Can you develop asthma during pregnancy if you have never had it before?

for the past two months or so i’ve been getting this ‘hard to breathe’ kinda thing..it feels like someone/something heavy is sitting on my chest and it hurts and its like i struggle with getting air in? i’ve never done this before so its weird..and no its not just shortness of breathe from being pregnant..i can just be sitting down and it does it..it does it about a few times a day every day now it seems…

Answer #1

You can develop asthma during any age. During pregnancy it isn’t uncommon because of added stress as well as heartburn (which can cause shortness of breath). I suggest seeing your doctor, no point in putting you and your baby at risk over something easily treatable.

Answer #2

yeah i never have heartburn for some reason..just hard to breathe in general..but yeah i agree i will talk to my doctor about it..but she just usually always says “oh its normal” at every worry i have without trying to check me..lmao which i hate..lol

Answer #3

You can get asthmea anytime really. Either being born with it, or getting it when your an adult.

Answer #4

You know it may not be asthma. Not that I’m trying to scare you but it turned out my dad had heart problems and we just figured it was asthma (both sides of my family has asthma). You should get it checked out, asthma is something that needs to be addressed, but it could be more serious than asthma.

Answer #5

You seem like a lightweight so the extra weight is probably adding stress on your lungs which is normal cause my friend had that problem when she had her pregnancy. The doctor placed her on advair twice a day but after the pregnancy she was fine.

Answer #6

yes i am a “light weight” 5’3” and was 117 lbs before i got pregnant..lol..so that could be a reason too..

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