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How to Find Relief from Pregnancy Heartburn

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Pregnancy Heartburn Relief

In this, my third pregnancy, the pregnancy heartburn started very early. I started experiencing that yucky burning feeling around 14-15 weeks. With my first two, I didn't have any pregnancy heartburn troubles until very late in the third trimester. Like everything else in our home, I wanted to find a way to deal with pregnancy heartburn as naturally as possible.

My Search for Pregnancy Heartburn Relief

I found that two of the best ways to treat heartburn naturally are using either lemon essential oil or peppermint essential oil. I would have reached for the peppermint under normal circumstances, like I would if I had a headache. Josh has used peppermint successfully for heartburn. Unfortunately, peppermint should be used sparingly during pregnancy and I didn't have any lemon oil when I was in pain. Then, I found my relief at the end of the list of recommend oils for heartburn: Gentle Baby.

Gentle Baby Essentil Oil

Gentle Baby is a therapeutic grade essential oil blend from Young Living Oil. It contains geranium, rosewood, coriander, palmarosa, lavender, ylang ylang, roman chamomile, lemon, jasmine, and rose oils.

How to Use Gentle Baby for Pregnancy Heartburn

Apply 1-2 drops of Gently Baby over your thymus. I rub it in from my neck straight down to the middle of my chest. I have used Gentle Baby alone (or neat) and it works well, but I have found more complete and longer lasting relief from pregnancy heartburn when diluting it with a carrier oil. I like V-6 massage oil because it doesn't stain and it rubs in well. Put a small amount of V-6 oil in your hand and add to that 1-2 drops of Gently Baby. Use the other hand to mix the oils together. Then apply over your thymus.

I usually feel relief from my pregnancy heartburn starting to set in within minutes. Most of the time, I have the worst heartburn just before bedtime and when using Gently Baby with V-6, I've not to this point woken up in the middle of the night needing to reapply.

Need some relief from pregnancy heartburn, regular heartburn or know someone who does? You can get Gentle Baby, V-6, and many other oils in my Young Living Oil store. If you're local to the Charlotte, NC area, I place an order at the beginning of each month and offer FREE shipping when you order with me.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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About Amanda Pelser

Amanda is a former church communications director turned work-at-home(schooling)-mom. She has a MA in Old Testament Studies and a BA in Bible. She's married to her high school sweetheart and they have four boys. She writes about faith, motherhood, and homeschooling at The Pelsers.

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  1. Lisa Walters says

    I am not pregnant, but I struggle with heartburn–a lot! Which would you recommend as being the most effective, and the one that smells the nicest? And can I order some through you?

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    • Amanda Pelser says

      Lisa, peppermint (and V-6) are probably a better option for you. It would probably have more uses for you; it’s also good for headaches and some find it helpful for respiratory issues. You can put a drop in tea or hot chocolate too 🙂 I don’t think I have peppermint on the main page of my YLO site, but you can find it by looking in the products link. http://youngliving.org/apelser

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  2. Nicole says

    This too is my third pregnancy, and I too use YL, but just recently. I normally use TUMS, I know BAD, like I said just recently, I hopped on to see what the best oil could be, I like you either had the peppermint, but know not to use it a lot, or didn’t have the others suggestions. I found your site and admit I kind of laughed at using GB…I was thinking there is no way that oil will work for heartburn! But alas, I tried it….and it WORKED!!! Thank you so much and I will be telling all my momma friends about this new find. Love finding new uses for my oils. So glad I tried it!

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