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Thislilmiss
When I'm trying to sleep recently I've noticed I feel my heartbeat pretty heavily and faster. Is this normal? 18 weeks.
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dandi2014
me too. and also my breathing is so heavy.. like an old person.
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kelley_bump
Yea its normal because your body is producing more blood so it works harder to pump it through your body and to baby.
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