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Permalink Reply by Laura Strudwick on January 22, 2012 at 9:21am

Really common during pregnancy. I had the same thing and spoke with my OB who said that even very frequent and extreme palpitations don't necessarily mean anything when you are pregnant. My understanding is that its because your blood volume increases so much over pregnancy, you get palpitations from your cardiovascular system adjusting to the increase. For peace of mind, you could go see your OB and request a take-home heart monitor to get a sense of whether anything funny is going on -- totally noninvasive, won't effect your baby, and might make you feel less stressed.

If it helps, I got the worst palpitations in my second trimester and then it got better towards my third.

Permalink Reply by Ana on January 22, 2012 at 3:45pm

Thanks for posting this. I never thought about it, but I guess I have them too during the night mostly... had them before I was pregnant, but I my heart pressure is normal...

Permalink Reply by Angela on March 7, 2012 at 6:28am

I am 18 weeks pregnant and get heart palp's too. I get them when I'm sitting doing nothing.I talked with OB since i used to get them occasionally before I was pregnant and she said its from the blood volume increase. She said she would only be worried if I was passing out from them or having chest pain.I hope yours get better!!

Permalink Reply by Sarah Kay on March 23, 2012 at 5:48pm

I get these. As a precaution I got an ekg done and my heart is fine. It's common in pregnancy!

Permalink Reply by Kim Nater on March 28, 2012 at 9:32am

Mine went away and I feel like I can breathe much easier too! Must have been an adjustment I needed. :)