Why do pregnant women feel dizzy when walking?

Many female friends will experience dizziness when walking. This is a common situation for pregnant women. However, this makes many pregnant mothers very worried. They don’t know what is happening to their bodies and whether it will have any impact on the baby in their belly. So why do pregnant women feel dizzy when walking? Let’s analyze it together so that all pregnant mothers can feel at ease.

Dizziness is a common symptom during pregnancy. In mild cases, the head feels heavy and the feet feel light-headed, and walking is unstable; in severe cases, the eyes become black and the patient suddenly faints. Dizziness in pregnant women is often caused by a variety of diseases.

Dizziness is a normal reaction to pregnancy, but if dizziness occurs frequently and becomes more and more severe, you need to go to the hospital for a check-up to avoid adverse effects.

Dizziness is mainly caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain.

1. Pregnant women with low blood pressure and cerebral ischemia usually faint when they stand up suddenly or take the elevator. In the early and middle stages of pregnancy, due to the formation of the placenta, blood pressure drops to a certain extent, generally 1.33-2.67 kPa lower than usual, which is physiological. For pregnant women with pre-existing hypertension, the drop in blood pressure will be even greater. When blood pressure drops, blood flow to the brain will decrease, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain, causing cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, which in turn causes dizziness.

2. Eating too little and having low blood sugar. Pregnant women of this type sometimes experience dizziness, accompanied by palpitations, fatigue, and cold sweats, which usually occur when they eat less. During pregnancy, I ate less because of the pregnancy reaction - vomiting. Eating less will cause low blood sugar. Blood sugar is the raw material for muscle cells and brain cells to produce energy. When blood sugar is low, cell energy is reduced, leading to fatigue, dizziness, cold sweats, palpitations and other discomforts.

3. Improper posture compresses blood vessels. This type of pregnant woman usually has an attack when she is lying on her back or sitting on the sofa watching TV, but not when she is lying on her side or standing. This type of dizziness in pregnant women is a condition called supine syndrome. In the late stages of pregnancy, due to the enlarged uterus, when the woman lies on her back or sits lying down, the heavy uterus presses on the inferior vena cava behind it, preventing blood from returning to the heart from the lower body. The amount of blood returning to the heart is sharply reduced, and the cardiac output is reduced, resulting in reduced blood supply to the heart and brain, causing dizziness, chest tightness and other discomforts.

4. Anemia in pregnant women is also a common cause of dizziness in pregnant women. Pregnant women should usually consume iron-rich foods, such as animal blood, pork liver, lean meat, etc. Once anemia occurs, iron supplementation should be done urgently. Pregnant women may also experience symptoms such as dizziness and headaches. If the disease further develops into preeclampsia, it can cause convulsions and coma, endangering the lives of pregnant women and fetuses. This is the most serious complication during pregnancy and should be diagnosed and treated early.

We have analyzed the reasons why pregnant women feel dizzy when walking above. Now pregnant mothers should have some understanding of it, so when you are pregnant, you must pay attention to your body not to overwork, and you must get reasonable rest. You should pay special attention to your diet and eat more nutritious foods. Pregnant women with anemia should pay attention to blood supplementation. If the condition is serious, you must go to the hospital for treatment.