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Hi...when i was pregnant 5 years ago my heart felt like it was skipping or giving extra beats during my pregnancy...i told my doc about it he did take an ecg ant it was normal ..he didnt ack to worried..i had the baby it never went away it just wasnt too often ...when i got pregnant 1 year ago again i got it at the start of my pregnancy and it went away until i had my baby ...now it came back and its a little more frequent..i took and ecg right before pregnancy and it was normal also..is there anything to be worried about thats my only complain....i have to climb about 109 steps to get where i live and i dont get out of breath or nothing ...i just will have the skip beat depending on how fast i climb....looking foward to reponse thanks ...p.s i dont have a murmur either ...i had my doc check a zillion times.
The cardiovascular system is under a lot of stress during pregnancy .
If the ECG had heart rhythm is fine and there is no murmur. Don't worry dear. If still you are then get a 24 hours ECG called holters.
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What Causes Skipped Heart Beats?
Hello, The cardiovascular system is under a lot of stress during pregnancy . If the ECG had heart rhythm is fine and there is no murmur. Don t worry dear. If still you are then get a 24 hours ECG called holters. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.