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I'm 8wks pregnant & sometimes feel short of breath, usually with stair climbing. no feeling faint, just feel aware of need to take deep breaths. normal?

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No: That should not happen just because you are pregnant, you need to tell your OB so you can be referred for a cardiac and or pulmonary workup, and better to do now then wait till it could potential to get worse and you need to know if everything is normal or not.

Dr Livingston agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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