Heartburn, what can I take?

[Lou98]

Hi, I'm 16+4 weeks pregnant and have been getting bad heartburn at night which is stopping me from sleeping. I was just wondering what is safe to take? Rennies, Gaviscon etc? If nothing is recommended, any other tips for dealing with it? I'd love to get some sleep🙈😂

I found whole milk works

Pink lady apples, love heart sweets, xxx mints. I ended up on omeprazole though!

My gyne told me to take Gaviscon and Ranitidine when I was pregnant. The latter, which worked a treat, has been withdrawn unfortunately.

I chowed down on Rennie's almost every day during pregnancy due to horrendous heartbeat

Ask your GP for omeprazole.

I bought heartburn tablets from wilko. They were a bit like Tums. You can get fruit flavour or peppermint. I popped them like sweets throughout my pregnancy

Gaviscon tablets have been a lifesaver for me. If you have a home bargains or BnM near you I'd stock up from there as they are £1 per pack and in the last part of ny pregnancy I have been buying up to 5 packs per week :)

Peptac worked wonders for me, also free as part of Care at the Chemist scheme for pregnant women x

Gaviscon. I got through bottles of the stuff

Tesco's own brand heart burn tablets are fairly inoffensive tasting and have done the job for me. Much cheaper than gaviscon too.

Another vote for Omeprazole. Don't waste your time on over the counter remedies.

Ask your GP for Omeprazole. I had really bad heartburn and Gaviscon/Rennie stopped working after a while, but Omeprazole was amazing - no more heartburn.

Gaviscon

Have you been drinking a lot of mint tea? That can also cause it naturally.

Ask your GP for Omeprazole! After weeks-months drinking Gaviscon and taking Rennies, I couldn't cope any longer. Wish I'd have just asked for the help a long time ago x

Gaviscon by the bottle! I got to the point where that wasn't doing anything so like others have said to go GP and explain not sleeping. The tablets worked within a day!

Im 18 weeks and have horrific heartburn. Had it all through with baby no 1. too. Gaviscon was a life saver. They have brought out a new double action one its got the pink on it and it works far better for me than standard gaviscon, rennies etc.

I went through so many packets of Rennie's while I was pregnant 😂 it was enough for me but there are things your GP can prescribe that are stronger (as mentioned above)

You can take Rennies or Gaviscon but if you having to use them a lot, it's better according to my doctor to take omeprazole instead.

Thank you everyone, I took rennies last night and managed to get some sleep. I went out today and picked up a few of the other things mentioned.

I never realised omeprazole was safe in pregnancy, I'll definitely speak to my GP on Monday and see about getting some