well the day started fine although I was a little hot when I woke up this morning. I volunteered last week to open the mother and toddler group on a Tuesday as well as a Thursday so I packed Amy a lunch and went off to the barn.
Walking up the road I was fine and Amy was chatting away about all the things she could see and looking out for her favourite neighbourhood cat. I took the padlocks off the barn door and hung up our coats, I started to feel hot again but put this down to pregnancy hot flushes. I went to the kitchen to put the water heater on and the kettle then my heart started pounding and it felt like my heart was beating in my throat so I sat down and tried to put my head between my legs to stop me feeling faint (not an easy thing for a pregnant over weight woman) but the palpitations didn't stop so I got up and walked around this just made it worse so I tried to phone the hubby who is on a weeks holiday but there was no answer at home so I tried his mobile still no answer then I remembered that he said he was going to clean the car so he was probably outside and hadn't thought to take a phone with him, I tried to steady my breathing to see if this would help to calm the fast heartbeat but this had no effect. I do/have suffered from panic attacks in the past but this felt different as there was no anxiety or build up to this, there was only one thing I could do and that was call my sister who works just up the road in the local pharmacy, all I could manage to say was that I needed some help and where I was, she replied that she come straight away, she must have come past our place on the way as when she arrived the Hubby was with her. ( I was tempted to give him what for for not having a phone on him but I didn't have the energy) I'm sure they both thought this was just a panic attack until I insisted to be taken to the doctors (which is 2 minutes down the road) so the hubby helped me to the car and took me to the surgery.
When we arrived I managed to tell the receptionist that I was 20 weeks pregnant and was having palpitations and needed to see someone and sat down without her having time to reply, standing up was just making things worse.
I was then shown through to an empty doctors room and told to lay down while she got a doctor, my heart was still racing but seemed to slow a bit when I laid down, I was so hot but not really breathless. Our doctor came in and I explained what was going on and that it wasn't a panic attack, he took my Sat's, heart rate and blood pressure, my Sat's were fine but my heart beat was 106 per minute and my blood pressure was low ( I do tend to have a low blood pressure naturally anyway) The doctor said it was my low blood pressure that was causing my heart to work harder as it was trying to raise my blood pressure in turn this was making me feel faint and told me to lay down until it past and then he would gradually help me work my way from laying to sitting to standing, after 20 minutes or so he returned and took my Sat's, heart rate and blood pressure again most of it had returned to normal so he helped me sit up and left then about 10 minutes later came back and did my Sat's, heart rate and BP again and said I was to rest for the remainder of the day and to take time to stand up in future especially after long periods of sitting and after sleeping.
I now feel fine just a little tired and drained I am definately going to try to take things easy from now on (easier said then done with a 3 1/2 year old) as it really scared me, the doctor also checked babies heartbeat and all is well. I have my 20 week scan tomorrow so I am trying to not get too worried about it, I now know babies heart is beating well so if there are no problems shown on the scan I can finally go out and buy some baby things.
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