Feel like a pillock

[monster_munch]

Have been having quite sever heart palpitations and recently my breathing has become really asthmatic (sp) when I get the palpitations. They have also been much more frequent. I'm not one to go to the doctors so I ignored it, but it got so bad at the weekend that I booked myself an appointment for this morning.

Got in there, explained what had been happening to the Dr and half expected him to faint and say I was dying and whish me into hospital. Instead he looked at me like I was mad, took my pulse and blood pressure and listened to my heart, said everything was perfectly fine, and it is a typical pregnancy symptom.

The palpitations are just due to my heart working harder pumping the extra blood around and the funny breathing is due to the fact that in pregnancy you blow out harder (apparently) so all is fine. It's called hyperventilation of pregnancy and some people notice it more than others.
It should get better by 24 weeks.

So I'm not dying, but feel like I totally overreacted. He explained it all like I was a right div. I seriously felt like I had gone in there complaining that I was getting fat and he just kind of said 'well, DUH - you are pregnant!'

Never mind hey?!

 

[lisa&alex]

lol... ive had that.. lol...

my heart jsut races for a min or so for no reason.. lol

 

[lauramleigh]

i had this the other week in morrisons .. i was pretty scary!!!!
Thought i was going to pass out

 

[muppetmummy]

If that happened to me I wouldn't have a clue what it was either. I think you did the right thing going to the doc

 

[DebbieM]

Oh, bless ya!

Firstly, glad you're okay and that it turned out to be nothing more than YET ANOTHER pregnancy symptom!

I've noticed recently that my heart thuds in my chest and that I'm breathing a bit louder than usual and put it down to the fact that everything is now shifting upwards and therefore it means that your lungs etc are all getting squished

 

[Gem & Leland]

i think its one of those things u worry about , its your heart lol stuffed without it !

but i too ahve been ahving it the whole way through , feel like my heart is coming out of my chest ! and yeh it can effect me breathing too , also happens when i have an axiety attack !

i wouldnt say u were daft , dont think u can be when it comes to your heart !

 

[Pregnopaws]

Glad all is ok with you! I think we've all been there.. when you think have something terrible and then the doc stares at you like you have ten heads. Well even if they do get like that, its best to go for peace of mind especially when preggy!

 

[Babylicious]