Fainted during pregnancy?

Question

Has anyone ever dealt with fainting? I didn’t fully faint but I was washing my hands and then went to turn around to leave the bathroom and my hearing went my vision went blurry and saw stars and then my knees sort of gave out. I was standing in a spot where I could hold myself up. 3 seconds later I was totally fine. I took my blood pressure and it was 113/55. Of course google is telling me it’s something serious with the pregnancy and to go to my doc but I don’t feel like having another bill for them to run blood tests and say everything is fine…

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Your blood volume increases when you’re pregnant and it can make you dizzy. Totally normal.

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This has been my experience this entire pregnancy (my second baby). I’m on leave from work early at 30 weeks for near fainting episodes. It just randomly happens. And I have to lie down and let it pass.

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i struggled a lot with fainting at the beginning of the second trimester, it wasn’t anything serious but i still have issues with it from time to time now ( im almost 27 weeks now)

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When I was 3 days away from my due date with my second, I was shopping at a Joanne fabrics and all of the sudden got tunnel vision and felt like I was going to hit the floor. It was so scary, I managed to call my husband and tell him I was going to faint and another shopper heard me and grabbed me a nearby chair and got me some water and pretzel snacks. I ended up not passing out, but that feeling of being on the verge was so unsettling. The stranger who helped me said my face turned bright red but then got better. My husband ended up picking me up from the store. 
My OB said it was normal and likely due to not eating enough that day, but I had a similar thing happen again 2 months post partum. It turns out I had really high TPO antibodies which can be a sign of thyroid issues (luckily my thyroid gland is good, I just have the high antibodies). I still to this day don’t know what truly caused the near fainting spells. It could have been related to anxiety as well. If you are concerned I recommend getting your thyroid levels checked out.

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This common.

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Yes. It’s really common. Definitely mention it to your doctor. I had it happen several times with my last pregnancy and was referred to a OB cardiology. everything with my baby was totally normal! Just my body couldn’t handle the extra blood flow/fluid.

Fainted during pregnancy?

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