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What Causes Chest Pain During Pregnancy?

Hi, I am 24 years old, 6 months pregnant with my second child and at a healthy weight. the last couple of weeks I have been short of breath after walking short distances, suddenly waking up in the middle of the night unable to take a decent breath and having lots of trouble breathing. The only way to get it to sort of subside is to slightly sit up on say a 45 degree angle. In the last couple of weeks I have started getting bad chest pains in the left side of my chest. Its almost like a squeezing pain and spreads up to my shoulder. My mum who is 57 has Cardiomyopathy and needs a transplant. Does this sound like normal pregnancy symptoms or is there a chance that my mums condition is hereditory?
Sat, 28 Nov 2015
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breathlessness can occur normally in pregnancy, it could be physiological with increase in uterine height. anemia can also cause this. But in your case I think it's better get yourself check by your doctor as squeezing left side pain is not normal, moreover you have positive family history.
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What Causes Chest Pain During Pregnancy?

breathlessness can occur normally in pregnancy, it could be physiological with increase in uterine height. anemia can also cause this. But in your case I think it s better get yourself check by your doctor as squeezing left side pain is not normal, moreover you have positive family history.