My sister needs help - 22 weeks.

[jesses_girl]

Ok so my sister is putting off seeing her midwife as shes worried she might be classed as high risk and not allowed in the birth centre. For about 4 weeks now shes been having heart palpatations, she says she feels like her heart is beating out of her chest, she says she can actually feel and see her heart beating. I wanted her to see her middie then, but she wont :-( Today she rang me crying and says she thinks she nearly fainted and she was sweating really bad in her head/neck area, nowhere else. It happend twice, she says she will consider ringing the midwife... but she doesnt want to get kicked out. She doesnt have high bp, or protein. My first thought was bubs was sitting on the blood vessel, but then i rememberd her heart. She has miscarried before but i doubt this has anything to do with it?? everythings ok with her and bubs!!
btw- shes 22 weeks preggas. TIA!!

[CinderToriella]

Do not quote me
But from memory i to had heart pulputations and could really feel my heart beating during pregnancy as well..

But in saying that, if she feels something is not right she needs to speak to her MW

[Arimeh]

Is she having panic attacks? I know it seems like a stupid question - but sometimes I feel like that when I'm having a panic attack.

Although I do remember last pregnancy I got a few heart palpatations - and I fainted in my first pregnancy but that was because I had low blood sugar.

[CinderToriella]

Just remmebered i also fainted a few times during mine ..I would get all clamy hot and feel oyt if it,then someimes faint..Although everything was ok with me

[jesses_girl]

Thats good to know shell, ill let her know! I asked her about her blood sugar, she said from memory the mw checked that in hospital (she went in for cramping last week)

[Mildez]

Heart palpatations are pretty common. She should go and get checked out just to be sure its nothing concerning. Unless it comes back she had a major cardiac condition she would not be kicked out of the birthing centre because of this.

[UntoldAngel]

could she be having anxiety/panic attacks?

[jesses_girl]

I dont think so, i get alot of panic attacks also and she said shes not thinking/feeling anything at the time and it just hits her. Usually shes relaxing when it happens. A few of her friends have said they had heart palps when they were utd, are they annything to worry about during pregnancy?