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Hope08
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Hope08 asked in Pregnancy & ParentingPregnancy · 1 decade ago

Maternal heart rates during pregnancy??

Ok, not sure how to explain this. I started feeling dizzy and ill, so I stood up to go to the bathroom. I became so dizzy I fell. My resting heart rate is 124 bpm. Should I be worried? What could be causing this. My normal heart rate is around 70-80 before pregnancy. Not sure what is has been since. My BP was 118/88 a little high diastolic but perfectly normal systolic. Cannot find any info on this. PLEASE HELP!! What could cause this?? Should I be worried? What should I do? Oh, and I am in my 8th week of pregnancy!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You should notify your doctor, but the same thing happened to me when I was about 20 weeks pregnant. It turned out that I was very dehydrated. Your body compensates by increasing your heart rate.

    You are supposed to take in a lot more water during pregnancy because you are doubling the water volume to get ready for the pregnancy. Please let your doctor know!

  • 1 decade ago

    Well during pregnancy your blood volume increases by 40% of what your pre-pregnancy volume is. Your heart has to pump harder and faster to pump that extra blood and fluid around. It's not uncommon for your heart rate to increase in pregnancy. Your blood pressure is absolutely fine. 118 is not a high diastolic. No one would really worry until it was over 140 over 90's. Just make sure when you're getting up to just make sure you pause between each position. You could be having hypostatic hypotension where your blood pressure drops when changing from laying to sitting or sitting to standing. It'll pass.

  • ?
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    5 years ago

    I had this for the time of my being pregnant, incredibly the 1st 2 trimesters (not plenty in the 0.33). besides, it particularly is exceptionally time-honored. it particularly is due on your blood quantity increasing by using as much as 50% once you're pregnant, to furnish blood/oxygen/life to the infant. Your coronary heart's working not elementary! If it particularly is observed by using dizziness, nausea or the rest that makes you frightened provide your well-being care expert a call ideal away. do not experience such as you're bothering them...that's what they're there for! call in case you experience you ought to, even to easily set your ideas relaxed. BTW congrats!

  • 1 decade ago

    my heart rate and BP was high whe i was prego. you may have a slight case of pre eclampsia. check with your dr. but i was told a higher heart rate is good cause your heart has to work harder to get blood to your body and to baby

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