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what's your heartburn remedy?

Hi moms to be!
So I'm 32 + 4 and am suffering horrid with heartburn, im having to eat, drink or take heartburn tablets every 2-3 hrs both day and night. Its starting to drive me insane. Im not getting any sort of a decent nights sleep which I am all to prepared 4 after baby comes along but I don't know how much longer I can take it at the moment. Im tired moody and my poor husband is on egg shells with me.  

I have been to the chemist and have gotten several different remedies of them but  am wondering what natural remedies other moms use. I find ice.cream works well and ice water.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.
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Zantac is my bff!! I don't have heart burn as much as I have reflux....but my dr says zantac is ok :-)
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Im 36+6 wks milk before bed always worked for me
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6768251 tn?1468629314
As stated above, peppermint works great.. BUT, if you are planning to breastfeed, I wouldn't recommend it. Peppermint could reduce milk supply... If not planning to bf, then definitely try it. Not only does it help with reflux, it also helps with the pain of not breastfeeding bc of swollen breasts and engorgment. Good luck!
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Chewable cherry tums.  I eat them after every meal and every snack.  I go threw a bad a week. It goes away with in minutes and there not chalky
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7607165 tn?1395780125
U can take tums or drink coconut water or coconut juice it helps alot!!or gavascon
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7128540 tn?1399083912
I'm 24 weeks and I even get heartburn with milk, Dr suggested Tums as to be safer but I mentioned the dislike for them and all he said was to grind them and mix them with applesauce or something similar to get rid of taste.  Ugh! I am really hoping someone has a better remedies.  
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I take Prilosec OTC. It helps me.
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Doctor gave me peptac liquid. Tastes yuk but works x
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I use peppermints made with real peppermint oil.
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Milk, n laying on my right side also, staying away grom spicy foods
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My cousin would dissolve about a tsp or so of baking soda in a small cup of water, chug, then wash down with a glass of regular water.  I don't have an issue with heart burn or acid reflux during pregnancy so I haven't tried it but she swore by it her whole pregnant because it was awful for her! And she didn't want to take medicine
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Vanilla Milkshakes are the only thing that help me
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6832165 tn?1389701390
I use iced milk and milk ice cubes lol
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I use Popsicles during the day and milk then take tums before bed
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