Today I did faint when I stood up suddenly.
rekhasingh posted on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 15:34
I have been feeling dizzy once in a while but today after sitting for a couple of hours at work once when I stood up suddenly I fainted. Though I was fine soon. I have come back home and am resting. But am really worried if this is a signal of something wrong. Oh I forgot to mention I am into 18th week of my pregnancy.
You might be over exerting yourself with work and households. Definitely there could be many other causes but many a time exertion makes a normal person stressed and it is very very natural in pregnancy to get stressed faster.
Would be good idea to consult your doctor as well for this as you cannot take things easy during these months. I keep bugging my doctor even for small things as she is the only one who can give me confidence that things are fine.
rekha as you said you stood up suddenly many a times standing up too fast can be the cause for fainting. And about dizziness its very common during pregnancy. But it would be a good idea to consult your doctor as there could be many reasons behind fainting like
- Increased heart rate
- Decrease in Blood Pressure
- Dehydration
- Anemia
- Excessive Exercise
I did faint during my pregnancy due to decrease in blood pressure.
I have been feeling dizzy off and on but never fainted. Actually my doctor gave special instructions about proper exercise without making it too much and also not to be in one position for long.
Once fainted may not be a big issue but if something like this happens again make sure to talk ur doctor asap and all checkups done properly.
Hope you might have got hold of the reason for fainting. Dizziness is not a big issue but fainting is not something to be taken lightly. Make sure you have found the reason for this and a your acted as suggested by your doctor.