Anyone have any experience with this?
I was resting away yesterday, outside on my lounge chair. Felt pretty much ok, my heartbeat was "loud" as usual- it seems that in my prenatal state my pulse vibrates through my entire body. It usually corresponds with my bp- the louder it feels, the higher the bp. Anyway, I went inside to check my pressure and my machine gives me the reading (154-98) and also a little vibrating heart symbol I have never seen before, which indicates irregular heartbeat.
I've taken my bp hundreds of times on that machine and this is the first time I've gotten that symbol. When I stopped to pay attention to my heart it was indeed irregular- not fast, but not even. Instead of thump-thump-thump it was more like, thump.... thumpity thump thump... thump. It went back to normal after a few minutes but was bad again last night. I was worried, but the thought of going to sit in emergency was not appealing (Come ON twenty weeks, so I can at least go to L&D!). I decided to go to sleep and see how I was this morning.
This morning the heartbeat seems to be pretty normal, although my bp is high, but that's almost normal for me nowadays. Dr ObGYN is out of town this week. I called Dr MFM and she's not in today- her secretery assured me she'll call me as soon as she can, maybe this afternoon if she drops in or tomorrow morning. I called Dr GP and left a message and now I'm waiting for her to call me back.
Has this happened to anyone else?
2 comments:
can u talk to a nurse at the OB or MFM??
I have this happen to me sometimes. It is not a regular thing but it happens to me over a peiod of a week about every 6-8 months. I am not pregnant so I can't give an advise on that but for me the doctor told me it was nothing to worry about. She said that it really happens to every body, once in a while, but sometimes (most of the time) you do not notice it. but once you do notice it, it usually scares you and then you pay attention more. Since you are pregnant and with your BP though it probably would not hurt to at least call the doctor or nurse that way you don't have to sit in the ER. they can give you the best advice.
I am hoping that it is nothing.
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