Last Tuesday, I had my Week 36 appointment and was told that everything looked good though he's still measuring small and that I was 1cm. dialated and 70% effaced. That evening, I noticed my heart beat a little faster than normal and I got winded easier than normal. The next day, Wednesday, my heart REALLY started racing. I had a non-stress test scheduled for that evening at the hospital so when I got there, I told them about my concerns. They took my blood pressure and said that it was normal (123/78) which is in the normal range, but not for me. My normal range is 100-105/60-65. The triage nurse said I was probably just nervous and didn't seem concerned. However, it was back to racing again Thursday - I checked my pulse at 124bpm, so I called my OBGYN. The nurse said that if I hadn't just had a non-stress test last night she'd tell me to go to the hospital immediately to have one but that maybe I should call my GP because he may have more of an idea of my history and have some other ideas of what could be causing it. So that night, I went to my GP. By the time I saw him, my blood pressure was back down closer to normal for me but still slightly elevated. He took blood and said to stay at home Friday and rest, which I did. I slept from 10pm Thursday night to 1pm Friday afternoon. On Saturday, I had another non-stress test at the hospital (twice a week 'til the baby's born). My pressure was up to 134/89 which is EXTREMELY high for me. The OB on-call asked for a urine sample and even though the one I gave at Tuesday's appointment was clear, by Saturday I had developed a bladder infection. *sigh*
I was really thinking that my bloodwork would show I was deficient in something and I'd be able to take something and feel back to myself again shortly. I called for the results this morning and was told that it was all normal. I am not deficient in anything. So now I'm completely stumped as to why I feel like I do. I have my Week 37 appointment this afternoon so hopefully my OB will be able to shed some light on the whole thing but I'm not holding my breath. I'm just so tired of feeling this way - getting winded for NO reason, my heart pounding so badly that I feel like I just ran 5 miles for NO reason... I wake up in the middle of the night panting. This can't be normal.
But because I'm basically being monitored three times a week (one OBGYN appointment, two non-stress tests) no one seems overly worried... which is good, but at the same time I'm really tired of feeling like this. It's really frustrating.
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keep in mind babies can be delivered 2 weeks before, or after due date, as in mine and my brothers cases. Just be prepared and caaalm down. stressing yourself out only makes it worse. just breathe, everybody has their own problems through pregnancy the problem with you feeling "winded" by doing nothing could be caused by sudden weight gain?
Originally Posted by LKPike
I thought I was the only one having this reaction. If it's sweet and in my path, consider it gone. 
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