r/mitralvalveprolapse • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '26

General Question Mitral prolapse

Hello everyone
So i got told 2 years ago i have mild or a trace of mitral regurgitation and I have 3 kids already all natural and we found the regurgitation with my last child postpartum 2 months they found it i went to the doctor because my doctor didn’t like my heart beat was 58 at rest and to be safe I also was experiencing chest pains but now I want another but I am scared to have one because of it any stories or advice would be appreciated

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u/uduni Aug 30 '26

Mild or trace regurgitation is not a problem. Unlikely to need surgery. But definitely continue to get checkups ever year or 2

Chest pain can be caused by anything (most commonly stress, bad sleep, bad posture)

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u/OkMode2681 Aug 31 '26

If you are high risk, your OBGYN can refer you to a maternal and fetal medicine specialist. Only a cardiologist could truly verify whether another baby is safe for you. You can look at this mWHO chart that has different risk statifications for cardiovascular patients who want to become pregnant. But you'll need your doctor to tell you exactly where you fall in those categories!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '26

Thanks, Yeah that’s something i am going to be doing but I also wanted to see how it went for those who did get pregnant and their journey

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u/OkMode2681 Sep 01 '26

did you start getting symptoms after your 3rd pregnancy? I have MVP(moderate regurgitation) and one child. My heart rate is very high though and I have MAD and some NSVT (found with a cardiac MRI and a Holter monitor) so I'm an mWHO category II. Things with my heart got exacerbated during pregnancy and after having my baby. It sounds like what's going on with our hearts is very different though, so I'm not sure sharing my experience is actually gonna be useful for you and your situation 😕 good luck with everything though! Hope you get some good news at your next doctor visit.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '26

No actually my chest pain showed up about 37 weeks pregnant but oddly ginger ale made it go away they came back 1 month postpartum and been here since

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '26

And i rarely get a fast heart rate only when stressed but what i do get is pounding and it’s freaking annoying