Re: Raised heart rate and blood pressure

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*Essentially non-existent.

>2) I seem to be showing already (I am currently 10 weeks) and this is
> my first pregnancy.

*Given the fact that you had IVF, this could be contributing to your abdominal girth. Often the ovaries remain enlarged through the first trimester in IVF patients. Further, It is also common to have extra fluid in your abdomen with IVF. This will diminish as you get further in the first trimester.

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>3) Should I be alarmed about my increase in heart rate and blood
>pressure. I know they are typically considered just fine but for me
>they are high.

*This is very normal. As soon as you get pregnant, your plasma volume increases by 50%, as does your cardiac output. These numbers are fine... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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