Shakiness

[Havingkittens]

I'm about 6 weeks pregnant and have been having a lot of shaky spells. I have been pregnant a few times before and although I've felt shaky during those pregnancies I have usually felt better once I've eaten something but this time it just seems to carry on for hours even after I've eaten.

I'm not really visibly shaking but I feel very quivery and my legs feel like jelly.

Surely if it's a blood sugar issue then it would calm down after eating. My blood pressure was normal when I went to the doctors a couple of weeks ago too so I don't think it's that. Although, of course that may have changed since then.

Any ideas?

[japhrimel]

Your blood pressure could be more variable now, e.g. dropping when you stand up.

Could you be getting a bit dehydrated? I find that low blood sugar and dehydration often lead to low blood pressure for me.

[missdt]

Could it be anxiety? Does this happen at any time when you aren't pregnant?

[Havingkittens]

I don't think it's to do with anxiety. I am anxious, it's true. This is my 5th pregnancy (no baby yet). But I've not felt like this when I've been at my most anxious - ie. coming up to my first early scan last week - and I have been feeling reasonably relaxed over the last week having seen the heart beat.

It's possible that I may be a little dehydrated. I try to drink regularly but I've been out and about quite a bit over the weekend and trying to keep a balance between not being thirsty and not needing to constantly wee!

I used to have low blood pressure back in the olden days when I was a skinny young thing (those were the days!) so I know what low blood pressure feels like. I don't get any blackness or feint feeling when I get up too quickly or after a bath so I don't think it's that either. Hmmm, maybe I'll keep an eye over the next week and if it's not any better I'll go to the doctors and quiz him.

[Parker23]

Hi Havingkittens I've been the same. I've also been very nauseous and get terrible low blood sugar symptoms even in the middle of the night.

I often feel shaky and in desperate need of food/drink. I find fresh orange and some carb (bread etc) can stop me feeling so sick and dizzy but the shaky feeling can often carry on for a while. I think the trick is to eat before you get hungry so your blood sugar doesn't drop. A friend of mine who had similar symptoms during the menopause, told me to eat small amounts every two hours to prevent these spells. It does help but I still feel rubbish.

Some days I feel shaky all day. This is my first baby but I think it can be fairly normal according to a few of my friends who also had slightly difficult pregnancies. I suppose each pregnancy is different so this one might just be a wobbly one for you? Pants isn't it!?