Dizziness!? Wus up?

mylazypony · July 2014

The last two days, I've been experiencing dizzy moments. They come and go throughout my day and usually force me to sit down. This sucks and not to mention I get a bit sweaty from the spell. Anyone else experiencing this BS?

Irishcurls · July 2014

Yup. Very common. Stay hydrated.

mandamoochie · July 2014

Id talk to your dr about that symptom it could be a blood pressure thing which could be a symptom of something more serious.

katewoodruff · July 2014

My doctor told me to up protein from 40 grams a day to 75 when pregnant. I have been feeling a lot better since doing that.

mrsherr22 · July 2014

I've had a few of those spells. Possibly blood pressure related or low iron levels. Maybe some meat will help

aggiebug · July 2014

Your blood vessels are starting to expand to accommodate a higher blood volume, but until your blood volume catches up your bp can drop. Drink extra water and take it slow if need be.

mkrk227 · July 2014

In high school I was diagnosed with something called POTS, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and NMH, Neurally mediated hypotension, what happens is my heart rate would drastically increase and my blood pressure would drop. I would get really dizzy, black out, occasionally pass out. I mentioned this to my nurse and was told to watch it because it's very common for pregnant women to get.

HerHighness · July 2014

I had it bad weeks 4-7. Try to drink a lot of water and stand up slowly. I also had to avoid super hot showers as id feel like i was going to pass out after.

rawor · July 2014

With my first I passed out cold one day ( luckily didn't get hurt) but I was constantly dizzy and light headed especially with standing too long, standing up too fast, hot showers you name it. Having a big water bottle with me at all times really helped. Baby can take a lot out of you, even wonderful hot showers

scgmama · July 2014

I experience this from time to time and have associated it with standing up too long, being dehydrated or possibly low blood sugar. Take it easy, stay hydrated and try eating something and see if that helps.

brittyirene · July 2014

I was just thinking about posting about this earlier and wondered. I've been trying to stay hydrated but meat sounds just gross to me. Any suggestions for other proteins?

JNettie73 · July 2014

brittyirene said:

I was just thinking about posting about this earlier and wondered. I've been trying to stay hydrated but meat sounds just gross to me. Any suggestions for other proteins?

I am a vegetarian (lacto-ovo). I get my protein from beans, quinoa, Greek yogurt (great for smoothies), milk, peanut butter. I don't like the taste of eggs but they are a good source of protein as well.