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Me! I used to get them a lot during one particular phase in my life (pre babies). I was so worried and got it checked out with EKG and all and was told it was nothing and it is fairly common. I very very rarely get them once in a while now.

During my first pregnancy, I felt something that I always described as heart palpitations but since I never really brought it up with my doctor, there's no way of knowing. With this second pregnancy, I haven't felt anything like that. Maybe it was a fluke or stress, I don't know.

Your heart rate certainly increases during pregnancy due to the increased blood volume, but that's different than palpitations.

I would certainly discuss it with your doctor if I were you. How far along are you? In the third tri, racing heart can be a sign of pre-e. Not trying to scare you in the least, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to get it checked.

@Pepper: Mine started second trimester too and continued until my son was born.

I have had these...even went to the ER for it once pre-pregnancy. They said stress/anxiety was the cause. I had them quite a bit around the middle of my pregnancy but haven't had any this last trimester! There was a point a few months back where my ribs started expanding and I'm pretty sure my bra being too tight contributed to some of the heartbeat weirdness...you should try relaxing and bra extenders! But it's also a normal part of pregnancy with all the extra blood.