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[petite_star]

So last night I went to visit my mother in law. Was fine the whole way through, 3 hours, ate some really sweet cake

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[smokinlily]

i blacked out once when i was pregnant with my son right after i`d been the hospital septic.. & then again when i was pregnant with my daughter at work, my legs gave out & i passed out for about 30 seconds.

it really isn`t normal, but i figured it was probably because my hemoglobin levels dropped very low.

[belle_marmotte]

I had the exact same symptoms at the same time in my pregnancy as you. My heart rate was whacko, and the palpitations were absolutely horrible and uncomfortable. If you look in the pregnancy books they say it's because of an increase in blood volume which is largely platelets at this time, the red blood cells have yet to catch up. So your heart has to work extra hard to pump all this extra stuff around, yet doesnt have much in the way of fuel from the red blood cells. All in all it's hard work!

I don't think it was the cake so much as standing for too long. Standing for 10 mins is a long time. I still get fainting episodes now at 35 weeks but I get to know when they are coming because I start seeing bright flashes in my peripheral vision. Then I have to sit down FAST and put my head between my legs. On the positive side the palpitations and chest pains are a thing of the past now.

[dammit_morgan]

No advice but hope your feeling better, friend.

[lilmoe]

I got a heat rush feeling then blacked out (never fainted but came very close) twice while at work. It always resolved quickly, don't remember my heart racing or palpitations or anything, but it was diagnosed as bp fluctuations related to progesterone changes during pregnancy. I started drinking a lot of water at the start of my shifts (I'm a nurse so on my feet a lot) and it went away.

[this_is_krister]

When I had this happen it was because I had blood pressure that would drop drastically when changing positions and I was also very anemic. My ears would start ringing, my vision would go out, and I'd hit the floor.