Pre-eclampsia, did you get it again?
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thats fab hun!! Erm well iv not had my bp done since 16 weeks so i have no clue how its sitting. I keep feeling like im going to faint but i dont know what on earth is causing that one. Hopefully they will do my bp when i go for my anomoly scan, otherwise it wont be done again till 25 weeks.
i hope your appointment goes well hun xxx
When my BP was low (post birth but still on meds) I would feel really dizzy. Like I didn't know what was up or down.
My Ob in my previous pregnancy said when your BP drops after being high it's very important it drops only a tiny bit back to a safe level. Which is why they increase meds slowly. He said the baby and placenta can't cope when it goes from high to low or very high to low. So if you're being medicated be sure it's not too low.
My Ob in my previous pregnancy said when your BP drops after being high it's very important it drops only a tiny bit back to a safe level. Which is why they increase meds slowly. He said the baby and placenta can't cope when it goes from high to low or very high to low. So if you're being medicated be sure it's not too low.
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thanks ladies. I will ask for it to be checked before my scan next week. Its only mainly when im busy or out walking. Im not on any meds anymore as the aspirin made me ill xx
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It was 2 years ago today that my pre-eclampsia got so bad we had to deliver at 29 weeks. My little girl is 2 today and I can't believe it.
Everything still going great with my pregnancy. BP was 125/77 last night. I'm almost 34 weeks which was my first goal (aside from passing 29 weeks).
Everything still going great with my pregnancy. BP was 125/77 last night. I'm almost 34 weeks which was my first goal (aside from passing 29 weeks).
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It was 2 years ago today that my pre-eclampsia got so bad we had to deliver at 29 weeks. My little girl is 2 today and I can't believe it.
Everything still going great with my pregnancy. BP was 125/77 last night. I'm almost 34 weeks which was my first goal (aside from passing 29 weeks).
happy birthday to your little girl hun! and thats super to hear you have reached 34 weeks with no problems!! it just goes to show how different each pregnancy is xx
Hi Ladies
I hope you don't mind me posting. I'm 12 weeks with baby no 2, my first baby was born at 31 weeks from pre eclampsia, they said a rare form and basically the placenta was inefficient. I've just had BP checked at the clinic and it was 150/80 and then 160/75. I felt very anxious about getting it done, I can't stop myself feeling nervous. Now the doctor has put me on 100mg of labetalol. I got home and got a blood pressure monitor and gradually just sitting here it's gone down to 115/75 so I'm a bit less worried now. God it was just like history repeating itself. Has anyone else had high bp and everything's been ok. I'm especially nervous as my little girl had a very bumpy ride and has long term complications from her prematurity.
Thanks
I hope you don't mind me posting. I'm 12 weeks with baby no 2, my first baby was born at 31 weeks from pre eclampsia, they said a rare form and basically the placenta was inefficient. I've just had BP checked at the clinic and it was 150/80 and then 160/75. I felt very anxious about getting it done, I can't stop myself feeling nervous. Now the doctor has put me on 100mg of labetalol. I got home and got a blood pressure monitor and gradually just sitting here it's gone down to 115/75 so I'm a bit less worried now. God it was just like history repeating itself. Has anyone else had high bp and everything's been ok. I'm especially nervous as my little girl had a very bumpy ride and has long term complications from her prematurity.
Thanks
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My bp was slightly high until 12 weeks when the doctor put me on baby aspirin. It's been fine since. I get nervous when the nurse takes it at my appointments and sometimes it's slightly higher than usual. The doctor will take it again and it's always back down to 120/80. I monitor mine twice a day at home, in the morning and the evening. Always take it resting and it's always fine. My doctor isn't worried when it's slightly higher when the nurse takes it because it's fine otherwise. I'm over 34 weeks after a 29 weeker and baby is perfectly healthy and growing great. The placenta was detaching and not working properly when I had my daughter so she was IUGR. This little guy was measuring 4lbs 5oz at 31 weeks. My daughter was born at 2lbs 2oz.
So ladies.... question for the more experienced...
I had to go to the er yesterday. While there, my bp was first 133/79. This was up from 88/54 Tuesday. Then when i was finally discharged hours after laying on my left side waiting for other results, it was 90/97. No that's not a typo. What do you make of this? Currently waiting for ob to call.
I had to go to the er yesterday. While there, my bp was first 133/79. This was up from 88/54 Tuesday. Then when i was finally discharged hours after laying on my left side waiting for other results, it was 90/97. No that's not a typo. What do you make of this? Currently waiting for ob to call.
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My first instinct to to question the first reading..and what machine was used. Sometimes you can get funky readings from electronic machines...I always recheck on the other arm/wrist.
Were you feeling any high bp symptoms? Headache, blurred vision, etc
As for me, I'm 22+4, I think and still doing ok. BP goes up and down..I often forget to take my baby aspirin *blush*
I can't wait to reach 24 weeks at least..This pregnancy has me so nervous. My heart is being watched carefully due to my past postpartum heart failure.
Were you feeling any high bp symptoms? Headache, blurred vision, etc
As for me, I'm 22+4, I think and still doing ok. BP goes up and down..I often forget to take my baby aspirin *blush*
I can't wait to reach 24 weeks at least..This pregnancy has me so nervous. My heart is being watched carefully due to my past postpartum heart failure.
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Is it usually higher when you are at the doctor/hospital? Mine's always higher when someone else is taking it than when I do it myself. Mine was 116/81 this morning at home and 129/90 at the OB today.
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I saw the OB today. He said he's not going to let me go overdue so I have maximum 40 days to go. I'm hoping it's more like 20-30 since I'm getting really uncomfortable. Being over 34 weeks pregnant is SOOOOO much different than 29 weeks. Everything hurts, I'm uncomfortable all the time, baby's movements hurt because he's getting so strong, I have to pee constantly, I'm hot all the time.....but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I am so happy to be experiencing it and it definitely beats visiting my baby in the NICU.
Thanks ladies... I'm sure it was just wonky at the hospital. I normally have it checked every other week at the hospital, so all readings I'm comparing are from drs and hospital. I was extremely stressed so I'm sure everything is fine. Have a check up on Thursday.
Rbourre, sorry you're so uncomfortable
But yes, much better than visiting lo in nicu!!!
Peacelovebaby, i forget my aspirin too! Hoping the times we DO remember count!
Rbourre, sorry you're so uncomfortable
But yes, much better than visiting lo in nicu!!!Peacelovebaby, i forget my aspirin too! Hoping the times we DO remember count!
Thanks ladies... I'm sure it was just wonky at the hospital. I normally have it checked every other week at the hospital, so all readings I'm comparing are from drs and hospital. I was extremely stressed so I'm sure everything is fine. Have a check up on Thursday.
Rbourre, sorry you're so uncomfortable
Peacelovebaby, i forget my aspirin too! Hoping the times we DO remember count!
That definitely a high reading, usually when i had 1 high reading they would lie me down in a dark room and take it in 20 mins or they'd take in consistently every 20mins to see if it went back down or if it stayed up. If it stayed up then they upped my meds and monitored me overnight.
Thanks betheny! I felt like they ought to do that, but being that it was the er, they don't know much about maternity care. It was beyond frustrating because they don't send you up to triage unless you're 20 weeks. So ridiculous! Ugh!!! So when i said "I'm concerned about my bp with my history of severe preeclampsia" they said "there's no way that's happening now you're not over 20 weeks." Ok i wasn't saying i have it, just that i was extremely concerned and was wanting them to retake it. Stupid! I hate how they decide "oh 19 weeks, not a baby worth saving" but "oh 20 weeks? You don't belong down in the er with sick people, go up to maternity."
I'm sure you ladies are about the only ones who know how extremely stressful pregnancy after such a severe complication is so I'm sorry to vent but i feel so much better telling you all.
I'm sure you ladies are about the only ones who know how extremely stressful pregnancy after such a severe complication is so I'm sorry to vent but i feel so much better telling you all.
oh right, before 20 weeks is a miscarriage and after 20 weeks is a stillbirth. So annoying. Maybe just see your pregnancy care provider when you can soon.
I mean it's much like how some care providers brush off trace protein in urine. I always had absolutely no protein in my urine then i showed a trace and the nurse said "i'm keeping you in for at least 24 hours and doing a 24 hours urine analysis" and i was like "but it's only trace..." turns out i had enough protein in that 24hrs to diagnose me with PE. It could of been another week or 2 before anyone else bothered to check.
A hospital here is now screening women for their risk of PE, i had mine done about 3 weeks ago and it's come back 1:24 so high risk enough to need asprin but obviously much better odds than i thought i'd have!!
I trust the risk assessment i mean they take your bloods, measure your arteries during the US and measure your BP twice on both arms and then ask you to fill out a questionaire. Except the questionaire said "Is this your first pregnancy" to which i ticked "NO" then it asked "did you have PE in your first pregnancy?" to which i ticked "NO" because it's the truth i had it in my second pregnancy not my first. But this was actually the only questions that addressed PE history, so as far as the questionaire was concerned it didn't indicate my history of PE... unless i missed it somewhere but i meant to go back over it at the time and didn't get a chance. It did ask at what gestation did i deliver but when i put 33 weeks for Remi it didn't actually ask for a reason... so i can't help my 1:24 isn't as accurate as it could be. But then again it makes no difference does it? i'm either going to get it or i'm not, i'm already pregnant and there's no going back.
I mean it's much like how some care providers brush off trace protein in urine. I always had absolutely no protein in my urine then i showed a trace and the nurse said "i'm keeping you in for at least 24 hours and doing a 24 hours urine analysis" and i was like "but it's only trace..." turns out i had enough protein in that 24hrs to diagnose me with PE. It could of been another week or 2 before anyone else bothered to check.
A hospital here is now screening women for their risk of PE, i had mine done about 3 weeks ago and it's come back 1:24 so high risk enough to need asprin but obviously much better odds than i thought i'd have!!
I trust the risk assessment i mean they take your bloods, measure your arteries during the US and measure your BP twice on both arms and then ask you to fill out a questionaire. Except the questionaire said "Is this your first pregnancy" to which i ticked "NO" then it asked "did you have PE in your first pregnancy?" to which i ticked "NO" because it's the truth i had it in my second pregnancy not my first. But this was actually the only questions that addressed PE history, so as far as the questionaire was concerned it didn't indicate my history of PE... unless i missed it somewhere but i meant to go back over it at the time and didn't get a chance. It did ask at what gestation did i deliver but when i put 33 weeks for Remi it didn't actually ask for a reason... so i can't help my 1:24 isn't as accurate as it could be. But then again it makes no difference does it? i'm either going to get it or i'm not, i'm already pregnant and there's no going back.
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Hi, wondering I can join you guys since I seem to be in a similar situation to some of you (unfortunately!)
I had my first son in Jan 2011 - he was induced due to pregnancy induced hypertension. started developing around 34ish weeks, but didn't need medication. No protein or swelling, but at 38+5 I thought I had decreased movements so went in, movements were fine but BP was something/103ish. So got admitted and induced a couple of days later.
Then I had 4 miscarriages in the middle of the miscarriages it was thought that my regular BP was borderline high so I got put on meds just because of my history with the miscarriages as well.
Now I'm pregnant again but this time I have made it so far to 21+5
Was on a whole heap of meds to help with the pregnancy sticking during the 1st tri and my BP meds got increased during 1st tri as well.... so now I'm on 1500mg of methyldopa (Aldomet).
I usually monitor my BP at home (it's been great so far sitting around 120-130/70something but a couple of weeks ago we went away on a holiday and I forgot to take my machine and just got out of habit. So I took it tonight as I have an appointment on Thursday and it was 140/89 then around 130/81 and 130/83. Will make sure I take it again tomorrow morning and night so the hospital has a better idea of what's going on at home at my appointment, but feeling a bit worried. I know I can start taking labetalol as well but I feel like I'm so early still being not even 22 weeks.
I had my first son in Jan 2011 - he was induced due to pregnancy induced hypertension. started developing around 34ish weeks, but didn't need medication. No protein or swelling, but at 38+5 I thought I had decreased movements so went in, movements were fine but BP was something/103ish. So got admitted and induced a couple of days later.
Then I had 4 miscarriages
in the middle of the miscarriages it was thought that my regular BP was borderline high so I got put on meds just because of my history with the miscarriages as well.Now I'm pregnant again but this time I have made it so far to 21+5
Was on a whole heap of meds to help with the pregnancy sticking during the 1st tri and my BP meds got increased during 1st tri as well.... so now I'm on 1500mg of methyldopa (Aldomet). I usually monitor my BP at home (it's been great so far sitting around 120-130/70something but a couple of weeks ago we went away on a holiday and I forgot to take my machine and just got out of habit. So I took it tonight as I have an appointment on Thursday and it was 140/89
then around 130/81 and 130/83. Will make sure I take it again tomorrow morning and night so the hospital has a better idea of what's going on at home at my appointment, but feeling a bit worried. I know I can start taking labetalol as well but I feel like I'm so early still being not even 22 weeks.
