Hi, I’ve been getting breathlessness during my pregnancy for probably a good couple of months. I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant. I’ve mentioned it previously to my midwife and she checked my iron levels which are low again so thought it could be that. I’ve been working on increasing my iron for the past month, she’s took my bloods again today and we should hopefully find out in a couple of days if my iron levels have increased. I explained I get breathless when doing simple tasks like hanging out washing, walking my daughter to preschool less than 10 mins away, taking the stairs. However I’m fine if I’m not doing much or sat still. I explained it doesn’t scare me & I can catch my breath if I stop and take a minute. I don’t feel ill or have any other symptoms I’m concerned about. I seem to be carrying this baby a lot higher than my first so not sure if he’s just pushing all my organs up into my lungs or maybe my lungs don’t have as much space to inflate. She called the midwifery department at the hospital and they told me to go to A&E. This seems completely over the top to me and more like they are fobbing me off to another department to deal with. I just wondered if others have struggled with shortness of breath in pregnancy, especially in the 3rd trimester. Surely it’s not that uncommon? I really don’t think a trip to A&E is necessary.