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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>KayPea</strong> <a href="/community/t/1325997/anyone-else-short-of-breath-already#post_16621656"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><p>My midwives told me that the shortness of breath also has to do with your blood volume increasing - since your body makes plasma faster than it makes red blood cells, your blood can be more dilute at some times than others while it waits for the red blood cells to catch up. So your blood is less efficient and hence feeling short of breath. This seems to be my problem, since I've had shortness of breath almost from the very beginning (and I appear to have a roomy torso - when I lie on my back, it almost looks like I'm not pregnant!) </p>
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<p>I'm taking a blood-building iron supplement now (very low iron stores) but to be honest I haven't noticed a difference in the shortness of breath or energy levels. Otherwise, I just take it easy. </p>
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Thank you for sharing! I did not know that! But now that you say that, it does make sense!</p>