Odd feeling every now & then like I'm going to black out :( ??

[lissy]

Every now & then I get this funny feeling like I'm going to pass out. It has happened before I was pregnant but Im finding its happening a bit more often lately.

It starts like a funny fatigued feeling in my muscles & I find it hard to concentrate, then a prikly feeling that seems to roll up my back & neck. And then my vision starts to recede & it's like Im getting further & further away from where I actually am. I blink my eyes & shift my feet, roll my neck, but nothing seems to really stop it once it starts.

I have to actually go and sit down & deep breathe & have a cold drink of water.

I don't want to bring it up un-necessarily to my midwife coz I'm already border-line to birth at my local hospital & don't want to get sent 3hrs away, but's its worrying me a little bit as it used to be just when I had been standing for quite a while, but it happened this morning when I was getting dressed for work even.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this?? I'm wondering if it could be a nerve pinching or whether my body is low on something?

ETA: I should say that all my blood work has been normal so far, no high blood pressure, blood sugar etc.

[Arimeh]

I fainted a bit during my pregnancy with DS, mine was because of low blood sugar and sometimes temp (like if I had a shower that was too hot)

Might be nothing like mine was, or could be something. If you are worried, get it checked out

[emc2]

Go to a local GP or something instead.

[mummydreamer]

i used to get really lightheaded early on in this pregnancy, but it sounds a bit different with you. i know you're reluctant, but it does actually sound like something you should enquire about. i was going to say it sounds like it could be blood sugar, but if you think they're fine, i dunno.....could you visit your local GP before bringing it up with your midwife if you're worried about being transferred?

[Traveller]

I had this when pregnant with the twins. I was trying to emigrate at the time and my GP banned me from thinking about the move for more than an hour a day. He said if I had a thought about something I had to action to write it down and deal with it at my allotted time. It really did make a difference. Obviously this was after checking that I was no anaemic, low blood pressure, etc.

It's definitely worth mentioning to your midwife, but in the absence of a physical ailment is there anything worrying you at the moment that might be stressing you out a little?

[Mum2SweetCs]

I use to faint too, it was due to low blood pressure/low sugar levels. i had to carry a bottle of coke around with me.

its a scary feeling so I hope the feeling will pass for you

[lissy]

Yeah Im a bit stressed at the moment. We are trying to sell our car, buy a new one & we are also looking to buy our own place so we can get out of renting, which is just as stressful sometimes I think.

Mum2onesweetbun - I often wonder about low blood sugar, but nothing's really been wrong or out in my tests so I didn't think any more of it. Is it possible that it drops when I have one of these episodes & then would be fine most other times? Did you have specific symptoms that you noticed?