Shortness of breath?

[KJL]

I know that when bubs starts expandind it's normal for your lungs to get a bit squished but I am feeling so crappy and out of breath today that i'm miserable. It was effort just to have a shower and walk down the stairs for breakfast! I'm now resting but still feel so breathless...it's horrible and i'm miserable Sorry for the moan but just wondered if anyone else is the same?

 

[Emma58]

I have felt like this for days, even when i'm resting i feel breathless.

I'm not sure what the cause of it is I have seen my GP who said if i have been having lots of heartburn/indigestion that can cause breathlessness, but I have never heard of that before.

 

[KJL]

I'm sorry to hear you are feeling the same way as it blooming awful I just feel like I can't breath enough air in and it's really frustrating! I read in my pregnancy book it's normally due to the fact that baby is expanding and compressing your lungs. I just don't think I can handle too many days of this though as I can hardly walk down the stairs without feeling lightheaded and exhuasted I've read the best thing to do it rest so I think i'm going to put my feet up. I hope you feel better soon too.

 

[Emma58]

It is really awful i feel exactly the same as you though -That I can't breathe in enough air.

I'm determined not to 'Google' it and frighten my self I have had a look on past posts on this website and it seems to be quite common.
I feel like I have it all day though even when I am resting my chest feels tight, i think i am possibly getting a bit stressed about it and that is making it worse too.

Hope you feel better soon too.

 

[KJL]

I know how u feel, I have googled it and it does reassure that it is normal. I have found that getting on all fours with my bum slightly raised seems to offer a bit of temporary relief...it seems to remove the pressure a bit and apparently encourages bubs to move position. I'm glad no one can see me at the moment on my laptop on all fours with my arse in the air

 

[Emma58]

I might give that a try later - I think my DS will think I have gone even more mental if he sees me doing that.

I can only assume my little man is pushing up into my ribs and squashing me - he's squashing everything else so its likely!!

 

[DebbieM]

I used to run 2 miles +, 3 or 4 times a week before I was pregnant, in fact, I did the Race For Life 5K when I was about 2 weeks pregnant and now I can't walk upstairs without feeling breathless!

 

[ella]

I hate this symptom - makes me feel so unfit - but it has improved a lot since baby engaged

 

[KJL]

I used to run 2 miles +, 3 or 4 times a week before I was pregnant, in fact, I did the Race For Life 5K when I was about 2 weeks pregnant and now I can't walk upstairs without feeling breathless!

I know it's so upsetting, I am a horse rider and competed most weekends and rode every day training hard. Now even just looking at my horse makes me feel breathless I am really stressing about how long it is going to take me to get fit enough to start competing regularly again! I'm so desperate to feel fit again...even though I haven't put too much weight on (thank god!), my arms and legs have turned to jelly! I want my muscles back!

 

[KJL]

I hate this symptom - makes me feel so unfit - but it has improved a lot since baby engaged

I can't wait to drop now and engage, I have bubs feet in my ribs at the mo

 

[Gem & Leland]

im having really bad chest pains too , was so bad last night they had me in tears , got a bit worrying as i even went pins and needles in my left hand but my chest is proper hurting and i really thought i was carrying low so hope all ok !

 

[moomoo192]

Have any of you had a cold recently??

I had a cold around 12 weeks and my breathing went really bad, i asked the doc for an inhaler, she tried me on antibiotics first but that didnt clear it so she gave me an inhaler and it helped, i had the blue one and also a brown one i used for about 2 weeks then came off them. She said this happens to a lot of women in pregnancy and a short dose of the inhalers clear it up.

Might be worth asking your doctor if you'd had a cold.