Anyone else?? 😩

So I went to the doctors a couple months ago because every single time I’m laying down especially to go to sleep I get this pain at the top of my ribs and in the middle of my back that’s really causing me to struggle to breath. The doctors have said this is anxiety … which I’d understand if it wasn’t just when I laid down! I have anxiety and it does not feel like that.

This is gradually getting worse and worse the further I get into pregnancy I’m now 38 weeks on Tuesday. Anyone know what this could be or have any advice please? Physically feel unable to cope with it anymore I can’t sleep with it and can not get comfy!

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I just hate to be made to feel like I’m over reacting but it’s getting to be a real struggle now 😅 and I hate to be stuck in triage for too long with my other daughter x

I struggle to breathe when I’m laying down and my pulse rate get higher which makes me feel uncomfortable and in pain too, but I think maybe me is down to have really low iron - have you had your iron levels checked?x

yeah hun I have low iron and on tablets for it but still doesn’t help x

it may be your iron levels babe, mine is really low and is causing me to not be able to breathe especially when laying down, I’m allergic to the tablets so I’m on the liquid but it’s only made my iron levels go up really slightly but not enough, ask for an iron infusion as that should help, I’m asking for one and going to try demand it lol as I’m worried about not have energy for birth and recovery x

mine wasn’t too low it was just lower side of normal so they didn’t think it was to do with that but god knows it’s just driving me insane 😅 yeah il defo have to ask I don’t know if they will bell with so little left now though x

Sometimes it can be muscular or the way baby is lying, I’ve got the same thing. Consultant said your rib cage can stretch during pregnancy also and ribs/ligaments can become loose and cause pain x

Are you laying on your side enough? If that makes sense 😂 If I lay on my back, I can't breathe then go faint! A pregnancy pillow might help also x

yeah I can’t get comfy or breathe whether I’m on my sides or back it drives me mad 😩 I have a pregnancy pillow it use to help but doesn’t really anymore, I’ve tried a hot water bottle and everything nothing seems to be helping at the minute x

omg that must be so scary! I would deffo try another doctor then or call 111 - they might refer you to someone better. I hope it gets sorted asap. I bet its the where your bubba is laying on something important! X

it is, it’s sets my anxiety off because I’m struggling to breathe so I know it’s not that in the first instant 🤦🏻‍♀️ yeah I’m going to ring triage tomorrow I think and see if they can look into it more x

I’m really struggling breathing when laying down too I think it’s just because baby is taking up all the room for my lungs when your sat/stud up they drop down a bit if that makes sense xxxx

I have the same thing, I spoke to my midwife who explained that when we lay on our right side baby can lay on an artery causing us to loose our breath a bit so it’s better to lay on your left side, I have have any issues when I lay on my left x

it happens when I lay on either side 😩 x

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I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

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