I get it, too, but its usually after I've eaten. I've found whole wheat to be a bad trigger, as well as most baked goods. I've been trying to eat a lot of yogurt and kefir and that seems to help. Also, staying hydrated b/c once I have heart burn, its so hard to drink water. I had fried chinese food for the first time in forever yesterday and woke up with the WORST heart burn around 4am. I had to take a tums and sit up in bed for an hour reading before it subsided enough to sleep again.

I guess finding out what triggers it is the best way to try to control it. Eating smaller portions, staying hydrated, good probiotics, etc. I"ve heard apple cider vinegar works, too, as the good acid neutralizes the bad. I have a cucumber salad with balsamic vinegar every day and that seems to help, too.

I suffered the worst with heart burn when I was eating lots of bready carbs, eating too much at once, and not being hydrated. Drinking a glass of kefir before bed had been working, too. I didn't have any last night and maybe thats another reason why I ended up with such bad heart burn.

Not getting it badly yet but I've noticed in the last few days that it is there more than before. Seems to be particularly triggered for me by orange juice - which is a kicker as I really like the stuff! At the moment I'm finding that drinking more water seems to be helping it and I'm going to have a juice free day and see what happens.

I had it pretty bad a few times in my first trimester. I tried tums, but it didn't really work.

Try eating an apple. Usually this helps, or at least lessens it. Basically, as a concept, anything that will make you burp should help relieve your heartburn.