I have had it terribly! I feel so lazy because I can barely move from the nausea and breathlessness! I've also been having bouts of lightheadedness too.
I have had it terribly! I feel so lazy because I can barely move from the nausea and breathlessness! I've also been having bouts of lightheadedness too.
Same here girl. I even passed out last week :-S . I'm 11 weeks now and today is the first day I've felt slightly normal in weeks.
I've felt breathless a lot this go around! I am on my feet a lot at work and normally it doesn't bother me. The last few weeks I seem outta breath a lot!
Giving lectures kills me Halfway through and I feel like I can't breathe. I'm usually quite animated when I teach but I keep having to sit down! I feel so bad for my kids!
Had to look this up-- I've been so breathless all day! Yoga class winded me, the stairs almost took me out, and I think I would have cried if I didn't get a seat on the bus-- breathing was so tiresome! And I'm very fit. Grr.
Anyone else nervous about labor due to this?? I'm pretty nervous that I won't have enough energy for the labor because I get so lightheaded and exhausted from everyday chores already! & only in the beginning of 2nd trimester too!! Ughh.
@shaunnarose I think our energy will return coming up here (: I too get winded so quick! Plus I'm so congested so I worry I sound like a goofy mouth breather!
I don't necessarily get breathless from doing any sort of activities but I find myself having a hard time catching a deep breath. I feel like I'm constantly yawning just to try to get a big, deep breath. My husband even asked me the other day why I always act like I'm going to yawn but I don't really yawn. I remember feeling this way with my last pregnancy, too. I don't recall if it lasted throughout the whole pregnancy or just the first trimester but labor/delivery went just fine and I don't recall having any shortness of breath during it.
Lightheaded, breathless, wheezing (I have asthma and take my inhaler often), lightheadedness & heart rate much lower than before I was pregnant. Much lower blood pressure also.
Yes! This started to be a bit more troublesome last night! I even saw spots for a moment. Gotta slow down and not jump around like a hyper kid! I need to remember I'm preggo!
I feel like I am going to die when I walk up stairs. UGH! It's embarrassing. Thank god I got a new position and I am not as high in the building right now. Normal walking isn't too bad unless I am carrying a bunch of things.
Yes, big time! It started getting better last week after 10 weeks. I've finally been able to start working out again but i have to take it really easy.
All the time. I tried to read a loud to my students this week and it was awful. Popcorn reading until I don't feel like I'm going to die when I spend too much time talking.
I usually walk/run a lot during the week. But I haven't been able to do any of it because of nausea. Ugh. The last 6 weeks have been grueling.
Yes! I feel so winded walking up this tiny hill on my way home. The constant congestion doesn't help either.
iirc from last time it's because your blood volume is doubling while your body builds the placenta and a blood supply for the baby. I think it goes away just in time for it to start again in 3rd tri thanks to the extra 30 pounds and a pair of legs perilously close to your lungs. Don't worry it doesn't have a bearing on your fitness or endurance for labor!
There's a scientific reason, it's normal! Read all about it in the link above. I am experiencing the same thing whenever there is the slightest incline on my daily dog walks.
Make sure to be careful with your Iron levels. As a lifelong anemic, a lot of these things can be symptoms of low Iron. The exhaustion and breathlessness is normal during pregnancy, but talk to your DR!
This was one of the first signs for me that I was pregnant (both this time and the first time). I even had a weight trainer ask me when I stopped working out- because of my heart rate and breathing.... Yikes! I told him I hadn't, the day before I ran 6 miles...
Yes. I'm by no means an unfit person, normally with great lung capacity. Now I can't even do the simplest thing without getting breathless. Was loading the washing machine the other night and had to stand up and lean against the door so I could catch my breath SO thinks it's funny...
Re: Any one feeling breathless
:-S . I'm 11 weeks now and today is the first day I've felt slightly normal in weeks.
I too get winded so quick! Plus I'm so congested so I worry I sound like a goofy mouth breather!
I usually walk/run a lot during the week. But I haven't been able to do any of it because of nausea. Ugh. The last 6 weeks have been grueling.
iirc from last time it's because your blood volume is doubling while your body builds the placenta and a blood supply for the baby. I think it goes away just in time for it to start again in 3rd tri thanks to the extra 30 pounds and a pair of legs perilously close to your lungs. Don't worry it doesn't have a bearing on your fitness or endurance for labor!
There's a scientific reason, it's normal! Read all about it in the link above. I am experiencing the same thing whenever there is the slightest incline on my daily dog walks.