My doctor mentioned that I have a heart murmur, but also said it can be common in pregnancy. I'm a bit worried. What type of heart murmur is common during pregnancy?
I have read that innocent murmurs can happen because the body produces extra blood during this time. Since we are planning to conceive soon, I am trying to learn about all these changes. If you are experiencing this, please do ask your doctor gently just to be sure.
Most of the time it's just a benign or innocent murmur because our hearts are pumping so much extra blood for the baby! 💖 It usually goes away on its own after delivery. Just get it checked by your gynac to be totally stress-free! ✨
When my doctor told me they heard a mild murmur, I felt so scared and my heart literally sank. But then they explained it was just a functional murmur due to the high blood flow, which is very common. It completely disappeared after my baby was born, so try not to worry too much.
Oh, I completely understand the panic you must be feeling hearing the word 'heart murmur' while pregnant. Please know that functional murmurs are incredibly common as our bodies do so much heavy lifting to grow these babies. You are doing amazing, just let your doctors guide you through it.
I can't give medical details, but my doctor told me that benign systolic murmurs are very common during pregnancy because of the extra workload on the heart. In my case, it caused no complications at all during my pregnancy. Please talk to your cardiologist or gynac for proper guidance.
Innocent systolic murmurs are quite common due to the increased cardiac output during pregnancy. When I was at my hospital, the cardiologists and staff did a quick, detailed echo just to be absolutely sure everything was safe. I highly recommend getting it evaluated properly by your hospital's specialist team.
A physiological or functional heart murmur is actually very common in pregnancy because your blood volume increases so much. I had it too, but my normal delivery went absolutely beautifully without any issues. Just trust your body and keep your doctor updated.
