Feeling super breathless and exhausted

[shan1995x]

Hello! I'm 25+1 weeks and this heat we're having at the moment has just written me off I think. I'm super breathless today, feel like I can't even lay down because it just feels like there is a massive weight on my chest.

I'm panicking because I just feel rough and not myself, I can't say I've felt full of life this whole pregnancy but on days like today I just struggle. I do have health anxiety so that's been hard with the pregnancy and having days like this.

I don't know whether to just ride it out or call someone, is breathlessness normal at this time in pregnancy and also during this heat? Just having a bad time of it at the moment! :(

Could be an iron deficiency, best to call your midwife to get a blood test to check.

Also agree sounds like possible iron deficiency. Get a blood test asap.

That's what anaemia feels like. They can give you iron which makes it a lot better.

I've been taking one iron tablet a day since falling pregnant and it's kept my levels just above borderline this whole time, I've suffered on and off with anaemia since I was a teenager!

I'll give them a call and see if they can get me checked, thanks everyone x