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6712392 tn?1393708678

heartburn=full head of hair?

Is there really any connection between having a lot of heartburn and having a baby with a lot of hair??
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1821865 tn?1317522031
So not true I had heartburn throughout my whole pregnancy with my son he came out bald headed I mean bald head black baby..
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6674791 tn?1396215150
It isn't just a wives tale... a wives regarding the amount of hair is if you see a mouse (which I did) while pregnant... there actually is a correlation between heartburn and a lot of hair... I had heartburn my 1st pregnancy and my daughter came out with a full head of hair... this one I have constant heartburn too and am sure she will come out with a full head of hair too
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It is not just a wives tale there is something between heartburn & hair don't remember what but u can Google it. Didn't have it w first son he was almost bald had a lot w second son but he didn't have much this time a girl and I have had it 2 m and counting hope she has a full head of it:) Due July!
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I had heartburn 1day w my daughter  tat was it she had alotttt of hair wen born so I don't think its true
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7892775 tn?1395673991
So far everyone I know whose had heartburn had babies with heads full of hair and the ones who had none or very little had babies either had babies with no hair or only a dusting of hair. My sister hates that I always get heartburn with my kids and they always come out with a ton of hair and she has never gotten a bit of heartburn and hers comes out with no hair.
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It's MOST Definitely True for me. My first pregnancy I had heartburn since day 1 lol my girl came out with hair so curly and thick it was ridiculous! Baby #2 no heartburn little to no hair lol. And I'm 28w and I haven't had any so far so we'll see.!
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8255052 tn?1399861806
I literally felt like I could breath fire with my first daughter and she came out the 4 in long hair she wore pigtails at 2 mo and I'm only 20 weeks with bby girl #2 and I've had heartburn for everything I can wake up and not have eaten and have it! This was the one thing I could have done without buy I'd rather have a bby girl with tons of hair then bald! Lol
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Avatar universal
Nope, just an old wives tale. I had bad heartburn with all of mine and they had some hair, but not a lot.
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6712392 tn?1393708678
Thanks ladies lol I've been hoping its not true because if so my little boy is going to come out looking like Chewbacca!!
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Avatar universal
I know it's just an old wives tale but with my first two I had horrible heart burn and both were born with full sets of hair a inch or two long. This time I don't have it near as bad so will be interesting to see what he is born with. My first son also had white blond hair where my second had dark brown so who knows what this little guy will have.
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7182802 tn?1401930603
Iv had the worst heartburn, & at 30w I had a 3D ultrasound and she couldnt believe how much hair he already had, so I believe it.
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Avatar universal
My poor son had so much hair on his forehead and back... he is two and his back is still super hairy
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5781072 tn?1399601256
I had heartburn pretty much everyday from 15 weeks on until 39 weeks when I had my second son and he did not have very much hair it was maybe like 1/2 an inch long but thats it
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That's false the heartburn is caused by the relaxing of the smooth muscle in the stomach and the looseness of the ligaments around the stomach that connects the esophagus which cause gastric acids to travel up to the esophagus. Hairy heads is a myths. .
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8526246 tn?1405601876
Oh no ^^^ . so I should be ready with a brush or comb to taim my baby's long locks when he's born lol
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Avatar universal
It is scientifically an unproven old wives tale. But was true in my first pregnancies case.
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8526246 tn?1405601876
I've been hoping not cus I've been having so much heartburn with this pregnancy if its true I'll have a little hairball lol
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I had the worst heart burn with my son and he came out with a full head of jet black hair. Like 3 inches long and really thick!
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