Breathless at 5 weeks pregnant

[layna12]

Hello

I have heard of breathlessness in pregnancy once baby starts to squish your organs and things start to move about but I am 5 weeks and struggling.

Walking upstairs, putting laundry on the airer, carrying a light bag from the car into the house are all tasks that are making me really breathless, even sitting down it's as if I'm forgetting to breathe.

I am a non smoker, no covid, healthy weight etc. I can't work it out, I feel ill with it! Having to take my asthma inhaler a couple of times a day instead of my usual once or twice a month maximum!

I haven't told my dr I'm pregnant yet but think I'm going to have to and mention this as I'm starting to get worried. Has anyone else felt the same?

I'm also 5 weeks and breathless. It's normal but if you're worried you should always get checked out.

It’s a hormonal thing at this stage. Normal but irritating.

I had that this time round. Annoying!

It's normal. A simple Google would tell you that too!

Totally normal. I'm almost 14weeks and still get breathless doing normal tasks 😂

@Juno231 I wanted to chat to other women about it, not Google.

@Squiff70 @WakeUpLockie sorry to hear you both have it too, it feels horrible! X

@Lostintranslatio sorry to hear you have it too, I can't imagine doing another 35 weeks of it 😂

@TyrannosaurusRights thank you!

@Juno231

It's normal. A simple Google would tell you that too!

Such compassion you could have just closed the thread rather than sharing hatred

@layna12 it is probably normal but best to get checked as it could be something like anemia.

If you are asthmatic and need to use your inhaler more than usual due to breathlessness you need medical advice asap.

It can be, and is likely to be, absolutely normal.

However, if you're concerned get checked. I had a pulmonary embolism during my pregnancy. So always worth checking these things.

I also experienced this in first trimester. But I think you should also mention to your gp. I hope you can take it easy and rest.

I am experiencing this in my second trimester and find it frustrating, but also found out pregnancy has made me anaemic and my blood pressure is low so could be that.

It's normal so please try not to worry, something to do with progesterone I think.

I’ve had breathlessness throughout my pregnancy. I’m currently 33 weeks pregnant and found out about 3 weeks ago my iron levels are low again & this is why I’ve been finding it difficult to catch my breath. Might be worth getting your iron levels checked

I had a pulmonary embolism early in pregnancy (from 10 weeks though, not as early as you) and kept being told my breathlessness was normal. It wasn’t. It was also different to when I need to take an inhaler. It didn’t feel like there was a problem getting enough air into my lungs quickly enough (which is how I would usually describe feeling breathless) it felt instead as if there was a problem with the air itself - as if the air was going into my lungs but it didn’t have enough oxygen in.

But, to reassure you (as it is normal to spend extent in early pregnancy) I was very breathless. As in, I felt it when I was driving my car or sitting down, not just upon exertion

*some extent