bricks are good for this. I imagine with pregnancy reflux, it would help just that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrin Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yep. I spent the last half of my pregnancies sleeping in a separate bed from DH because our double bed didn't have room for all my propping-up pillows. I ended up pushing a twin bed into a corner and putting the pillows in the corner. That way, my "pillow tower" didn't keep toppling over! Good luck finding what works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yup, I had it, too. I found that using a "husband" behind my pillows kept them from sliding or flattening out, and made it easy for me to scooch up to a sitting position when I absolutely had to. And tums. Great golly, did I go through tums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrin Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 And tums. Great golly, did I go through tums. I bought mine at Costco. Regularly. I should have bought stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I didn't have till the twins, but then I had it big time. The smoothies tums taste great and work fast. Also slept sitting up from about 20wks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Double post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I get this occasionally especially when I eat too close to bedtime. My remedy is 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 cup of water. Mix well and drink down. Works like a charm. Sometimes I will even do it before I go to bed if I suspect I have eaten too late. I wish I had thought to do that when I was pregnant. Miserable heartburn for 6 months when pregnant with Sweet-Pea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I had horrible reflux like that during pregnancy. I slept with the head of my bed elevated for most of our pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.