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shortness of breath

I am only 6 weeks along but when i exercise or walk around i get shortness of breath.. this never happened before i was pregnant n i feel its too early for this but im not sure.. thoughts?
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It could be because your body has more blood now, and so your heart has to work harder, which can cause shortness of breath. Kind of like when you are exercising and become short of breath. Just take as many deep breaths as you can and stretch a bit. It probably won't go away and may get worse as your organs get squished together. Just another one of those not so pleasant side effects.
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Idk but with my first pregnancy I was up and about without a problem but with this pregnancy I also experience the same guess im not the only one
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this was my first preg symptom. it can happen for mainly 2 reasons. firstly the progetrone level is high which is a good thing. second reason can b enemia which's not much of a concern either. it was really hard for me to do the daily chores for 1st 4 months, but im 24weeks n a lot better.
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5173333 tn?1364761667
I've been like that since day 1 lol! I'm 17 weeks now & its only getting worse! I get up to turn a light off/on & I'm done with my activities for the day lol!
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I'm also 6 weeks and I can walk  to the bathroom and back to bed and be out of breath ... I feel much better now knowing I'm not the only one
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5028514 tn?1366828456
I thought the same thing. But here I am almost 2 months and I'm also short of breath.  I don't get it but I suppose it's normal If I'm not the only one. Lol
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