I am 28+5 weeks pregnant. I have tried looking up the specific eye symptoms I experience, but I can't find any stories that are similar. People mainly report seeing "bursts" of sparkles. Or large black spots or large flashes or blurry vision etc. That's not really what I see.
It started about 3 weeks ago from what I know (although perhaps could have been going on longer and I just didn't pay attention to it?). I also have really bad anxiety with OCD and obsess over things.
This usually (but not always) happens in my peripheral vision. It's like a single tiny pixel (the size of a grain of sand or smaller) that quickly appears and disappears in a milisecond. Usually it's black and sometimes I think something is there, but nothing is there when I look. And it happens literally all the time. Many times a minute throughout the day (depending on the specific setting I am in). But I am genuinely not sure if this is "visual noise" that my anxiety chose to focus on or if it is pre-eclampsia. It happens almost exclusively in certain instances: immediately when waking up and turning on the lights in the morning, when looking at a computer monitor, and when looking out a window during daylight (or when a large window is in my peripheral vision). It's actually the worst when I wake up in the morning, and the daylight is coming through the windows in my bedroom. I see little black dots that appear and rapidly disappear everywhere (especially out the window and I think they're birds). I rarely notice them in "busier" environments (i.e., if I go out to a restaurant, driving, walking around). It is quite specific to lighting and what else is going on in the environment. No blurryness.
I freaked out last week and went to my midwife about it. I described the symptoms to her. She wasn't worried since it seemed quite specific to certain settings. She did take my blood pressure and said it was normal (for me... my BP always runs high-normal, around 120/80, at appointments due to anxiety but when she took the BP it was no different than my normal). She didn't test my urine as it's not standard practice where I live (I am not in the UK but I like these forums). They only test it if BP is concerning.
These aren't floaters. I actually got a single floater in my left eye months ago, when I was about 14 weeks along. It's still there and hasn't changed. I am not concerned at all about that one as I know floaters are very common in general, especially in people who are nearsighted (me). And it happened very early second trimester/late first trimester.
I also have had very bubbly pee. I actually had this way before pregnancy. Not sure when it started, but I have had it for at least 3.5 years. I had 2 urine tests in early pregnancy, both which showed no protein. Blood tests in the first trimester showed good kidney function. So I am not sure if I am just focusing on my urine more or if there is a change. But it seems more bubbly? Although 80% of the bubbles disappear quickly after peeing (1-2 minutes). But it's bubbly even if I try to slow down my urine stream. It is less bubbly the more hydrated I am.
No other symptoms. I never get headaches, unless they are tension or sleep headaches (which I got all the time pre-pregnancy so no change there. I may actually get them less often now). I have not had any swelling yet (my fingers and feet were always bony and veiny and they still are). My wedding ring still fits the same as always (I can easily get it off and continue to play with it all day lol).
My husband is SO supportive and sweet. But is also getting frustrated with my health anxiety as that's all I talk about all the time (for years). So he keeps saying I am completely fine and I need to stop.
Anyways, what do you think about these vision things?