Pre-eclampsia, did you get it again?

[MizzPodd]

Jakk aww I'm happy your bp has been good!!! I've been checking mine and I'm good as well.
Big booooo on the insulin! I had to take it from 6 months to birth with dd1 twice a day so I completely understand. Hopefully I stay out of GD this time. And just think, you have less time than you think until baby is due!!! I'm so excited for you!!!!

Hope everyone has been good. Idk how I got unsubscribed from this thread :/ but I'm back

 

[sethsmummy]

Woot gz guys, im glad your BP's are behaving! Jakkiw so sorry your going to have to take insulin :S that really sucks hun. At least it means you will prob get to meet baby a week early

I have my scan tomorrow and fingers crossed everything is ok with baby. then i see the consultant and FX my BP is back down although i highly doubt it as i have had a seriously stressful week! I should get my section date

xxx

 

[debzie]

Hi aides following my last post I ended up being admitted for high bp. Started on meds and it as gone down. No protein yet so watch this pace. At th moment it looking more like pregnancy induced hypertension rather than pe ths time.

 

[MizzPodd]

Deb you are officially full term!! Woohoo! Congrats! I can't wait to get there

 

[ann89]

What week did you develop pre-e (and HELLP if you developed it)?
I'm pretty sure it developed around 37 weeks.
When did you deliver?
40 weeks.
Have/did you develop it/them again in subsequent pregnancy(ies)?
No.
When did you deliver?
At 40 weeks didn't find out I had pre e and Hellp until they took my blood work when I was being induce. My platelets were down to 16,000 my daughter ended up with a subgael hematoma from the vaccum and passed away about 40 mins after birth

 

[MizzPodd]

Ann I'm so sorry for your loss

 

[Jakkiw2]

well Ladies,

I went to my appointment yesterday for the insulin... IT WAS AN ANTENATAL CLINIC .....

Being a severe needle phobic and knowing just how anxious I was, I knew what was coming. They checked my BP and it was 152/98... Q the doc going tut tut you need a BP Assessment..

Well after an hour in day care my bp was 122/75 I was skipping out the door still giving two fingers to PE... However as I had to change docs due to the Diabetes I had to go through all my history again and get a plan of action in place to deal with it happening again..

I was told that due to the diabetes they would lower the BP threshold they would normally class as high and the new doc said he wouldnt tolerate fluctuating BP's. this would mean that any naughty behaviour from said high BP would mean I would be started earlier, rather than the "currently wait and see policy"... I could have kissed the doc...

Not to mention hes handsome and Irish ( ohhh love the accent that alone would put the BP up).

Well Im back up there next Wednesday so ill no doubt let you know how im doing ...

On the plus side Ive been managing to do the injections myself and they are not even sore, I could kick myself for getting my knickers in such a twist xx

 

[sethsmummy]

awww im glad things are going so well Jakkiw

My appointment went well today too my bp is back down again xx

 

[Jakkiw2]

I'm sorry for Ur loss Ann... That must have been awful ...

Glad Ur bp is down Sethsmummy... We'll get there together xx

 

[MizzPodd]

I'm happy everyone's bp is going good!!

I have my appt today for platelet results stuff that I already am aware of (had it both pregnancies), get cervical length check and bp check becuz of pre e of course!!

 

[bumpsmum]

anyone else's BP the last thing to go up? with me it's a waiting game first the swelling then kidney functioning gets worse ie urate levels thru the roof then protein in urine my BP usually stays borderline 'normal' then the sec it hits the roof I'm taken in and immediately sectioned. it is however reassuring to know that every appt they are doing bloods to check my urate level but still frustrating that with my stable BP there is nothing they can do as BP meds are not needed its very much a waiting game.

strange how pre-e always have the same range of symptoms but can affect everyone so differently x

 

[saffy1984]

Hi ladies,

I had my consultant app today & I was freaking - she showed me the monitor ( a different kind to what im used to) and i thought my diastolic was 118!!! I was nearly crying and she was saying its not that diff to what you got last time, which I thort was strange. Looked at my notes and it says my bp was 155/97, then 130/92 so I think I was looking at my pulse!!! what a div!

Anyhow, they were not 2 concerned with me as have showed no protein but had said before that they wouldnt let me go over as my liver alt was abnormal (altho had come down since last time). They have booked me in for inducement on tues when im 39 wks, but also gave me internal and im 1cm dilated now and have had a sweep so things may happen sooner. Ahhhhh!

Ann, so sorry to hear what happened to you x

Everyine seems to be doing reasonably well so far. Jakki literally as soon as I walk into the hospital my bp goes up, I could really kick myself sometimes. x

 

[sethsmummy]

Ann hun I am so sorry for what happened to you

mizzpod good luck with your results hun

bumpsmum - it is weird how it effects everyone different. I have no idea how mine went last time to be honest as i wasnt even told during my pregnancy that i had pre-e. It was a new doc up here who had got my notes that told me! My BP was always up though and i ALWAYS had protein in my urine from around 20ish weeks

saffy - ooooo maybe we shall have your that was it story soon xx

 

[MizzPodd]

So I had my appt yesterday and got to find babys hb with the doppler. My doctor is so cool Anywho, he basically said that they will be monitoring me very closely still, especially the pre eclampsia stuff and told me that he will be sending me to their fmf specialist. Next week is my CL appt where he will check it and measure. He also wants to do another ultrasound of baby, I think to check measurements and stuff again. He said, he is worried because I keep checking things off his worry list as tme goes on. Like its a gradual thing lol I have to do the 24 hr urine jug thing again. the lab tech was like, wow you are a pro at this now! lol All in all, I am feeling optimistic still because my platelets are still high enough for me to continue my progesterone shots until 36 weeks... But I will have more bruising and stuff which I don't mind. *when platelets are low, you are more prone to bruises and stuff). And my bp has been stable still, and my pressure pains have been less frequent since being on bed rest... I am told to remain on strict bed rest until delivery which I figured lol I still can't lift up my munchkin but its okay. oh and since I have the blood disorder again, he is not worried about DVT or blood clots. I sure could do without getting GD again!! I know I have pre e again, but I pray I don't get GD again!

His current goal for me is to make it to 28 weeks, then 32, and so on. I know I will make it to 36 weeks at least! I feel the positive vibes! Cant wait til appt next week to check cervix and baby. Oh and Im looking forward to the appt with the fmf specialist as well. I already know which hospitals I will be transferred to just in case things become worse later on, and they are both great hospitals.

You ladies have a great weekend!

 

[sethsmummy]

So I had my appt yesterday and got to find babys hb with the doppler. My doctor is so cool Anywho, he basically said that they will be monitoring me very closely still, especially the pre eclampsia stuff and told me that he will be sending me to their fmf specialist. Next week is my CL appt where he will check it and measure. He also wants to do another ultrasound of baby, I think to check measurements and stuff again. He said, he is worried because I keep checking things off his worry list as tme goes on. Like its a gradual thing lol I have to do the 24 hr urine jug thing again. the lab tech was like, wow you are a pro at this now! lol All in all, I am feeling optimistic still because my platelets are still high enough for me to continue my progesterone shots until 36 weeks... But I will have more bruising and stuff which I don't mind. *when platelets are low, you are more prone to bruises and stuff). And my bp has been stable still, and my pressure pains have been less frequent since being on bed rest... I am told to remain on strict bed rest until delivery which I figured lol I still can't lift up my munchkin but its okay. oh and since I have the blood disorder again, he is not worried about DVT or blood clots. I sure could do without getting GD again!! I know I have pre e again, but I pray I don't get GD again!

His current goal for me is to make it to 28 weeks, then 32, and so on. I know I will make it to 36 weeks at least! I feel the positive vibes! Cant wait til appt next week to check cervix and baby. Oh and Im looking forward to the appt with the fmf specialist as well. I already know which hospitals I will be transferred to just in case things become worse later on, and they are both great hospitals.

You ladies have a great weekend!

I am glad your appointment went well yesterday hun And i am so glad things are looking ok so far lots of baby dust to get you all the way to 36 weeks

xxxx I hope you have a good weekend too hun xxxx

 

[MizzPodd]

Thank you!! Are you getting more excited as your due date gets closer??! I cannot wait until I am 8 months!!!! I'm so excited for you

 

[sethsmummy]

I am and im not at the same time. I got my section date yesterday 5th March. But i know i will be in hospital from the monday night through till the Friday so im not looking forward tot hat... I'v never been away from my son overnight Its going to kill me not having him with me. But fingers crossed the section goes well and i get up on my feet quickly and all is good with Ethan then i can discharge myself on the Friday if they say i cant go till the Saturday.

xxx

 

[MizzPodd]

Awww I understand your bittersweet mindset. I've never been away from Jayla overnight either so I can imagine how hard that will be for you. This is why I hope we both get to stay at our local hospitals. And if we have to leave to another, it'll be the delivery time so maybe they can be with us... I hope you get what you want

 

[sethsmummy]

is the hospital where you will get transferred to quite far away? I wouldn't mind if it was a local hospital i was at or if we had a car as then dh could come in every day with ds to see me and baby. But the way it is just now he will be there on the day (tuesday) .. and then he wont come back in until the day i get discharged which will hopefully be the Friday. So he has to miss out on the first few days of Ethans life. Our hospital is 2 bus rides away costing £7 each time he comes and its a long journey to be taking ds1 on every day. xx

 

[MizzPodd]

Yeah it's about 90 miles away and dh wouldn't be able to get off work... So I hope i stay at local one; it's on the base so it's like five minutes away from where we live.

That's a lot of money it adds up each day! Wow