Woke up choking - panic attack or acid reflux?

[Tmnmpa1]

Hi all, I'm currently 37+6 weeks pregnant. For the second time during pregnancy I have woken up choking and gasping for air in the the middle of the night. Technically this time my husband actually woke me up out of it. I remember in my dream, a really strong feeling that I was trying to swallow but nothing was going down.
Thing is...I do get heartburn really strongly, especially in past few weeks which I was expecting to disappear as the baby has dropped but it seems to have become worse and not better the closer I get to due date. So I wonder if this was acid reflux?
Also I've been a bit panicky in general and feeling quite low. Dont get me wrong I'm so excited for my baby boy being here and nothing will change that.
However just before falling asleep I had been in floods of tears because I have been experiencing feelings of worthlessness and low self esteem...these feelings are triggered by finding out my husband watches porn behind my back, and we are dealing with that separately. It has made me feel ugly, useless in bed, and all round less able to be what he needs to feel satisfied (Before anyone jumps in on that point as sounding ridiculous, I dont need to hear that right now, I've posted about this separately and understand there are multiple viewpoints on partners and porn. I'm simply offering some context into my current state of mind).
So my question I guess is, does it sound like I had some sort of panic attack or is it more likely a typical, physical, pregnancy occurrence???

I had this when I was pregnant and it was terrifying , I put it down to acid reflux though . I know one other person that has similar experience so i think it must be relatively common

I got this towards the end of pregnancy. It was acid reflux and was horrible. Good news is that it disappeared the instant baby came out! Sleeping a bit propped up might help.

Oh bless you, I hate to think of people feeling so low

I would say that while asleep, the choking is probably more likely to be acid reflux than a panic attack.. it’s something I’ve experienced in both pregnancies & it’s scary! It may be worth speaking to your GP for some antacids to take a bedtime to prevent it happening again. I’m on omeprazole but there is also ranitidine.

I also think it might be worth flagging to your midwife/GP your current low mood as having a new baby can really affect your mood/mind quite badly for even the happiest of people. Hopefully, baby will lift your spirits but they can keep a bit of a closer an eye on you just in case of PND. I had a mild form post birth of a much planned, much wanted baby. I felt so low & teary for quite a while but put on a brave face. In hindsight, I wish I’d talked to someone sooner & explained how I felt!

Sending lots of love OP 🧡

Thank you all. I'd much rather it was physical than psychological if that makes sense.
Although to that point I have midwife tomorrow and think I will mention the low moods. Thank you for that suggestion.