pounding heart??

oller81

I am 6w2d along and I've had the weirdest symptom so far.  Whenever I lay down my heart pounds REALLY hard.  I feel like it is going to pound out of my chest!!  I've never experienced this before; I'm just wondering if it could be a pregnancy symptom that I did not experience the first time around!

bobbidall

Never heard of it when laying down.  I've had it when exercising or walking up stairs.

kates2480

Yes, it's common to have palpitations with pregnancy.

laurasue

I had a similar symptom (although not while laying down) around the end of my 5th week. It may have been tied to my iron deficiency anemia, but it could also be due to the fact that your body is increasing it's blood volume and your heart is working harder to pump it.

oller81

thanks for the answers girls!

cdc1982

Almost once a day I'll feel my heart pounding.  It's not that it's faster than normal, but I can feel it & yes, it feels like it's trying to break free!!  I hate it but we talked to the doc & he said it's normal (DH was worried that it might be a high blood pressure thing but mine's still nice & textbook!)

candylies

I have palpitations too. Seem to happen to me during resting periods and not so much during exercise.