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Heart beating hard

i am 6 weeks pregnant and sometimes my heart feels like it is beating hard not fast but hard. I know my heart is working overtime since being pregnant but is this normal? I am not dehydrated and I try not to be very stressed out. I dont feel like I am going to pass out or anything it just beats hard.  Any thoughts?
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It's one of the weirdest thing I have felt. Sometimes it is after I am exerting myself and other times just sitting on the couch. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one experiencing this.
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I have felt the same thing!! It will only last for a short time, then just go away!

I'm at 25 weeks, and I still get that feeling occasionally :-/
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I feel the same I'm 5 and a bit weeks and I get the same feeling, nice to know I'm not the only one.
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Completely normal!!! I experienced that too. You have about 30% more blood in your body now that you are pregnant so your heart pumps harder. Nothing to worry about.
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