HEARTRATE

[l412angel]

I have begun working out with my trainer again, and she suggested I get a heart rate monitor. Through this whole PE/HELLP issue I have noticed my heart rate is a bit high.
I wore my heart monitor last night to bed and my resting rate was about 69-75
Sitting on the couch its as low as 79 and high as 100 just sitting here...
When I get up and move around (walk up the stairs...make dinner) its about 116-125

I know resting heart rate is anywhere from n60-100 but my ? is what is your heart rate supposed to be when your just doing daily activity? Input would be wonderous!

[rebecca2]

I don't know what your h/r is supposed to be during daily activities, but my resting h/r was elevated and didn't normalize until 3 or 4 months postpartum. It was variable but mostly in the 90's for the first few months, before dropping to 69-72. It stayed there until I got pregnant again. Now it is all over the place again. Maybe that is what's going on with you.

[l412angel]

Gotcha! Did they tell you why it does that during pregnancy?

[rebecca2]

No, I don't know why it does that. Before I got pregnant again I assumed it was due to the stress of loosing my daughter, but once I got a BFP and it started fluctuating again I decided it was hormonal and due to increase in blood volume. I haven't asked my docs.

[twinstwiceover]

I asked this same question because my normal resting heart rate would tend to run in the 60s/low 70s and with pregnancy seems to run 80s/90s. When I asked, the OB said it was due to extra blood volume.