How To Prevent Heartburn During Pregnancy Video

Heartburn is a common problem for many pregnant women and is caused by pressure on the stomach from the womb. Learn how to prevent heartburn during pregnancy in this video.

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Avoid spicy & greasy foods
Eat small meals and early dinners
Remain upright
Exercise
Try papayas, cashews or almonds

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Bea is a Registered Midwife who moved here from England, where she completed her midwifery training in both hospital and home settings. Bea owns the Labor of Love Birth Center in Tampa, Florida, which offers women a unique birthing experience in a home-like, comfortable environment and has a large Jacuzzi tub for those wishing to enjoy a water birth experience.

BEA ROWELL: Hi, my name is Bea. I'm a midwife here at Labor of Love Birth Center. We're in the Tampa area, and we're serving women who are looking for low-risk pregnancy care and natural birthing experience. I'm here today to talk to you about heartburn and pregnancy. Unfortunately, it's a fairly common discomfort that you're going to come across and is associated with the hormones that are racing around your system softening your tissues and your soft muscles. They soften the muscle that is separating the esophagus from your stomach. And the uterus pushing upwards makes this worse because it tends to push the stomach contents up a little bit, and this in turn is going to cause the burning feeling of acid reflux and heartburn. Some ways to avoid a heartburn is to think about what you're eating. Try to avoid any spicy or greasy foods, anything that's going to exacerbate heartburn. Try to eat small meals. Don't eat late at night. Don't lay down after eating or rest. Try and have some exercise. This is going to help the food for your digestive system and speed up the process. If you are having heartburns, some remedies we suggest are slippery elm lozenges or papaya supplement or you can try eating just raw papaya, drinking papaya juice or chewing on cashew nuts or almonds. It's important to just have antacids as a last resort. They will work for you but just use them as the last resort. Try to stick to the more natural methods. Okay, so the three things you need to try and remember: small meals, exercise and not eating late at night. I hope this helps you.

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