Raised Heart Rate - anyone else?

Lou B · Dec 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Hi ladies

I'm suffering from ms all the time, but have a quick question. Is anyone elses heart pumping hard and fast even when sat down not doing anything? I'm just 7 weeks today. Any experiences gratefully received! xx

ProudMum · Dec 28th, 2009, 07:24 AM

even if your heart rate seems raised this may not be the case.
I get this too and when I took my BP about half hr ago the reading was normal...
Your hearts just pumping more blood, it doesnt mean increase bp or anything like that. x

lauren10 · Dec 28th, 2009, 07:33 AM

Yes this is happening to me...I agree that I think it's just the extra blood your heart is pumping, but it can't hurt to have your bp checked.

faylou · Dec 28th, 2009, 08:22 AM

yeah, this is happening to me too. It seems worse at night when I lay down - very scary. I have had this once before in a previous pregnancy which I sadly lost. I had an ECG and it was all ok. They told me it was down to extra blood and also extra pressure on your heart. Best thing to do is take deep breaths count to five and blow out for the count of five. This should relax you and keep you calm. I know its unsettling but I doubt its anything serious, just get your bp checked next time you see your mw to be sure xx

Bexx · Dec 28th, 2009, 09:17 AM

This happened to me on and off for a few days around weeks 6/7. I would be doing next to nothing and suddenly my heart would start racing and I'd feel a bit breathless. I have a bpm monitor, so I checked once while it was happening and it peaked at 115bpm - my normal resting rate is about 70bpm. It only lasted a few minutes at a time and then things would suddenly settle right down again.

I checked with my MW when I saw her a few days later and she wasn't too concerned. Told me to let her know if it continued to happen but it never did again, at least not that badly. I still feel a slight increase in heartrate after going up the stairs sometimes, but it's nowhere near as bad and I've not had it hit me out of the blue again.

It's probably just your body adjusting in fits and spurts and once it's gotten on top of things it won't happen as badly or so often.

Bexbex999 · Dec 28th, 2009, 12:56 PM

I noticed that at around 8 weeks. It was especially bad when I was trying to go to sleep, it felt like my heart was in my neck! I mentioned it to my MW as she assured me it was normal, my BP was checked and that was fine.

Dec 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#1
Lou B Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 362	Raised Heart Rate - anyone else? Hi ladies I'm suffering from ms all the time, but have a quick question. Is anyone elses heart pumping hard and fast even when sat down not doing anything? I'm just 7 weeks today. Any experiences gratefully received! xx

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Dec 28th, 2009, 07:24 AM	#2
ProudMum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 3,170	even if your heart rate seems raised this may not be the case. I get this too and when I took my BP about half hr ago the reading was normal... Your hearts just pumping more blood, it doesnt mean increase bp or anything like that. x

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Dec 28th, 2009, 07:33 AM	#3
lauren10 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NB Canada Posts: 2,448	Yes this is happening to me...I agree that I think it's just the extra blood your heart is pumping, but it can't hurt to have your bp checked.

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Dec 28th, 2009, 08:22 AM	#4
faylou Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 116	yeah, this is happening to me too. It seems worse at night when I lay down - very scary. I have had this once before in a previous pregnancy which I sadly lost. I had an ECG and it was all ok. They told me it was down to extra blood and also extra pressure on your heart. Best thing to do is take deep breaths count to five and blow out for the count of five. This should relax you and keep you calm. I know its unsettling but I doubt its anything serious, just get your bp checked next time you see your mw to be sure xx

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Dec 28th, 2009, 09:17 AM	#5
Bexx Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rural Suffolk, UK Posts: 867	This happened to me on and off for a few days around weeks 6/7. I would be doing next to nothing and suddenly my heart would start racing and I'd feel a bit breathless. I have a bpm monitor, so I checked once while it was happening and it peaked at 115bpm - my normal resting rate is about 70bpm. It only lasted a few minutes at a time and then things would suddenly settle right down again. I checked with my MW when I saw her a few days later and she wasn't too concerned. Told me to let her know if it continued to happen but it never did again, at least not that badly. I still feel a slight increase in heartrate after going up the stairs sometimes, but it's nowhere near as bad and I've not had it hit me out of the blue again. It's probably just your body adjusting in fits and spurts and once it's gotten on top of things it won't happen as badly or so often.

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Dec 28th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#6
Bexbex999 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey Posts: 332	I noticed that at around 8 weeks. It was especially bad when I was trying to go to sleep, it felt like my heart was in my neck! I mentioned it to my MW as she assured me it was normal, my BP was checked and that was fine.

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