Palpitations and out of breath

Anyone else dealing with heart palpitations and running out of breath super quickly?

I already spoke to my midwife, and they put me on magnesium and extra electrolytes and said if it doesn’t help, to tell them again. I have my next OB appointment on Tuesday and I plan on bringing it back up when I see her then, but I feel like my shortness of breath has just gotten increasingly worse and the dizziness is now off and on when I used to not get it before.

Anyone else has that experience?

I am 30 weeks on Wednesday (March 25) with a C-section scheduled for end of May.

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I had a day where I had really heavy heart palpitations and shortness of breath. When I started to feel dizzy I called my OBGYN and she told me to go to the ER. They wanted to rule out a pulmonary embolism. Luckily I was fine and it was just normal pregnancy symptoms. The palpitations come and go and the shortness of breath is primarily related to the baby pushing up on my diaphragm. I would definitely let your doctor know about it at your appointment and try to get some extra rest in the meantime. If it gets worse you may want to be seen sooner.

I’m also 30 weeks. Good luck and feel better!

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Yes i had them so bad i had to see the cardiologist and they put me on a 10 day heart monitor

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I have this off and on. I’m 31 weeks. I’ve been told it’s a normal pregnancy symptom. I have yet to figure out if there’s a pattern to it- so far it just feels random.

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Sounds also like potential pregnancy anemia. How has your iron levels been?

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This just started for me today! Well, shortness of breath the past week and heart palpitations maybe twice before today, but like 3-4 times today alone! I thought it might be anxiety. I’ll message my doctor and I guess I will see what they say 🤷‍♀️😬🫣

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Me! I already have asthma but it’s been getting bad bad it has to be cause it’s getting hotter outside and more humid

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My advice is to make sure you’re not overheating and don’t get up or lay down too fast I notice that’s when I get them I’m almost certain it’s something to do with blood pressure

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