anybody else high risk due to BP???

[missmayhem]

hello all just had booking in app and am under consultant care due to usually high bp

at app today it was low......... 120/70

compared to usual 150/80 or there abouts


anyways anybody wanna join this thread as a support or just to chat and help settle our worries

 

[2nd Time Mom]

hello all just had booking in app and am under consultant care due to usually high bp

at app today it was low......... 120/70

compared to usual 150/80 or there abouts


anyways anybody wanna join this thread as a support or just to chat and help settle our worries

I am high risk due to HBP.... It also went up with my last pregnancy (son is now 5 years old)... No meds that time, just bed rest starting at 7 months. It would flucuate but never put on meds.

This pregnancy I was put on 200 mg of Labetalol twice daily starting at 22 weeks & 2 days ( I will be 27 weeks in a few days).

I was dissapointed like there was something wrong with me.. Afraid that the meds would hurt the baby... but at 150 / 100 the doc had no choice. The benefit outweighed the risks...

I feel fine on the meds & I will get a scan monthly now. I just put everything in the hands of the Lord,& claim that I will be delivering a healthy baby girl in August.

But at 120 / 70 you are doing well. Hell, that's my pressure on meds!

Anytime you want to talk just send me a message because I know it gets scary. I've dealt with gestational high blood pressure twice. With & without meds & I know how much it can worry a mom. Real Talk!

And I am all for keeping the thread going if it helps others as well as myself.

 

[missmayhem]

thanks for your reply hun, glad to hear you are doing well.....


went to doc this afternoon and bp was 140/70.....

 

[Nightnurse]

Hi I am 33 and suffer with HBP and am TTC (am now waiting to see if AF shws up or not) am really worried about the complications with this and would really like if this is kept going it would be a big help to others

 

[Lizzy7]

I'm 17 weeks tomorrow. I went to the dr. today and my blood pressure was 160/80, they checked it a little later and it was 140/80. They sent me to get blood drawn and I have to do a 24 hour urine collection. She thinks I'm at risk for getting preeclampsia. I'm so worried.

 

[MamaHeather]

Oy!

I am considered high-risk with this pregnancy, due to undiagnosed chronic hypertension. When I was 11 weeks, I was diagnosed with chronic hpt, with pressure of 150/115! I was medicated immediately with labetalol, which made me soooo sick. The side effects were unliveable, so my OBYGYN switched me to Adalat XL, 30mg twice a day (what she calls a horse dose). It worked magically all the way through the end of my second trimester.

But now - my levels are almost back up to where they were before I was medicated! I have had to take many trips to Labour and Delivery to be assessed. My labs are consistently fine, and I only have a trace of protein in my urine. However, my symptoms are many and its hard to live my day to day life with my two kids and husband. I have been on unofficial bedrest - told to just keep my feet up - no walks, summer adventures, etc.

I am feeling really frustrated - like my ability to be a mommy, wife, etc has been taken away. I hate feeling helpless. Of course, I will do anything to ensure that my little guy is born healthy. My Dr tells me my goal is to get to 32 weeks, and I am PETRIFIED that I am going to have him early. I feel like a failure, and even though my rational brain knows that I am not, my hormonal brain doesn't.

Does anyone have any success stories? Any high bp diagnosis with ideal outcomes? Lets post our little successes and keep encouraging one another! Good luck, ladies!

 

[missmayhem]

morning ladies, onto the the hbp my eczema has flared up big time and i am covered in the stuff..........

not fun at all, trying to de-stress as much as possible but with my finals starting tomorrow its not happening at all.

mamah- sorry to hear you having such a rough time of it, and you are not a failure at al

lizzy- i also fear i will have pre-e at a later stage and have my fingers tightly crossed for you

nightnurse- best of luck hun

 

[you&me]

Hey ladies...

My first daughter was born at 29 weeks due to sudden and severe onset of pre-eclamptic toxemia...I ended up on labetalol for 6 months after delivery.

My second pregnancy...they put me on aspirin and calcium at 12 weeks, which has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of pre-e...my BP started rising at about 26 weeks, but they managed to control it by upping my labetalol as required...and I made it to 38+5 before pre-e got me and the protein showed up...they delivered next day, and Amber is a healthy 6 months old

This time...no doubt I will end up back on the labetalol as I was only weaned off of it in January.

Labetalol is very safe in pregnancy and breast feeding...and the benefits of taking it far outweigh the risks of not and having a BP that is uncontrollable.

 

[2nd Time Mom]

Hey ladies...

My first daughter was born at 29 weeks due to sudden and severe onset of pre-eclamptic toxemia...I ended up on labetalol for 6 months after delivery.

My second pregnancy...they put me on aspirin and calcium at 12 weeks, which has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of pre-e...my BP started rising at about 26 weeks, but they managed to control it by upping my labetalol as required...and I made it to 38+5 before pre-e got me and the protein showed up...they delivered next day, and Amber is a healthy 6 months old

This time...no doubt I will end up back on the labetalol as I was only weaned off of it in January.

Labetalol is very safe in pregnancy and breast feeding...and the benefits of taking it far outweigh the risks of not and having a BP that is uncontrollable.

This is good to hear, I have been on labetalol for about 5 weeks (will be 27 weeks tomorrow) and I was a little worried about how it would affect my baby. I have been lucky because after the first few days of feeling "spacy" and "headachy" my symptoms on labetalol went away & I am doing great on it. I always have this thought in the back of my mind that my BP will start creeping back up and I will need to up my dosage (currently on 200 mg twice daily) but we shall see.

Thanks so much.. So encouraging!

 

[2nd Time Mom]

morning ladies, onto the the hbp my eczema has flared up big time and i am covered in the stuff..........

not fun at all, trying to de-stress as much as possible but with my finals starting tomorrow its not happening at all.

mamah- sorry to hear you having such a rough time of it, and you are not a failure at al

lizzy- i also fear i will have pre-e at a later stage and have my fingers tightly crossed for you

nightnurse- best of luck hun

Well you gotta find a way to de-stress because stress only adds to high BP... Good Luck chica... You'll be fine. B4 we know it, your little bambino will be here healthy as can be!!!!

 

[2nd Time Mom]

Oy!

I am considered high-risk with this pregnancy, due to undiagnosed chronic hypertension. When I was 11 weeks, I was diagnosed with chronic hpt, with pressure of 150/115! I was medicated immediately with labetalol, which made me soooo sick. The side effects were unliveable, so my OBYGYN switched me to Adalat XL, 30mg twice a day (what she calls a horse dose). It worked magically all the way through the end of my second trimester.

But now - my levels are almost back up to where they were before I was medicated! I have had to take many trips to Labour and Delivery to be assessed. My labs are consistently fine, and I only have a trace of protein in my urine. However, my symptoms are many and its hard to live my day to day life with my two kids and husband. I have been on unofficial bedrest - told to just keep my feet up - no walks, summer adventures, etc.

I am feeling really frustrated - like my ability to be a mommy, wife, etc has been taken away. I hate feeling helpless. Of course, I will do anything to ensure that my little guy is born healthy. My Dr tells me my goal is to get to 32 weeks, and I am PETRIFIED that I am going to have him early. I feel like a failure, and even though my rational brain knows that I am not, my hormonal brain doesn't.

Does anyone have any success stories? Any high bp diagnosis with ideal outcomes? Lets post our little successes and keep encouraging one another! Good luck, ladies!

Chica you are NOT a failure.... You have a REAL body, and hell - life is stressful... Plus carrying a precious life inside of you takes a lot out of a woman and some women's bodies handle things differently.

With my first child I had HBP from 6 months til delivery. I was put on rest in March and delivered in May due to extremely HBP (2 days after his due date)... My BP would flucuate. Meaning I had good days (130 / 80) and bad days (150 / 100). I was scared but this time around I think it scared me a little more because the HBP came earlier (22 weeks put on meds, starting creeping up around 16 weeks).

I have 13 weeks to go & I don't ask why me anymore. I just make sure I eat healthy, drink plenty of water and stay positive.

My first child was born 6 lbs & 12 ounces .. Super healthy & is 5 years old now.

This bun in the oven will be just fine. Yeah I am on labetalol, but she stays kicking & bouncing around. We will all be just fine!!!! Keep your faith

 

[rainbow29]

Thanks to all who have posted - I got a shock when I was admitted at 34 weeks with high bp and was then given steroid injections and prescribed labetalol. After initial panic, I gave in and took the meds but you've made me feel much better about it all. Also you've mentioned breastfeeding - as I'm now 38 weeks and they're going to induce me next week, I was getting worried about the Trandate/Labetalol tablets saying not recommended for breastfeeding. Have you breastfed on them then?

 

[JaydensMommy1]

Hello All-
With my first son I was diagnosed with PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension) and my BP was *always* 140s/80s-90s. I honestly was very surprised that I was not put on medication. I went to a military hospital (my husband is in the military), and basically the staff scared the living heck out of me with all of their talk about the possible complications that comes with high bp.

One of the biggest complications they worried about is restricted growth, and let me tell you.. naturally delivering an 11 pound 23 inch boy without an epidural, he was not stunted in growth at all!! The best thing that anyone can do is avoid salty foods.. and unfortunately a lot of packaged foods have increased sodium because its a preservative. I love to season my food, and have found a great season blend made by Mrs. Dash, and it is salt free.
But if your like me, sometimes you are going to order frenchfries... because well, you are pregnant damnit. Lol, but my Dr said to compensate for eating a lot of salt is to drink a whole lot of water and dilute it out. Best luck to you all, I am pregnant with my second after a loss in January and I am not on Lebatolol for high BP, and I am 12 weeks pregnant, baby measures big 12 wk 5 days.

 

[MamaHeather]

Hey ladies,

I just was discharged from the hospital this morning after being admitted Thursday morning by my OBGYN for my blood pressure which has been hovering around 145/98 - sometimes peaking at 110!! I ended up getting the steroid shots in my hip and just bed-resting. It was scary, but good to know I was under a watchful eye. My blood and urine results are totally normal! It appears that my chronic hypertension is being aggravated by the pregnancy, but I haven't developed PIH ... yet. I'm 28 weeks and my OBGYN told me my goal was to get to 30 weeks, but that's scarily early!! I am determined to make it till at LEAST 32-34 weeks. I want to take my babe home with me when he comes.

We can do this ladies! One day at a time. Here's to amazingly tough and healthy babies!! 8)

 

[happigail]

Hi guys my bp was always on the high side during my pregnancy with kitty but I was never medicated for it as it hovered around that high point consistently. But at 38 weeks I had to go for a pre op for my elective section and the nurse was concerned about my pressure being slightly up from the normal high (sorry I can't remember numbers) eventually it went down enough throughout that day to be let home, but had to go to the hospital the next day to have bp checked, I wondered in thinking it would fine and never made it back out of hospital until after having kitty. It went really really high and I was preped for an emergency section, but some huge doses of bp meds and it came down just enough to wait until 39 weeks. Kitty was born 8 pound 2 ounces.

Sadly 6 months on my bp is still very high. I am on medication 3 times a day, labetalol and another old school med called Mex a something. Im on these as was TTC and they are keeping my pressure at 150/80, so all those meds just to stay at the very top of ok.

I'm thinking I should stop TTC but I am 36 and desperately want one more child.

Is anyone else overweight? I am and trying to lose weight but it's going so slowly. I think this is the only way I'm going to control it now.

It's extremely depressing.

 

[Londonbump81]

Isn't anyone else on methyldopa???

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/ttb30a1.aspx

 

[missmayhem]

sorry for deserting ladies will be back soon i promise, got my last exam tomorrow and its revision constantly xx

 

[happigail]

Isn't anyone else on methyldopa???

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/ttb30a1.aspx

Just checked mine and yes that's what I am on... Not Mex a something as I thought x

 

[2nd Time Mom]

I'm 17 weeks tomorrow. I went to the dr. today and my blood pressure was 160/80, they checked it a little later and it was 140/80. They sent me to get blood drawn and I have to do a 24 hour urine collection. She thinks I'm at risk for getting preeclampsia. I'm so worried.

How did things turn out with the 24 hr urine test?????

 

[MamaHeather]

Isn't anyone else on methyldopa???

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/ttb30a1.aspx

That was the very first Rx I was on. I took one dose after prescribed by an emergency room Dr (before I was diagnosed) and then the same day my Dr switched me to Labetalol, which I took in the pm. My Dr said that methyldopa wasn't the first line medication for pregnancy. However, I'm now on adalat and that isn't either. :S

how does it work for you?