Pregnancy And Baby Care Conditions During Pregnancy Fainting During Pregnancy

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...faint during pregnancy, stop what you are doing immediately and lie down. Lying on your left side would be the best position possible as it increases the blood flow to your heart and the faintness is likely to pass. If you are in a place where you cannot do that, at least sit down and if possible put your head between your knees.

Conditions During Fainting in Early Pregnancy

This is to ensure that if you do faint, you do not fall and injure yourself or the baby. Some of the causes of feeling fainting during pregnancy include standing up too fast as the blood pools in your feet and legs and enough blood does not return to your heart causing you to feel faint.  Avoid lying flat on your back as well as this increases the pressure on the inferior vena cava, increasing the heart rate and causing a drop in the blood pressure. If you lie down on your side instead, the pressure on the vena cava is released and the faintness will soon pass. If you are not eating adequately or drinking enough fluids or if you are anaemic and have a tendency to hyperventilate, you may again feel a bit dizzy. If your fainting is food related, eat a few pieces of fruit or a few bites of sandwich to immediately relieve the feeling of faintness. Keep enough fluid handy to battle the drop in blood pressure.

If, however, you are feeling faint too often and fainting during pregnancy becomes quite common, you may want to consult your health care provider as especially if it is accompanied by a blurring of vision, palpitations, speech impairment and a severe headache. If the dizziness is accompanied by abdominal pain, go to your doctor immediately as it could be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.