Fainting and Pregnancy

[jen023]

Wanting some opinions... my sister, age 22, and 13 weeks pregnant, this morning was at work, while standing she felt faint, then walked out of the room, everything went black (she described it as thinking she went blind), then leaned against a wall... and fainted and woke up on the floor, she was sweating and shaking right before that. When she woke up, she went to the bathroom and threw up, and was shaky afterwards... this afternoon she had what she says was very little spotting (5 or 6 hours later). Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!

[jen023]

thanx for the replies! this morning she says she is having some cramping... should she be concerned?

[amberd5191]

Exactly what the above poster said, she needs to talk to her OB.

[spade22]

Low blood pressure, low blood sugar, lack of protein, dehydration are all likely culprits.  Fainting is quite common during pregnancy but is something she should mention to her doctor.