Light headed in first week PP?

Re: Light headed in first week PP?

• FutureMrsCaesar member

  March 2016

  Are you really sleep deprived?  Are you eating enough and drinking plenty of water?  
  For me personally the more sleep deprived I get the more I feel that way, but I've also heard of other women having that issue while breastfeeding.  I would say it's normal but if it becomes too bothersome contact your OB.

  
  

   
   
  

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• cmerribury member

  March 2016

  I've been having a dizzy feeling when I turn my head too quickly. It sucks but I assume it will go away. Calling the doctor seems like a good idea. 

  
  
  

  
  

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• kfarr26 member

  March 2016

  I've had blood pressure issues since giving birth yesterday afternoon.  I nearly passed out on the first trip to the restroom, felt really hot and sweaty and like I'd pass out while sitting up in bed, and had a really bad episode where I did pass out for a while after changing rooms and trying to change gowns.  Eyes rolled in the back of the head and all - BP was 71 over 30 when they got me to come to.  
  
  Do you have a way of checking your BP when you start feeling that way?

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• BrooksMommy33 member

  March 2016

  Yes! I experienced this for the first three weeks. My guess is sleep deprivation and a bit of dehydration. I'm on week four and its stopped. I think my body just finally caught up. 

  

  
  

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• kdebesche4 member

  March 2016

  Also, make sure you are eating and drinking enough, especially with the breast feeding. I would get this way if I wasn't getting enough protein and my blood pressure would drop. I kept snacks and water near me while I was breastfeeding to keep my sugars level.

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• smushi member

  March 2016

  I was having those moments the first two days post partum and needed help getting to and from the bathroom and getting up out of the bed but then it stopped.
  

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• kaydikate82 member

  March 2016

  Vertigo is common after delivery...it's due to the extra fluids running through your body.  I felt like I was on a boat as I was drifting off to sleep for the first week...not sure if that's what you have been feeling.

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• SuperTrooper2 member

  March 2016

  I delivered on Tuesday and went to urgent care Friday. My symptoms were extreme fatigue, tight chest, breathlessness and racing pulse (120+ if I walked around at all, 95 ish if I laid down.) They called with my blood results today and I'm dangerously low in red blood cells, extreme anemic. He said I needed more iron so I'm started on iron pills tonight. Calling my RE in the morning to let him know and ask if I can keep breastfeeding. 
  
  I I never go to the doctor, I don't even have one, but knew something was off! Don't be afraid to go in!!

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• Knottie59802221 member

  March 2016

  It turns out I had a protein deficiency when I spoke to my doctor. Now I have to drink a protein shake once a day and I haven't had a problem since!
  

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