https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-had-heat-exhaustion-in-the-first-trimester#post-2556871 Thu, 26 May 2016 09:41:40 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2556871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to Italy while pregnant and it was +35 and I was sweating buckets and couldn't drink very much water because it wasn't available and bathrooms weren't readily available like they are in Canada...anyway, pregnancy anxiety. We walked a lot! For a solid week we were out there for hours. I didn't get what you had, but there were days I could barely move after sitting down and I had lots of swelling in my feet and legs. It did cause me some worry. Baby was fine. Always carry some liquid with you to drink is my tip and be around shade or a cool area if you can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-had-heat-exhaustion-in-the-first-trimester#post-2556861 Thu, 26 May 2016 09:37:00 +0000 stiletto_mom 2556861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On Victoria Day, I went out with some friends and was standing in the sun watching a street performer. I was there maybe 20 minutes without a hat.</p> <p>I'm used to laying in the sun for up to 5 hours no problem, so I didn't expect how quickly things happened.</p> <p>I began to feel tired and finally told my friends I was going to find shade. I stood under a sparsed leafed tree and leaned against it. </p> <p>I got really dizzy all of sudden. When my friends came over a few minutes later, I told them I needed to find solid shade. It was about 100 yards away.</p> <p>As I walked I started to stumble. My vision went white and purple, I felt weak and Dizzy. I used all my will not to faint. </p> <p>I finally collapsed onto the little ledge in the shade and put my head between my knees. I started to sweat (wasn't sweating or feeling particularly hot before then). I wanted to vomit but tried really hard not to. A kind lady gave me a bottle of water which I happily sipped. My friend gave me a cold cloth which I put on my head and neck.</p> <p>I couldn't speak for several minutes except to repeat "give me a minute".</p> <p>After 15 minutes, I began to feel better. We went back to her apartment and I stayed out of the next sun for 3 - 4 hours. I developed a small headache but it was okay the next day.</p> <p>I emailed my OB about it and she said the "baby should be okay" </p> <p>I won't see baby until my ultrasound next Friday but I'm so worried.</p> <p>I wanted to know if anyone else had heat exhaustion whike pregnant and if it affected baby or how it turned out?</p> <p>No more going into the sun without a hat for more than 10 minutes for me. Ugh. </p>