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heart beating out of my chest

daveNmissydaveNmissy
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It seems like anytime I do anything physical my heart rate sky rockets. It usually happens when I am doing laundry, going up and down the stairs, cleaning house etc.

 I told my doc it was happening occasionally at my last appt. (3 weeks ago) That was really the beginning of it. He said that this was normal for pregnancy and as long as it didn't exceed for over 15 min I was fine. Well for the last 2 weeks it happens all of the time. I am a teachers assistant in a special education classroom, I don't sit down most of the day, and I am with students who move quickly that I need to keep up with. With this are coming what I think are brackston hicks (sp?) and pressure on my pelvis.

I am wondering has anyone else had this,what did your docs say?

Thanks so much...

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Re: heart beating out of my chest

  • AlpacaBunnyAlpacaBunny member
    That happens to me all the time.  Now that I'm on bedrest it seems to be getting worse.  Sometimes I feel like mine comes along with a contraction too.  My doctor hasn't said much about it, but for me it doesn't happen all that often b/c I am not up and about very much at all. 
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  • ourstoreyourstorey
    It happens to me all the time too. I haven't talked to my doctor about the heart racing, but I have about the braxton hicks. He says if you have 5-6 an hour you should go to labor and delivery otherwise you're fine. If you have 4 an hour and they are regular then you should go then too.
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  • daveNmissydaveNmissy

    thanks so much for your  thoughts. i haven't had more than 2 in an hour, so I think that is a good thing. I read that the heart rate thing is normal because of increased bloodflow from the babies. i have to say though it does not feel anywhere near normal.    

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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member
    I'd bring it up again. They can put you on a holter monitor just to make sure there is nothing strange going on & I think that it would help ease your mind. Just a thought.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    it happened to me for the first time last week- freaked me out! I knew it was normal so didn't call the doc- but will mentino it at my next appt.

    you may need to alter your work schedule- on your feet all day with twins is not good... esp if you having this heart racing issue.

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