When you are pregnant does your heart jump around? Is this normal???
Hi K.. You may want to have your iron checked. That "jumpy heart" feeling is a sign of low iron / anemia.
Or just a sign of pregnancy. Mention it to your doctor. I personally was diagnosed with a disorder that manifested in pregnancy and caused me to have outpatient surgery a year later, but I have lots of friends with SVTs (rapid heartrate) during pregnancies. Many were referred to cardiologists, but none had any issues beyond that jumpy feeling.
Make sure you are hydrated and taking sufficient minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium. If these are depleted, you will also feel the same symptoms.
It is not uncommon for pregnancy to cause a heart arrhythmia. I had SVT (supra ventricular tachycardia) for my first pregnancy, but not with my second. Tell your OB or midwife and monitor it. If it is an arrhythmia it will probably return to normal after the baby is born, so it's not life changing, just another weird pregnancy thing that no one tells you about! Good luck!
I would just add that it's very difficult for the average person to figure out the necessary combinations of vitamins and minerals (such as iron, calcium) that others have suggested. Often, mixing and matching bottles of pills from the health food store can get you into more trouble than doing nothing. A dear friend of mine wound up in the hospital, then was transferred to the trauma unit, because she took a bunch of "all natural" pills and wound up with zero blood pressure and, of course, her heart then stopped. SO, do not just grab bottles of magnesium or potassium or calcium! Also, any vitamin or mineral that you DO take can be tested for absorption - take one pill and put it in a dish of vinegar. Whatever is left in solid form after 20 minutes represents that part you are not absorbing, that it still left after your stomach acid works on it. So you may well not be absorbing everything you are swallowing - and that's assuming that you don't have morning sickness and are possibly throwing up any portion of it. You should be taking a liquid supplement that is totally balanced and has everything in it. It can be (and most likely would be) in a powder form which you mix in water or juice. You will absorb it more rapidly. My company makes one and it's great for pregnant women because it is fully researched and contains only food, no drugs or artificial chemicals. We know that ours is the best in the field. If you want more info, I can provide it. If you do something on your own, please be very careful. You can talk to your doctor but remember that doctors don't study much nutrition at all, if any. So please take care of yourself.
My OB told me it was very common to have heart palpitations during pregnancy, especially early on as your body adjusts to the influx of hormones. But as with anything, if it is troubling to you, mention it to your own DR.
I was having that also, and very weak/tired and come to find out I am anemic. I just have to take extra iron, the heart feels better but Im still pretty tired most of the time.
