Holy, Holy, Holy Heartburn

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Before being pregnant I experienced heartburn occasionally. I would just slam water until I forgot about it and it went away. I couldn't see how people would go to the hospital for indigestion or heartburn thinking it was possibly a heart attack.
With pregnancy, I experience heartburn frequently (daily, off and on) and as I get bigger and bigger, the intensity of the burning increases. I now wonder how anyone with true heartburn doesn't think "Oh my gosh, what is this? Something is WRONG!!!"
It hurts, y'all! BAD.
From my throat to my stomach (which is now located directly under my ribs) area, I just burnnnnn sometimes. Water only makes it worse, too. I'm trying tea on it today but so far, it hasn't stopped. Almonds work for me and I 'd like to try apple cider vinegar + water to see if it works, too.

Mama Kitty Love works, too.

They say when you have heartburn in pregnancy, your child will have lots of hair. We'll have to see. In the meantime, have a lovely weekend and please vote for my belly cast (if you haven't yet!)Shawn and I made by "Like"ing the picture on Facebook here!



27 Weeks Pregnant (just about...)

Tomorrow is the last day of the 2nd trimester. The "honeymoon" phase of pregnancy has escaped me until recently but it is turning out to be glorious nonetheless. My skin is clearing up (finally!) and my newly-cut hair is thick and shiny and awesome. My weight gain is distributing itself nice and more evenly, even if my thighs are a bit more jiggly than before... Days that I feel good I feel really good and don't puke, but sometimes I still have really rough days or mornings where I just ralph my face off. It's a trade, I guess.
I am happy and so, so in love with Shawn. I cried on my way to work yesterday thinking about handing him the baby for the first time... I cry a lot lately (hormones!) but that really choked me up!

This next week or two will be really busy! Monday we get our taxes done, Friday I have an appointment with the Midwife, and Saturday the winner of the Belly Cast competition will be announced! PLEASE, PLEASE vote for mine! Simply go here and "like" the photo to "vote!"
Sunday we are going to a Baby Fair to try and win lots of good stuff and mingle with other Omaha parents/parents-to-be. It should be fun!
This week in the mail we received baby's first all-in-two diaper from Cherry Blossom Babies turned out! It's so tiny!!!

I got my diaper cover making supplies the other day for our own diaper covers so after my friend's hoodie is finished I will start on those as well.

Hope your week goes by nicely; take care!