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Heartburn and pregnancy can occur when there is a leakage of acid into the esophagus by the stomach. Many pregnant women suffer from heartburn during pregnancy and nutrition battles with proper health care. One out of every four pregnant women suffers from heartburn, generally in the third trimester. The main rationality for this is as your baby grows the uterus moves up applying pressure on the stomach. The digestive tract is then compressed allowing the acid to run back to the esophagus.

You can avert heartburn during pregnancy in many ways. The first thing to do is to eat slowly, this will help with your pregnancy heartburn. This helps you to enjoy the food better and the stomach does not have to overwork for the food to digest. Have your food a minimum of two hours prior to sleeping at night, to give your body enough time for digestion.  Have smaller meals 5 or 6 times a day to allow better digestion.

Try to keep solid food and liquids separately, too much mixing of solids and liquids can give you heartburn. Make sure you eat in a sitting position and not lying on your back. Use a pillow to help keep you straight if you are eating in bed.

Heartburn is also connected to your weight. There is more pressure on the splinter of esophagus of women who have put on more weight then necessary.Gaining the proper amount of weight as suggested by your doctor is very important.   Do not use being pregnant to over eat, listen to your doctor.

Identify what gives you heartburn. When you are able to identify them, remove them from your diet. There are certain foods and beverages that can cause heartburn like tomato sauce, soda spicy foods, chocolate, and some citrus fruits. Consuming oily food can also give you heartburn. Especially during pregnancy learn the proper types of food to eat for better over all health for women.