Shortness of breath

MomtoRyan

anyone else experience shortness of breath early?  Just sitting I can feel myself with overtime.  Only 14 weeks.

purplefan1

Yes. It was worse in my first trimester but went away for a bit once I got settled in to second. Every now and again I feel short of breath. 

kyraaD

i felt shortness of breath early on in 1st Tri, & it's only gotten worse as the weeks go on. i dont even attempt stairs anymore.

ecwk

It's normal! I've had this a lot! 

peregrinefalconx

You can look up what it means, but it's normal (I can't remember). I think it does get better as time goes on. I have trouble giving presentations and feel overly breathy.

audmomout

It's caused by the rise in progesterone levels.  It's completely normal.

charmedlifex3

Do be careful though! I ignored shortness of breath thinking it was "normal" and went to the doctor when it started to hurt - turned out I had pneumonia.

I don't know if the shallow breathing caused it, or if it was going on the whole time and I ignored it, but if you are concerned and uncomfortable absolutely call your doctor. (Even if it is something"normal" - better safe than sorry!)

ashleyrobertson0113

My doctor said around the beginning of the first trimester the diaphragm gets compressed and you get 30% less oxygen than normal! Explains why many of us have breathing issues during pregnancy.