cant catch my breath!

[stevie123]

hi all, just wondered if anybody else had this. im 25 weeks now, and im not that big yet, but i keep having episodes during the day where i just cant get my breath. i feel like even if im taking deep breaths im going to pass out and im not getting enough air.
sometimes i feel like i will actually pass out, though this hasnt actually happened yet. kind of feels like hyperventilating a bit.
does anybody know if this is normal, or is anybody else having this?

 

[bky]

I've had this all through this pregnancy, even in 1st tri. It's likely due to progesterone loosening your diaphragm muscles combined with the added blood volume. Mine was sort of helped by iron pills, but I still get it whenever LO goes through a growth spurt.

 

[Shining Star]

Me too! It's not very nice but part of the package deal I think...

 

[nicholatmn]

I have it too. It really sucks, but just calm down and you'll feel normal again

 

[halas]

i had it really badly with gabrielle get it this time aswell my midwife said its the baby sitting on my vain she had a doctor to check my heart and lungs out just in case

 

[Nel.B]

I was only just now lying down thinking how I couldn't catch my breath. It feels like I have a huge weight sitting on my chest and my heart was going a million miles an hour. It' reassuring to know this is normal (this is my first).

 

[stevie123]

hi, thanks guys. yeah ijust wanted to know it was normal really, and as you all get it too then im sure it is. it is horrible. i dont mind so much when im at home and i can relax and just try and breathe through it, but i get worried when im out and about that ill pass out in the middle of the shops or something lol! thanks again.