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7670156 tn?1401987192

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My heart feels likes it's working super duper hard sometimes. It makes it really hard to breath. I don't know what to do to help easy it. But if I'm standing up, I have to sit down or I get really light headed. Does this happen to anyone else?
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7670156 tn?1401987192
Exactly!
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7670156 tn?1401987192
Until I can get to my doctor, is there anything I can do?
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Happens to me all the time esp after I eatt! Almost like I'm having a panic attack can't breath n my heart is beating outta my chest!
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7670156 tn?1401987192
No previous heart conditions.
I'll try to remember to mention it next appointment. But it's starting to happen more frequently and it's making it hard to do my job.
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13167 tn?1327194124
It sounds like you have anemia,  which is very common in pregnancy.  

Are you in iron supplements?  You may want to talk to your doc about breathlessness and heart pounding to get on liquid iron.
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Yes. Your body is working harder to create more blood now that youre pregnant. The light handedness is a symptom of that . I am not sure about the heart palpitations I'm experiencing the same thing and im gonna ask my ob at my next appt if its normal. I have a heart murmur that may contribute to it, do you have a pre existing condition??
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