Racing heart at bedtime

Anyone else experiencing a really fast heart rate at bed time? I don’t know if I’m more conscious of it when settling down to sleep. Midwife says it might be a mix of anxiety (first baby, via IVF so a long journey to get here) and the fact that my bodies working hard to send blood around the body.
I’ve read online it can be linked to anaemia (which I have had before pregnancy and now during) and also can be linked to gestational diabetes (which I’m being booked for testing for in March)
Just wondered if I’m not alone!
Currently 17weeks and 3 days
Xx

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Me too! I'm 19 weeks on Wednesday. It's taking me longer to fall to sleep because I hear it when lying down to go to sleep and it makes me anxious 😩 xx

Me too! I actually went to A&E on NYE because I was so stressed out about it but they said everything was normal and it’s the heart working harder to pump blood. I’m 19 weeks and 4 days and really struggle to breathe and sleep.

19 weeks tomorrow and yes i got the same it wakes me up in the middle of the night with some feelings of fear -😧 wired.. and then i just can’t settle so that it for the night I’m not sleeping well at all x

My heart beats super fast and loud all the time, it is the first thing that bothered me during the pregnancy, especially when you are trying to fall asleep on your left side 🫣

I get this, also horrible heart palpitations and missed/extra beats, it feels like my heart it pounding out my chest. Midwife said it’s normal. I’m 16 weeks x

Same symptoms as the heart palpitations make me worry thinking I am having a heart attack 🫠

they are scary aren’t they! 😩

Thank you ladies! It’s such a relief to know I’m not the only one!
Xxx

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