I am so sorry to hear that amjon, that's just devastating.

If I may ask were you showing any symptoms of pre-e? I don't have any protein in my urine, but I've been told on rare occasions some people don't get this but still have pre-e. At the moment we're going on the belief I 'just' have high bp, not pre-e.

I had small amounts of protein along with borderline BP. After she died the ultrasound showed low fluid but they didn't do one when I went in to be evaluated. 20 week ultrasound was fine.

Hi all, lots to catch up on.

Dinah you seem to be having a rough time with your BP up and down like a yoyo, how frustrating. I'm sure they are confident that you are ok to come home in between the peaks or they would make you stay in where they can monitor you. Hope things stabilise soon

Newgirl, the 19th is so close!!!!! How exciting, hope you are feeling ok

Not much to report from me as all has been going well with my BP, the consultant was really happy with my progress so far and when I asked about any restrictions for labour was told I would be treated as any other straightforward pregnancy and could use the pool if I wanted. Totally thrilled at this as thought I was definintely going to have an epidural and it feels amazing to have the freedom to choose (assuming all stays well of course). Only problem now is this upside down baby!!

Hospital admitted me again after my community midwife sent me down after reading 150/110. I was so confident I'd be let out as both my readings in the day assessment unit were 130/80, however the doctor didn't want me to go until she'd spoken to the registrar as she didn't like that it had been 150/110 two hours earlier. By the time the registrar got back from an emergency case my bp was back above the 100 mark again and I was admitted. I had a great midwife last night, who really fought my corner and got my dose made more frequent, so hopefully I won't get the gaps where the pressure rises any more. However I'm so sick of being admitted, I'm going to ask not to be discharged today, as I'd rather they monitored for a few days, checked the dose was right, then sent me home only to come back when it was through the roof.

They did scare me senseless last night. My blood test from the weekend showed some liver enzyme to be 3x higher than the allowed range, and they were worried I was getting pre-e showing up there rather than it impacting on the more usual location of the kidneys. So they retook the bloods, but warned me if it came back the same or worse we'd need to start discussing delivery options, and start me on steroids to get her lungs matured within a few days. I'm suprised I didn't actually have a complete meltdown at that point to be honest, she's only 25+1 - I feel like 30 weeks is this magic number to aim for and until then she must stay inside.

Amjon, I had a scan last week and fluid was normal, but I'm really fighting for every test to be investigated now rather than just let them send me home when no one knows what is going on.

ETA: Trace protein found in urine this morning, coupled with the other things starting to show up I'm getting very scared.

Thinking of you Dinah, keep us posted x

How are you doing, Dinah? Hope all is ok.

Midwife check this afternoon, hoping protein is nowhere to be seen. Will let you know.

I don't know if I'll be sent back to hospital again - my bp isn't so much high as varying HUGELY. This morning it has been between 153/118 and 123/83.... if it's the lower reading I won't be sent in - if it's the higher one I certainly will.

Hows everyone else doing?

Has anyone of you ever had like 5 people in the room at a consultant appointment? I had a consultant and 4 students and felt bit intimidated. No wonder my blood pressure was high! x x

Lol my consultant appointments always have him, his two students, a doctor, her student, a midwife and two student midwifes - the joys of being a university hospital.

Hi everyone,

Dinah really hoping no protein showing up and your BP has stabilised a bit. I wonder if there's any scope for you doing your own BP measurements at all times as recent experiences (see below) have taught me that all this extra monitoring and talk of things being wrong can only serve to make you more anxious and therefore raise your BP!! Really really hoping that everything settles down for you, roll on the 30 week mark

News from me: Baby Reuben John born last Sat March 10th weighing 7lb3! I was admitted to hospital on March 6th after having a few high readings at home. My protein was elevated and luckily I got to see the consultant who had been looking after my antenatal care and she brought induction forward after formally diagnosing pre-eclampsia. I had the induction pessary first off but had a pretty full on reaction to this 12 hrs after it went in (contracting for nearly 2 mins every 30 seconds!)- at which point I was terrified thinking 'if this is only the start there's no way I can handle this'! Anyway my BP and baby's heartbeat were up so they took the pessary out but I continued to contract every 10 mins overnight which took me to 4cm dilated, enough for them to break my waters at 6.30am.

After this things moved pretty quickly with contractions increasing in regularity and intensity until I was fully dilated at around 11am. They were very keen for me to have the epidural due to my BP and as I felt pinned to the bed with the contractions anyway I welcomed it to be honest! Had an hours break to rest and then started pushing at midday. He arrived at 1.15 after some help from a scary man with a ventouse!!

The fun really started after he had safely arrived however as BP was up and down like a yo-yo. I spent the next three days being shunted up and down from the ward to the delivery suite- every time I was down on the ward my BP would go really high (I am convinced in part due to everyone's fussing around and the constant monitoring) so I would get sent back upstairs as the risk assessment tool deemed I needed closer monitoring. When I was up in the delivery suite I would be left alone (with just my husband and Reuben) and hooked up to a monitor and the readings would come down. Unfortunately my consultant was on holiday and the other doctors kept throwing extra meds in to the point where I was feeling completely confused about what my true BP was doing. All the angst and moving about certainly didn't help though- at one point they were trying to get me to sit in a wheelchair despite my insistence that I felt completely fine!! Anyway eventually the midwife in charge overrode the doctors and said I should just have the meds the consultant had written me up for and do my own monitoring for 24hrs. This worked well- my BP was fine and I was finally allowed home!!!

So the moral of this story seems to be if you are concerned about someone's BP being high the worst thing you can do is fuss around them doing constant readings in front of a load of medical staff!! For the most part the staff at the hospital were wonderful but the effects of anxiety and stress on BP seemed to be somewhat overlooked!! Obviously main thing is that Reuben and I are home safe and well though and I just want to say a huge thank you to you all for all your support throughout the pregnancy, it's been sooooooooo helpful to have people who understand to chat to and I'll definitely be sticking around to see how you all get on over the next few months. Wishing loads of luck and love to all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx