Irregular heartbeat (lack of sleep i think)

shalanek01@aol.com

For 2 days now I have had what seems to be an irregular heart beat. I have not been sleeping well at all and it feels like my heart is working over time. I think the lack of sleep might be the cause though. Has anyone else experienced this? I wasnt worried about it yesterday so I didnt call my doctor but now that its 2 days in a row I am wondering if I should call. My mom said she experienced it sometimes when she was pregnant but this is an all day thing for me now.

gosborne

I felt that the other night I believe in fact.  I got really worried about it, but I thought I might be imagining things. 

Hello_Nicole

I have been having sort of the same thing.  Sometimes it feels like my heart is beating REALLY hard, not fast, but just hard like the kind of beat you get when something startles you.  I get really scared because I had a repaired hole in my heart two years ago, but I have been to the cardiologist and I asked my OB and they said I am okay and it's just a part of pregnancy.

I read somewhere in one of my pregnancy books that our hearts start working 40-50% harder in the second trimester.  So you are probably just feeling your heart working overtime.  I would still ask your doctor about it just in case, but hopefully this helps ease your mind

wrenr

Mine did all sorts of crazy beats when I was pg with DD. Now it's beginning to act funny again. It flutters and skips sometimes. It freaks me out but I know it happens b/c of the pg. Also, after I had DD I started getting really easily affected by caffeine, even the amount in a chocolate bar would get my heart fluttering. Have you been drinking extra coffee b/c of lack of sleep? I tend to avoid caffeine all together now cause it just freaks me out to have my heart skipping about.

Mrs.KLF

Not so much irregular, but my heart has been beating super hard occasionally.  Out of no where, it will suddenly feel like it's beating out of my chest.  It was starting to worry me, but then I read in my Your Pregnancy Week by Week book that that is very normal and as long as it's not accompanied by shortness of breath, it's nothing to worry about.