cant catch my breath!

stevie123 · Mar 19th, 2010, 18:08 PM

hi all, just wondered if anybody else had this. im 25 weeks now, and im not that big yet, but i keep having episodes during the day where i just cant get my breath. i feel like even if im taking deep breaths im going to pass out and im not getting enough air.
sometimes i feel like i will actually pass out, though this hasnt actually happened yet. kind of feels like hyperventilating a bit.
does anybody know if this is normal, or is anybody else having this?

bky · Mar 19th, 2010, 18:51 PM

I've had this all through this pregnancy, even in 1st tri. It's likely due to progesterone loosening your diaphragm muscles combined with the added blood volume. Mine was sort of helped by iron pills, but I still get it whenever LO goes through a growth spurt.

Shining Star · Mar 19th, 2010, 19:20 PM

Me too! It's not very nice but part of the package deal I think...

nicholatmn · Mar 19th, 2010, 19:22 PM

I have it too. It really sucks, but just calm down and you'll feel normal again

halas · Mar 20th, 2010, 00:46 AM

i had it really badly with gabrielle get it this time aswell my midwife said its the baby sitting on my vain she had a doctor to check my heart and lungs out just in case

Nel.B · Mar 20th, 2010, 01:13 AM

I was only just now lying down thinking how I couldn't catch my breath. It feels like I have a huge weight sitting on my chest and my heart was going a million miles an hour. It' reassuring to know this is normal (this is my first).

stevie123 · Mar 20th, 2010, 07:39 AM

hi, thanks guys. yeah ijust wanted to know it was normal really, and as you all get it too then im sure it is. it is horrible. i dont mind so much when im at home and i can relax and just try and breathe through it, but i get worried when im out and about that ill pass out in the middle of the shops or something lol! thanks again.

Mar 19th, 2010, 18:08 PM	#1
stevie123 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 553	cant catch my breath! hi all, just wondered if anybody else had this. im 25 weeks now, and im not that big yet, but i keep having episodes during the day where i just cant get my breath. i feel like even if im taking deep breaths im going to pass out and im not getting enough air. sometimes i feel like i will actually pass out, though this hasnt actually happened yet. kind of feels like hyperventilating a bit. does anybody know if this is normal, or is anybody else having this?

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Mar 19th, 2010, 18:51 PM	#2
bky Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, NZ Posts: 4,013	I've had this all through this pregnancy, even in 1st tri. It's likely due to progesterone loosening your diaphragm muscles combined with the added blood volume. Mine was sort of helped by iron pills, but I still get it whenever LO goes through a growth spurt.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 19:20 PM	#3
Shining Star Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bedfordshire UK Posts: 1,078	Me too! It's not very nice but part of the package deal I think...

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Mar 19th, 2010, 19:22 PM	#4
nicholatmn Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,845	I have it too. It really sucks, but just calm down and you'll feel normal again

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Mar 20th, 2010, 00:46 AM	#5
halas Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,371	i had it really badly with gabrielle get it this time aswell my midwife said its the baby sitting on my vain she had a doctor to check my heart and lungs out just in case

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Mar 20th, 2010, 01:13 AM	#6
Nel.B Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 460	I was only just now lying down thinking how I couldn't catch my breath. It feels like I have a huge weight sitting on my chest and my heart was going a million miles an hour. It' reassuring to know this is normal (this is my first).

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Mar 20th, 2010, 07:39 AM	#7
stevie123 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 553	hi, thanks guys. yeah ijust wanted to know it was normal really, and as you all get it too then im sure it is. it is horrible. i dont mind so much when im at home and i can relax and just try and breathe through it, but i get worried when im out and about that ill pass out in the middle of the shops or something lol! thanks again.

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