If your baby had reflux...

**Lolli** · November 24th, 2009, 08:30 AM

... did you have heartburn when you were pregnant?

It's not a theory I've ever heard befofre, but since dd was born I've had two mchn's and my mw tell me that in their experience, if babies had reflux, the mum generally had heartburn. True enough in my case.

So... whaddya reckon?

**feeb** · November 24th, 2009, 08:36 AM

I had heartburn with DS and he had reflux.

I have had heartburn on and off with this preg but not as bad so will need to wait and see, interesting concept thought!!

**Jewel** · November 24th, 2009, 08:39 AM

No heartburn either times for me. No reflux bubbas either.

**rufalina** · November 24th, 2009, 08:42 AM

DS had reflux, but I never had heartburn... DS's reflux was food based and when I eliminated things from my diet he was fine... xo

**nellnell** · November 24th, 2009, 08:48 AM

My DD didnt have reflux and I only had mild heartburn during preg

My DS does have reflux and the heartburn was similar to first preg, only very mild and towards the end on the third trimester)

**misty** · November 24th, 2009, 09:20 AM

I get severe heartburn whilst pg. Only one of my 3 bubs had reflux.

**~*Niadalla*~** · November 24th, 2009, 09:28 AM

Heartburn both times. Was worse in my first pregnancy. Both of my kids are happy spewers. I've never thought it to be reflux but that's what everyone else refers to it as.

**Olive** · November 24th, 2009, 09:38 AM

i had bad reflux/heartburn both time and neither girls had reflux! DD2 was a happy chucker but definatly no reflux

**Heaven** · November 24th, 2009, 09:49 AM

I had heartburn but no reflux here

**Trillian** · November 24th, 2009, 10:03 AM

I had heartburn/indigestion/reflux with all 4 and only one reflux bub.

**DaintreeDream** · November 24th, 2009, 11:02 AM

I had reflux/heartburn in the last trimester with DD1 and she had really bad reflux until about 6 months.

I have in the last few weeks stared suffering bad reflux/heartburn, soon we will find out if DD2 suffers from reflux too, gosh I hope not.

**Visitor7** · November 24th, 2009, 11:04 AM

I had shocking heartburn with both girls (worse with Nina, I would throw up black stuff

) and none of my girls had reflux.

**Indadhanu** · November 24th, 2009, 11:05 AM

I had heartburn but no reflux

Interesting to know of mums whose bubs DO have reflux, if they had heartburn or not though, never heard of that theory!

**Ellee05** · November 24th, 2009, 01:10 PM

Theory works in our case too. Horrible heartburn for me and DD is medicated for her reflux. The theory of heartburn means hairy baby worked for us to

**Just Me** · November 24th, 2009, 01:24 PM

I had really bad heartburn in my first two pregnancies and only my first baby had horrible reflux, number 2 was a dream baby. I didn't have anywhere near as much heartburn 3rd time around but have another baby with horrible reflux.

Incidentally all my heartburn seems to have correlated better with the old wives' tale about heartburn meaning a baby with lots of hair. My first 2 were extremely hairy and this baby just has a little bit of hair. I never heard that theory either until after DD1 was born when lots of people started asking me if I had heartburn. Sorry a bit OTT.

**Miss E** · November 24th, 2009, 01:47 PM

I actually thought if you had heart burn it meant the baby had lots of hair - that one was true in our case anyway. Mind you I had heaps of heartburn, DS doesn't have reflux but is a happy chucker... not sure if that counts though...