Been feeling pretty tired this week. Went to bed by 8:30 more than once this week. And since recovering from my cold I have not cleared up the nasal congestion. This is a common pregnancy symptom however so I'm not entirely surprised. Its annoying and doesn't help my sleep. Besides being harder to breathe its really because makes me breathe more through my mouth all night; this chaps my lips and can hurt my throat a little by the time I wake up. Its not ideal but I can handle it. The heartburn is definitely the worst and it continues to get more severe with time. The doctor offers medicine, but I'm really not inclined to take anything. I don't typically medicate and now I'm worried about what side effects it could have on baby boy. Its definitely worsened by pregnancy, but if it stay bad for long after pregnancy I plan on taking action. Its probably damaging my esophagus and such. For now I have found various things that can help a little. During the day, sometimes I find I need to eat a little food to absorb the extra liquid in my stomach (too much water?) Hot chocolate has been doing the trick too. I don't know what it is, I'm guessing any warm liquid would do the trick, but since I don't drink coffee or tea this is all I've tried. Chewing gum is no longer cutting it. The other day I happen to get up and walk around for 10 minutes and noticed that helped as well. When its bed time, I just have to go to sleep in a sitting up position.
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