Breathless

Any mummies feeling super breathless at week 22? It got bad when i lied down. Is this normal? What should i do.

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Don't lie on your back, as the tummy weight will press down on your organs and diaphragm even more. Lie on your side. If you have trouble staying on your side, get a pillow to angle yourself, so that you're at least not completely lying flat on the back. But yeah, it will get worse in the later weeks. I had anaemia (my red blood count dropped to 10 in Week 32), so I get breathless more easily. My gynae placed me on iron supplements, and its back to normal range now that I'm at Week 36. But I still feel breathless, since the baby is getting bigger.

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