Advice needed - dizzy & headachy

[maybebaby]

I don't know if I'm being paranoid, I've had a headache all afternoon & keep getting light headed. I keep getting 'stars' in front of my eyes. I don't think it's normal but wasn't sure. Is it worth calling someone, or should I wait & see if I feel better in the morning?

 

[Flame]

I would give your midwife a call, maybe just to check your blood pressure.

 

[lauramumof2]

Yep, get your blood pressure and your iron checked.
Hope you are okay

 

[maybebaby]

Who should I call? I've got numbers for the community midwifes, delivery suite at LGI and Daycare unit at LGI.

 

[lauramumof2]

I would call the community midwife hun

 

[kirlykird]

hope you feel better soon

 

[maybebaby]

Well I just called the community midwife office, got a recorded message saying they've shut down & to call the delivery suite. Called them and spoke to a horrible woman who made me feel like an idiot. She said it's completely normal in pregnancy & I should just take 2 paracetamol. She made me cry! So I'm going to have a bath & go to bed & call my normal midwife in the morning, hopefully she'll be a bit nicer to me.

 

[Flame]

The seem to be useless when you call the midwives in the hospital as i found out a couple of weeks ago.

Try and relax and not worry so much cause if you worry it will make it all seem 10 times worse.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[lauramumof2]

Thats so nasty of her. Don t cry , you take your paracetemol and go to bed and call your midwife in the morning. These people are supposed to help. Okay, they maybe hear the same symptoms a lot but its a unique thing to you. If you feel much worse call back, call after 9, it will probably be a different shift.
Laurax

 

[oldermum]

I have had quite a few headaches and was told i have low blood pressure and the MW asked me if i'd felt dizzy. Maybe you have low blood pressure which i've read isn't a bad thing whilst pregnant.

Hope you feel better soon

 

[missac]

 

[maybebaby]

Thanks for the hugs last night, I went to bed early but still not feeling right today. Got a meeting at work in a minute but am going to call my midwife after so hopefully she'll be nicer than the b!tch last night.

 

[nicilou]

what did the mw say? x

 

[Emma22]

hun it is quite normal to suffer with headaches and dizziness, or so my book says anyway! ive been suffering with dizziness too, seeing stars etc.

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/ ... ziness.asp

try to get up a bit more slowly when you stand. maybe the mw gave you some advice anyway xx

 

[rusks]

how you feeling now? are you eating enough to keep your blood sugar up? i feel faint on and off and realise i have to eat more regularly, baby taking all the food from me!!