To early to feel like this??

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Been extremely exhausted lately. I can barely carry my 1yo son and I walk at a snail speed to keep from having to stop to catch ny breath and let my heart stop racing. When climbing stairs I can only make it up a few before stopping to rest. I didn't feel like this during my last pregnancy. I was able to do normal daily activities with ease and was even chasing our pigs with no trouble at all. I am only 19 weeks along. I could understand if I was close to delivery but I've got a long way to go to be feeling like this already. Any personal experiences or suggestions to help me get through this?

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I’m 20 weeks now, but from about 15-18 weeks I was extremely breathless to the point of not being able to walk across the room or bend down to pick something up without gasping for breath. I had recently been overseas so they sent me into hospital to rule out a pulmonary embolism but thankfully I got the all clear. They told me likely just pregnancy related due to surge in progesterone affecting blood flow to lungs or something, but I also suspect its to do with my heart rate as I have a history of tachycardia (due to POTS) and pregnancy has sent my heart rate back into tachycardic range. As soon as my meds have been adjusted to reduce my heart rate, my breathlessness and fatigue are mostly gone now

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Granted this is my first pregnancy but I have my days like this. I'm 19 weeks as well. I was cleaning the floors (vacuum and mopping) in the living room and kitchen and had to take breaks. I live in a smaller ranch so that's usually not needed. I have also started to take the elevator at work some days. I work in the 2nd floor and our kitchen is in the basement. If I'm having a tired morning I'll just jump in the elevator after getting my coffee or water.

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I’ve found each pregnancy gets harder on your body and you experience symptoms earlier. This is my fourth (third pregnancy I only carried to ~16 weeks) and my body is definitely feeling it this time.

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Is anyone else struggling to breath this early or trying to keep their heart rate under control? I can deal with normal exhaustion but when I walk to the kitchen I have to sit down to catch my breath and allow my heart to go back to a normal pace. I suppose I'll find out tomorrow when I call my midwife for sure but I can't do normal things the past couple weeks and it's only getting worse.

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I called my midwife this morning and she had me come in to check my iron levels. I'll find out if that's the cause whenever the results come back.

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This is my second and I feel exactly the same. I am taking an iron supplement so that rules it out for me lol ... I work 12 hour shifts and when I'm done I am totally useless. It's hard for me to move much at all and my belly is already huge. I just assume it's a mixture of 2nd pregnancy and being a little older. 
Also maybe with #1 we were in such Bliss that we didn't realize lol
Mother nature's job is to let us forget this so we do it again! 😂

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I feel the exact same way! I think now that we have the other littles to chase and work etc we can’t rest like we have the freedom lol. I’m dead exhausted by 6pm every day, basically the moment I leave work

To early to feel like this??

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