feeling dizzy?

Come on... raise your hand! The feeling of falling over can hit at ANY time and take you by surprise! Try to sit or lay down and rest for a bit. Even taking deep breaths in and out may help. I found lifting my 11 month old seemed to make me feel dizzy more often. So I only lift her when there is no one else to help me. I also found this article at BabyCenter had some really good information! Some tips to help:

1. Lay on your left side, as this helps maximize the blood flow to your heart and brain. This will help keep you form fainitng and might even slow the dizzy feeling.


2. Do not stand up too fast. When you sit, blood pools in your lower extremities (your feet and lower legs). If your body isn't able to adjust when you stand up, not enough blood returns to your heart from your legs. As a result, your blood pressure drops quickly, which can leave you feeling faint. This can happen to people who aren't pregnant as well.


3. Adviod laying flat on your back. In your second and third trimesters, your growing uterus can slow the circulation in your legs by compressing the inferior vena cava (the large vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart) and the pelvic veins.Lying flat on your back can make this problem worse. In fact, about 8 percent of pregnant women in their second and third trimesters develop a condition called supine hypotensive syndrome: When they lie on their back, their heart rate increases, their blood pressure drops, and they feel anxious, lightheaded, and nauseated until they shift their position.


4. When I was a child I was diagnosed as having Vasovagal episodes. This can also be a problem during pregnancy. Vasovagal syncope Some people get dizzy when they strain to cough, pee, or have a bowel movement. These actions can prompt a vasovagal response (that is, an effect on your circulatory system by your vagus nerve) — a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, leading to dizziness and fainting.

Good luck Mommies!