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short of breath

I only ten weeks.. I am short of breath all the sudden now. Is this normal?
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Shortness of breath is normal.
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5946774 tn?1389187935
I was short of breath around 11 weeks and had no anemia. Your body is working harder to pump more blood and circulate it. If your outta breath after walking up stairs or stuff like that iit's normal however if your gasping for air and can't catch your breath talk to your doctor.
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shortness of breath is very common ive had it in all three of my pregnancies
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13167 tn?1327194124
It sounds like you have anemia,  which is very common in pregnancy.  Do you have a doctor's appt coming up soon?
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