Heart Problems?

Re: Heart Problems?

• ngarden01 member

  August 2012

  cutemary007:

  So I called my OB this morning to ask about my weird heart symptoms. I dont have any history of heart problems or irregular heartbeat....but in the last month or two of my pregnancy lots of things have been happening.

  My heart will occasionally start racing. Usually when I'm just laying down. Or skip a beat. Or even flutter and act weird. Its very unerving.

  It passes after 5-10 seconds but happens almost daily.

  Does anyone experience this?? They want me to go to the hospital and be evaluated which I'm really hesitant to do. Anyone have any thoughts?

  If it's something that you're worried about, why are you hesitant to at least to get checked out?

  
  

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• cutemary007

  August 2012

  Just my experience with hospitals and ER's. You're there for HOURS and HOURS. They run a million tests. Usually send you on your way and to follow up with your primary care. I want to know and make sure everything is ok....but dont want to sit there all night long to be told to follow up with my doctor.

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• fennyann member

  August 2012

  i have always had an irregular heartbeat. its a condition that i have had for a long time. my doctor didnt seem too concerned about it. he said that if my chest starts to hurt or it continues for longer than a couple of minutes to have it checked.

  i would maybe have it checked just to be safe. cause i know that when i feel it coming on, i sometimes feel like im going to pass out. im pretty good at controlling it nowadays with some breathing techniques. but...im sure if you tell your doc, they will probably want to have you checked.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• nealbl member

  August 2012

  With both pregnancies I have had heart racing and heart palpatations. My OB has never been concerned and said it is quite common. It happens to me mostly when I am laying down too. some weeks it will happen daily and then other weeks it will be way more sporadic

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• cco42

  August 2012

  This is my third pregnancy, but the first where I've experienced exactly what you are talking about. Up until about 2 weeks ago I was having cardiac palpitations, arrhythmias, occasional shortness of breath, etc. I had mentioned it to my Dr's at my appointments but never called in about it and I was assured at every appt that it was normal The thing is, I *know* it's a normal part of pregnancy- 90% of gestating women will have palpitations whether they are aware of them or not- but it still scared me. So I would have a palpitation and then the anxiety that I felt because of it would cause more palpitations. It was a never ending cycle. That being said, I didn't call in because I knew that if I did, the ONLY option for them would be to send me to the hospital for testing. So please know that, while it is scary, it is also normal. There is nothing wrong with going to get checked out and if it will calm your fears, I highly suggest you do go in. Also, when you feel the "fluttering" you can valsalva- that is, bear down as though you are trying to have a BM and that will help get your heart back on track. I know how scary it is to feel that! 

  

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• KellersPrag member

  August 2012

  cutemary007:

  So I called my OB this morning to ask about my weird heart symptoms. I dont have any history of heart problems or irregular heartbeat....but in the last month or two of my pregnancy lots of things have been happening.

  My heart will occasionally start racing. Usually when I'm just laying down. Or skip a beat. Or even flutter and act weird. Its very unerving.

  It passes after 5-10 seconds but happens almost daily.

  Does anyone experience this?? They want me to go to the hospital and be evaluated which I'm really hesitant to do. Anyone have any thoughts?

  I've had this happening the last few months, daily, but sure lasting longer than 5-10 seconds. It lasts for 30 minutes+ most of the time. While I am doing NOTHING, my resting heart rate will go up to 130 easily. I mentioned it to my OB at every appointment and after about a month and a half of me complaining, they told me to go to a cardiologist. I went last week, and the cardiologist did an EKG, and I go tomorrow for an echo cardiogram.

  Long story short, they say that when it happens, 99% of the time it is hormonal and related to pregnancy since your heart stretches to accommodate the nearly double blood flow that you have in pregnancy. But 1% of the time, it is a serious condition (I didn't ask what the condition is). So when it is happening, they would prefer to check you out because if it IS that serious condition, they need to know before labor. If it's not, then it will likely go away after delivering the baby, and it is labelled "pregnancy induced tachycardia" and will just annoy the hell out of you and feel very inconvenient for a while. It is true that 90% of pregnant women are experiencing the symptoms but never feel it, but it's still better to be safe than sorry. Always.
  

  Bottom line - go to a cardiologist, get checked out.
  

  
  

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