No nausea but crazily dizzy??

[Mum to three girls]

Hi,

I'm only about five weeks pregnant and unlike with my other pregnancies where I had moderate nausea straight from my BFP I don't really feel sick at all yet (yay!) I am however incredibly dizzy, if I turn my head I feel like I'm losing my balance and I feel like I'm on a boat even when sitting down. It's not just a low blood pressure thing cos it happens when I'm sitting or lying as well.

Anyway, I don't really mind but I am worried that it'll turn into extreme nausea in a week or so - it feels so odd to be so dizzy without being sick. Has anyone had this as an isolated thing?

[fish2012]

yeap had with both my previous preggies with no MS, have it a little dizzyness this time and loads of MS

check out my siggie :fx: for us both!

[NearlyDone]

With my son i had what felt like low blood sugar issues if i didnt eat every couple of hours

[Atsaukina1]

sounds like vertigo- I had that(losing balance/falling over feeling) for about a month(happening several times a day sitting or standing)
. it can be due to dehydration. also maybe not enough potassium/electrolyites. I started drinking coconut water and it finally went away.

[Atsaukina1]

With my son i had what felt like low blood sugar issues if i didnt eat every couple of hours

that is a feeling faint/ weak feeling. vertigo is a losing balance/elevator kind of feeling like you are standing/sitting and all of a sudden the world goes upside down lol. pretty crazy. I was standing holding onto the vaccuum one time about to start vaccuming and almost fell over because it did that and I lost my balance.

[meeks32]

Ladies, dizziness is a sign of LOW IRON. It's really common in pregnancy and even more likely if you did LE diet beforehand. Low iron will also make your nausea worse, as can the 'wrong kind' of iron. Get it checked. Or just start taking some on top of your prenatal and if the dizziness improves within 24-48hrs then keep it up.

[harleyquinn]

Ditto to the iron. I have low iron and the dizziness is insane.

[meeks32]

Me too!

[Mum to three girls]

Thanks for the replies, I hadn't even thought of iron and I am likely a bit depleted, given I'm still feeding an 11 month old as well. I also probably don't drink enough with this crazy muggy heat. It's strange though when you think you "know" what pregnancy is like then have a completely new symptom!

[Atsaukina1]

heat/dehydration is a cause of vertigo. I had mine when I was not prego or ttc. but yes dizziness(not vertigo/feeling of loss of balance)and feeling weak are signs of low iron. iron pills do get iron up but also cause constipation def. wouldn't want to top off what they already put in prenatals) a great kind that always gets my iron up during prego is floradix(plant based,easily absorbed,nn-constipapting) if you eat meat though some burgers should do the trick:)

[Atsaukina1]

Ladies, dizziness is a sign of LOW IRON. It's really common in pregnancy and even more likely if you did LE diet beforehand. Low iron will also make your nausea worse, as can the 'wrong kind' of iron. Get it checked. Or just start taking some on top of your prenatal and if the dizziness improves within 24-48hrs then keep it up.

I thought she swayed for boy so was thinking her iron/protein would be high- and she said loss of balance so I thought of vertigo i had and not your average dizziness/pass out feeling:)
but yeah the le diet is rough and I started getting all my yummy fatty/nutritious foods right back in asap:)

[meeks32]

heat/dehydration is a cause of vertigo. I had mine when I was not prego or ttc. but yes dizziness(not vertigo/feeling of loss of balance)and feeling weak are signs of low iron. iron pills do get iron up but also cause constipation def. wouldn't want to top off what they already put in prenatals) a great kind that always gets my iron up during prego is floradix(plant based,easily absorbed,nn-constipapting) if you eat meat though some burgers should do the trick:)

With both my boy pregnancies I was low iron despite taking prenatals, eating meat, lots of dark leafy vegetables etc. pregnancy in itself took it right out of me and I had to take iron on top of the prenatal. Good thing about iron is its quick and easy to see if you are low. Take extra and the effect is within a day. If no difference, it's not iron. You can drink prune juice to counter the effects. I never had constipation from it, probably because I absorbed it so readily since I was so low.

[Mum to three girls]

I thought she swayed for boy so was thinking her iron/protein would be high- and she said loss of balance so I thought of vertigo i had and not your average dizziness/pass out feeling:)
but yeah the le diet is rough and I started getting all my yummy fatty/nutritious foods right back in asap:)
You're right, I'm vertiginous rather than just dizzy and I was doing HE (and I eat meat) but it certainly wouldn't hurt to get my iron levels checked. The pregnancy/breastfeeding combo may be tipping me over. DD3 is one soon which was my goal and then she and I will have a chat about weaning. I get "touched out" when preggers and had no intention of feeding through the whole pregnancy.

[Atsaukina1]

lol "touched out" girl I feel you on that I have been nursing over 4 years straight. my youngest is still going strong and it does not feel good at all but he is nursing now more than ever ugggg lol. I like how my mw's just do a finger prick to check my iron so much nicer than the vial lol. def. get it checked but since you said it is hot def. try to stay hydrated and cocnut water really did help me.