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Lobodeb is right, tachycardia is not an actual condition but just means your heart rate is faster than "normal." It can have any one of numerous causes including stress, increased caffeine or sugar intake, even increased carbohydrates, to name just a few. Kinda like tinnitus means ear ringing but it can be caused by a wide variety of conditions. Hope that makes sense.
Really if the medical personnel working with you are not too concerned, I would breathe easy as you can as they see hundreds and hundreds of pregnancies every year and probably see quite a wide variety of things. I know it has to be hard not to be anxious, in your place I would be too. I've had tachycardia before when I was dealing with an illness years ago and it's not a pleasant feeling. That winded feeling is very uncomfortable. But I hope it helps to know that you don't have an actual condition that will stick with you. I'm betting it will settle when the little guy comes into the world :).
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Yeah, I feel better knowing that they aren't overly concerned about it... she did say that it could bring about heart issues in the future depending how severe the case is and how long I have it - I guess from the heart beating so fast for so long could damage/weaken it. Not sure. She said after I have the baby, I should follow up with my GP about it and allow him to refer me to a cardiologist if he feels it's necessary.
So yeah, while I feel better knowing that none of my doctors are freaking out about it, it's still really uncomfortable and I wish there was something I could do/take for it instead of just waiting for each episode to pass.
