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What Are The Early Signs And Symptoms Of Pregnancy?
I am 34 years old and am pregnant in the early part of my 2nd tri-mester (16 weeks). I am 155 lbs. Lately I have noticed a loss of circulation in my right arm at night, as well as during the day when I am performing simple tasks. Specifically notice when I try to make a fist, it is much tougher to do it with my right hand than it is my left, and though visually I don't see much of a difference, it feels as if my right hand is heavy and as though my fingers are extremely bloated. I'm not sure if this is a normal sign of pregnancy, or if it should be something I should be worried about.
Thu, 15 Dec 2016
Hi there,
After going through your question, I am of the opinion that:
1) Loss of circulation in the arm, weakness and loss of power is not a symptom of pregnancy.
2) Bloating of fingers is also not a sign of pregnancy.
3) You are in your 16th week of pregnancy, so most of your early symptoms would have been passed, like vomiting, abdominal cramps, nausea, weakness, bloating, mood swings etc.
4) The normal symptoms that you should be having are feeling a lump in your abdomen, frequent urination, tiredness and fatigue, slight nausea. But what you are having is abnormal.
5) I suggest that you start taking multi vitamins and iron, calcium tablets. You should also try and sleep in a different position at night as sometimes, loss of circulation could be positional due to compression of some vessels or nerves.
6) If your symptoms do not get relieved in a few days time, you must get it evaluated.
I hope this was helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Shikha Shah
After going through your question, I am of the opinion that:
1) Loss of circulation in the arm, weakness and loss of power is not a symptom of pregnancy.
2) Bloating of fingers is also not a sign of pregnancy.
3) You are in your 16th week of pregnancy, so most of your early symptoms would have been passed, like vomiting, abdominal cramps, nausea, weakness, bloating, mood swings etc.
4) The normal symptoms that you should be having are feeling a lump in your abdomen, frequent urination, tiredness and fatigue, slight nausea. But what you are having is abnormal.
5) I suggest that you start taking multi vitamins and iron, calcium tablets. You should also try and sleep in a different position at night as sometimes, loss of circulation could be positional due to compression of some vessels or nerves.
6) If your symptoms do not get relieved in a few days time, you must get it evaluated.
I hope this was helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Shikha Shah
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