What does baby's hair have to do with heartburn?!
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its an old wives tale, apparently if you have really bad heartburn during pregnancy your baby will be born with a full head of hair.
it was true for me but i think it was maybe just coincidence
it was true for me but i think it was maybe just coincidence
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Yeah I heard the same as little*red. I had it quite bad last time and Josh was born with loads of dark hair 
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I must be the only one who it didn't work for then - I had no heartburn with Maddie and she had loads of hair when she was born!
I've had quite a lot this time so it will be interesting to know whether baby #2 will have hair!!
I did find an interesting study which found a link between heartburn and hair - see http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/ab ... 06.00128.x
ABSTRACT: Background: Folklore can originate by detection of actual associations between seemingly unrelated events and perpetuated through oral tradition. The objective of this study was to determine whether a common pregnancy belief that women who experience a lot of heartburn give birth to newborns with a lot of hair is accurate. Methods: Sixty-four pregnant women ranked the severity of their degree of heartburn during pregnancy. Independent coders rated newborn hair volume using 2 photographs of the infant's head, taken shortly after birth. Results: Most (78%) women reported some degree of heartburn. Symptom severity was unrelated to fetal sex and maternal characteristics including parity, age, or weight. The simple linear relationship between heartburn severity and hair volume was significant rs(62) = 0.40, p < 0.001. Categorical analysis by severity score and hair ranking revealed a similar association (χ2 = 23.93, p < 0.05). Most (23/28) women who reported moderate or severe heartburn gave birth to babies with average or above average amounts of hair, and conversely, most (10/12) women reporting no heartburn had babies with less than average or no hair. Conclusions: Contrary to expectations, it appears that an association between heartburn severity during pregnancy and newborn hair does exist. We propose a shared biologic mechanism involving a dual role of pregnancy hormones in both the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and the modulation of fetal hair growth. (BIRTH 33:4 December 2006)
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I've had quite a lot this time so it will be interesting to know whether baby #2 will have hair!!
I did find an interesting study which found a link between heartburn and hair - see http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/ab ... 06.00128.x
ABSTRACT: Background: Folklore can originate by detection of actual associations between seemingly unrelated events and perpetuated through oral tradition. The objective of this study was to determine whether a common pregnancy belief that women who experience a lot of heartburn give birth to newborns with a lot of hair is accurate. Methods: Sixty-four pregnant women ranked the severity of their degree of heartburn during pregnancy. Independent coders rated newborn hair volume using 2 photographs of the infant's head, taken shortly after birth. Results: Most (78%) women reported some degree of heartburn. Symptom severity was unrelated to fetal sex and maternal characteristics including parity, age, or weight. The simple linear relationship between heartburn severity and hair volume was significant rs(62) = 0.40, p < 0.001. Categorical analysis by severity score and hair ranking revealed a similar association (χ2 = 23.93, p < 0.05). Most (23/28) women who reported moderate or severe heartburn gave birth to babies with average or above average amounts of hair, and conversely, most (10/12) women reporting no heartburn had babies with less than average or no hair. Conclusions: Contrary to expectations, it appears that an association between heartburn severity during pregnancy and newborn hair does exist. We propose a shared biologic mechanism involving a dual role of pregnancy hormones in both the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and the modulation of fetal hair growth. (BIRTH 33:4 December 2006)
LBxx
Didnt work for me either, with Jessie I had terrible heartburn and she was bald at birth and stayed that way for a looooooooong time - I thought she was never going to get any! 
Now she has such thick curly hair it is impossible to tame. With my son Victor I had no heartburn and he had quite a lot of hair... go figure.
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Now she has such thick curly hair it is impossible to tame. With my son Victor I had no heartburn and he had quite a lot of hair... go figure.L
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little*red said:its an old wives tale, apparently if you have really bad heartburn during pregnancy your baby will be born with a full head of hair.
it was true for me but i think it was maybe just coincidence
Was true for me too..
I had bad heartburn with Josh and he had a lot of hair. Now this time around I have really bad heartburn that has made me so sick, so expecting a mass of hair on LO's head lol. Only time will tell and will let you know in 5 weeks OMG 5 weeks how scarey and exciting 
OMG 5 weeks how scarey and exciting Charlotte & Emily
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it was true with me
it was worth the pain of heartburn because emily is gorgeous with all her hair
it was worth the pain of heartburn because emily is gorgeous with all her hair
