PEAK WEEK
Week 28 • Third Trimester
Dizziness & Lightheadedness at Week 28
Dizziness from baby压pressing vessels
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Severity This Week: Moderate
Dizziness from baby压pressing vessels
💡 Tips for Week 28
- ✓Sleep on left side
- ✓Avoid lying on back
📆 Third Trimester Overview
Returns as baby压presses major blood vessels
🔍 What Causes Dizziness & Lightheadedness at Week 28?
- •Lower blood pressure
- •Blood pooling in legs
- •Low blood sugar
- •Dehydration
- •Anemia
- •Standing up too quickly
- •Hot environment
- •Baby压pressing vena cava when lying on back
✓ Normal Signs
- ✓Occasional lightheadedness
- ✓Dizzy when standing quickly
- ✓Improves with sitting/eating
- ✓Brief episodes
⚠ Concerning Signs
- ⚠Severe dizziness with fainting
- ⚠Dizziness with vaginal bleeding
- ⚠Dizziness with severe headache
- ⚠Persistent, severe dizziness
💊 Relief Strategies
- ✓Stand up slowly from sitting/lying
- ✓Eat small, frequent meals
- ✓Stay hydrated
- ✓Avoid lying flat on back after 20 weeks
- ✓Sit or lie down when dizzy
- ✓Wear compression stockings
- ✓Avoid hot environments
- ✓Don't skip meals
🏥 When to Call Your Doctor
Contact your healthcare provider if you experience:
- ⚠Fainting or loss of consciousness
- ⚠Dizziness with vaginal bleeding
- ⚠Dizziness with severe headache
- ⚠Dizziness with chest pain
- ⚠Persistent, severe dizziness
- ⚠Dizziness with vision changes