I'm 10 weeks today and am becoming more and more aware of what feels like my heart beating oddly, like it speeds up and then skips a beat every now and again. Notice it most when I'm resting but is fairly frequent all day. It's not an unfamiliar sensation, I have felt similar on and off for years, probably from too much caffeine or a hangover.
I know that the volume of blood in the body increases buy up to 50% during pregnancy so the heart has to work harder, but am starting to worry that mine has a problem and isn't coping....
Mentioned to the midwife at my booking in yesterday and she didn't listen to it or anything ( and didn't mention the blood increase thing) just suggested I ask the consultant when I see him/her at 16 weeks. I am seeing consultant as a precaution as I am over 40 but have no health issues or unusual pregnancy risk factors.
Has anyone else had this and been reassured by a doctor? If I went to the nurse at my GP would she be able to listen and pick up anything odd? I am reluctant to waste GP time over something that's probably normal.
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Heart "palpitations"
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JessieMcJessie · 03/02/2016 07:59
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