What is going on with my eyes...?

[jimper]

Am 27+3, my BP is normal, urine normal other things all normal. Except my eyes. The best way I can describe it is you know when you close your eyes and rub them it is very 'busy' - mine are like that all the time - especially when I look at the sky or a white wall or something like that. It is not blurry, not flashes and no black spots. Just this business - is this normal!?

oh my goodness i got that around that stage to but mine has stopped now....doctors kept doing tests on me to find out what it was but they didnt know lol it should go away mine took about 2 weeks like....it wasnt there all the time just sometimes and then all of a sudden stopped, good luck xx

Thanks Claire - that is reassuring!

Have you been tested for gestational diabetes?

It's a very slim chance but sometimes that can affect eyesight and make it a bit busy/blurry/difficult to focus at certain things?

Probably nothing esp with normal urine checks but worth checking out for reassurance purposes.

i had that in my last and a bit in this pregnancy. I never had GD.. just the slight change in your blood sugar level can mess with you eyes a bit. I got very low prescription glasses and wore them. It went away. Optician said that if i didnt wear them that i would strain my eyes and end up needing them in the long term

Thanks for the replies! I haven't been tested yet for GD, but I do have that test next week so between now and then I will worry! You don't think I need to act before then?

I do wear glasses anyway and this is worse when I take them off....it is so weird!

I have to admit I have had that in both my pgs and had gd in both :( - its always a possibility

Do you mean like little transparent tadpoles? They're just a different type of floater and occasionally they can indicate problems with the retina - so if they're new go and get them checked out (Optometrist can do it).

I second what Karoleann says. However the advice of Sarahmia's Optician is a bit worrying and I wouldn't go ahead and get new specs unless there is a very good reason for doing so as frequent changes in prescription are fairly common in pregnancy and what is the correct prescription one day can be wrong the next. A check up for the health of your eyes however can never be a bad idea if you have concerns.

I get that. To the point that when I look out the bedroom window in the morning I see the whizzing more than the scenery! GP told me it was just the increased blood volume and I stopped worrying. Now I've started again!