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Natural Remedies for Heartburn

Hey mamas, I will be 30 weeks along as of Wednesday and have recently developed extremely painful heartburn. My doctor gave me a prescription for a heartburn medication, but I would rather not take any pharmaceutical medicines if at all possible. Do any of you have any natural alternatives to treating heartburn?

Crushes & Dating

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Need Relief for Son's Mouth

I just took my 24 month old to the Dr. for having a high fever that has lasted for about 2 days. There are no other symptoms other than a fever and some blisters on his tongue that just showed up. The Dr. said it was a form of Hand Foot and Mouth. He doesnt have anything anywhere else on his body, just on his tongue. Does any one know anything about this or how to sooth the pain? All I was told was to give him 1/2 tsp pink Benadryl and 1/2 tsp Mylanta or Maalox mixed to numb the sores. He is loosing weight due to this because it hurts to eat.

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Do You Have a Crush?

I have been seeing the same chiropractor for five years. My son has been...

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Acid Reflux and Gas

Hello! My six week daughter is not only suffering from acid reflux but really bad gas as well. Her pediatrician has prescribed her Pepcid twice daily and Mylanta four times daily until the Pepcid kicks in (about a week). Unfortunately, she has had a lot of gas the past week (which is sometimes foul-smelling). She used to latch on well during nursing but constantly unlatches due to gas or maybe even the acid... I don't know. Either way, it doesn't help her gassiness. I have heard that diet can cause gassines so I have been in the...