Pre-eclampsia, did you get it again?

[misspriss]

Hello! I just wanted to join this thread. I had (I think severe) pre-eclampsia with DS, I'm pregnant with my second 11+4 right now and hoping to not get it again.

I have a really nice Omron BP monitor, I gave around $80 for it. My dad let me borrow his when I was pregnant with DS and having issues, it quit working while I was using it!

 

[ttc126]

Hi miss priss!!! I nearly messaged you to find this thread!

How is everyone?

I had my ob checkup today. Bp seems to be creeping up But still fine. However i had trace protein today I am sure everything is totally fine at this point and I'm maybe just a little dehydrated but I'm still worried just because i do not want to go through pre e again. I have borrowed my grandma's bp cuff so will be checking at home. In addition to weekly appointments with high risk perinatal and my every 2 week appointment with ob i think if it turns to anything I'll know early i hope.
Ugh the stress!!!!!

 

[Betheney]

Hey girls.

TTC I hope you were just a little dehydrated, that's what I thought when I had trace protein last week which can give those dip sticks a false positive. I hope all ur other getstational complications are behaving too.

I had my GP visit today after last weeks 125/90 BP today showed 135/90 then 5mins later 130/85 he was also not too concerned at my diastolic being 90 he said he's happy for pregnant patients BP to go up to (but not exceed) 140/90 until full term.

So I now have 4 weeks until my next ob appt, I think I'll go to the GP again in 2 weeks and then the ob will be 2 weeks after that.

In laws didn't lend us their BP machine so I guess I gotta buy one somewhere now.

 

[Betheney]

Hey girls! Update me on how you're all going!

I'm doing well. Got a BP monitor and having it has been fantastic. My stress has drastically reduced since checking regularly. Rather than having a few diastolics of 90 at the doctors and then stressing over whether it's shot up further i can see that my BP usually sits around a diastolic of 80 with an occasional spike to 90. Obviously it's not diagnostic but i will still be able to follow patterns and know when something is awry. I did very 140/92 this evening which is my highest ever so we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Quick question. Those of you with home monitors that also measure your heart rate. Where does your heart rate sit? Mine is consistently between 100 and 110. My husbands is always 75-80 i would expect a pregnant woman to have a higher heart rate but i wonder if it's too high...

 

[ttc126]

Betheny I am so glad you got a monitor for home. I agree with you that the amount of stress it has relieved for me is ridiculous. makes me feel way better. so happy you got one.

my heart rate is the same. I will tell you in my last pregnancy when I was severely anemic (needed a blood transfusion) it was sitting at 120. I don't think 100-110 is abnormal for pregnancy. My Dr's haven't said anything about it either.

I'm trucking along here I had a ton of blood in my mouth this morning from my gums randomly bleeding which of course freaks me out. I have this crazy idea that my bleeding gums are a sign of preeclampsia coming on. at what point do you just decide you're a psycho prego??? I think I'm at that point.

I've really been relieved about going to all the extra monitoring. I've enjoyed seeing my bub every week and being reassured he's ok.

 

[sethsmummy]

glad you managed to get a monitor hun I hope it keeps helping to relieve stress my heart rate normally ranges from 110 - 122 while pregnant hun.

ttc big hugs hun. its scary when your mind starts thinking what ifs.

my bp is apparently fine... but i dont trust my midwife.. she was shite today. Didnt listen to a word i said xx

 

[Betheney]

TTC - i always felt reassured by my extra monitoring with Remi, i knew if anything went wrong it was going to be noticed quickly. I also don't think you're crazy, my arms started tingling a few weeks ago wheb i got my first diastolic reading of 90 and i was so convinced that tingling arms meant preeclampsia. I had tingly arms with PE with my son, the doctors at the time said its not a known symptom but of course i convinced myself they're connected.

Seths mummy - did the MW tell you the reading?

Glad to hear that's a normal heart rate! Thanks for sharing ladies. I tried to google it but could only find stuff on heart rate while exercising during pregnancy.

 

[sethsmummy]

it wasnt the actual midwife who did it.. it was her "assistant" it was 122/70 apparently which i low for me. she didnt do my urine dip test properly so i dont trust her judgement. If some of my symptoms dont ease by next week ill be going to get seen at the hospital. xx

 

[ttc126]

Sethsmummy I'm sorry. a crap mw is the LAST thing you need What did she not listen about?

Betheny I'm glad I'm not the only one connecting outlandish symptoms.

I just got home from l&d. I went for contractions and pressure that felt like more than irritable uterus. On the monitor I was having strong contractions mixed in with smaller IU ones.
The Dr checked me and said she could get her finger in but not all the way through. then they checked for infections and did a fetal fibronectin test. Infection tests were negative but the ffn came back positive. It scared me because I had many done with ds1 and they were all negative. The Dr checked me again and said no change so they gave me a shot to stop contractions and monitored more. Once they were sure the contractions stopped they sent me home. Hopefully things will stay calm because I really did get nervous

 

[sethsmummy]

oh no have you been put on bed rest hun?! Fx baby stays cooking as long as possible!

she literally didnt listen the whole appointment hun. the girl doing my urine test only waited about 20 seconds before checking and binning the strip when your supposed to wait 60 seconds (i have my own at home which have been showing protein and blood). I told her when i sat down that iv not been feeling great, headaches for the last 4/5 days, hands swelling at night, dizzy and groggy spells multiple times a day, really bad pelvic pain, some contractions every day when i walk. She jst brushed off the contractions as a "third baby thing" and said nothing about anything else. She wasnt even going to do my 32 week bloods and tried to say theyre done at 34 but it was her who did my last appointment and told me to book in at 32 weeks. she also wrote in my notes "looking and feeling well" after id told her all of the above! so i wrote underneath them what i had actually told her.

 

[Betheney]

TTC - that sounds like a right stressfull time you've had!!!!! Can you tell me more about the test you tested positive for? I've never heard of it. I really hope you aren't in any kind of preterm labour. What is your history like? Or have you never gone into spontaneous labour? Still doesn't mean everything is going to go pear shape. I was admitted to hospital at 29-30 weeks given steroid injections and expected an imminent delivery only to habe everything calm down and go home within 2 days. Then not deliver until 33.5 weeks for completely unrelated reasons.

Sethsmummy - that makes me so angry. I so dislike when they brush aside how we feel!!! Not only brush it aside but actually put in your notes that you're doing well, i mean WTF?!?! I'm sorry you're feeling so rubbish tho Even if she thought your symptoms were unconcerning, she still has a job to address and reassure you. 32 weeks tho! Not too long to go. My friend who is a virgin went to the doctor because her periods have been absent for over 6 months and after repeating to her doctor multiple times she's had no sexual partners he wrote in her notes "denying any sexual activity" as if she was lying or something. My uterus is insane this time around too also, i have really strong braxton hicks almost all damn day! Especially when I'm walking. But my other pregnancies were very similar. I could easily have them every 5 minutes for 6 hours! But they always had no change to the cervix. I wonder if I'm just dehydrated.

I'm getting stars in my visiom about once a week. I wasn't too concerned but the ob i saw a couple of weeks ago thought it was definitely not to be ignored and said if they're associated with headaches give them a call. But my headaches have never coincided with my stars and my BP at home is still good.

 

[rbourre]

Hey girls! Update me on how you're all going!

I'm doing well. Got a BP monitor and having it has been fantastic. My stress has drastically reduced since checking regularly. Rather than having a few diastolics of 90 at the doctors and then stressing over whether it's shot up further i can see that my BP usually sits around a diastolic of 80 with an occasional spike to 90. Obviously it's not diagnostic but i will still be able to follow patterns and know when something is awry. I did very 140/92 this evening which is my highest ever so we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Quick question. Those of you with home monitors that also measure your heart rate. Where does your heart rate sit? Mine is consistently between 100 and 110. My husbands is always 75-80 i would expect a pregnant woman to have a higher heart rate but i wonder if it's too high...

Mine was always between 100 and 115 when pregnant. I read it's because of the extra blood flow. Now that I'm not pregnant, mine is around 80.

My blood pressure has been good on 1 nifedipine tablet a day. Last time I took it on Wednesday night, it was 119/79. I hate that I always get high blood pressure after pregnancy and I really hope it goes down again. My not so little guy is 6 weeks old now. He's around 10ish pounds and getting chunky. My pre-eclampsia baby wasn't 10 pounds until over 6 months old.

I'm hoping everyone in here is doing great, your BP are all good and everyone has nice chubby full term babies.

 

[ttc126]

Thank you ladies. I'm not on bedrest right now just told to take it easy. No going out, no long distance walking, no heavy chores. I see my normal ob Monday so I'm to follow up then. ..

Betheny, fetal fibronectin is a protein that is usually only present close to birth. If you get a negative test they can be 99% sure you won't go into preterm labor within 2 weeks. A positive is not as useful but obviously we'd hoped it would be negative. I have read some Dr's say 50/50 chance of PTL and some say 20%. For me I take it as a sign I can't just ignore contractions even though they did not change my cervix yesterday. I'm very anxious because I had several contractions that woke me up from sleep during the night. Stay cooking baby!!!! I had an irritable uterus with ds1 and had to get contractions stopped once. I was on various forms of bedrest and was dilating every day after taken off. I was off for 2 days then induced for pre e. Hoping this baby will just cook and cook. Do not want a nicu stay if possible!

Betheny did you have preterm labor?

Sethsmummy that is HORRIBLE she ignored every concern. your symptoms do sound like they need to be double checked and from your post you do not seem to be "feeling well." I'm so sorry. she sounds awful. I'd be so mad!

 

[Betheney]

Mine was always between 100 and 115 when pregnant. I read it's because of the extra blood flow. Now that I'm not pregnant, mine is around 80.

My blood pressure has been good on 1 nifedipine tablet a day. Last time I took it on Wednesday night, it was 119/79. I hate that I always get high blood pressure after pregnancy and I really hope it goes down again. My not so little guy is 6 weeks old now. He's around 10ish pounds and getting chunky. My pre-eclampsia baby wasn't 10 pounds until over 6 months old.

I'm hoping everyone in here is doing great, your BP are all good and everyone has nice chubby full term babies.

1med a day is good tho!! Such a bummer you still have BP probs tho post delivery

my BP dropped to completely to normal levels. I wasn't allowed to go off my meds because I needed to wean off them, except there I was with a normal BP and heavily medicated so it dropped so low at times I was faint and dizzy all the time. I know it's not recommended but I cut my doses more than they wanted. I'd practically passed out a few times and wasn't letting it happen again.

6 weeks already!! I'm glad baby is doing so well though and chunking up nicely, must be such a different experience for you after your very premmy baby. My second baby was prem but my 1st baby had a lot of weight troubles and my prem baby over took his sisters weights at only a couple of months. Lol

Thank you ladies. I'm not on bedrest right now just told to take it easy. No going out, no long distance walking, no heavy chores. I see my normal ob Monday so I'm to follow up then. ..

Betheny, fetal fibronectin is a protein that is usually only present close to birth. If you get a negative test they can be 99% sure you won't go into preterm labor within 2 weeks. A positive is not as useful but obviously we'd hoped it would be negative. I have read some Dr's say 50/50 chance of PTL and some say 20%. For me I take it as a sign I can't just ignore contractions even though they did not change my cervix yesterday. I'm very anxious because I had several contractions that woke me up from sleep during the night. Stay cooking baby!!!! I had an irritable uterus with ds1 and had to get contractions stopped once. I was on various forms of bedrest and was dilating every day after taken off. I was off for 2 days then induced for pre e. Hoping this baby will just cook and cook. Do not want a nicu stay if possible!

Betheny did you have preterm labor?

Sethsmummy that is HORRIBLE she ignored every concern. your symptoms do sound like they need to be double checked and from your post you do not seem to be "feeling well." I'm so sorry. she sounds awful. I'd be so mad!

Eeeeeeeep that sounds right stressful, I'm glad you're taking the advice to rest so seriously and know not to ignore any intense contractions! So last time you really could of ended up giving birth by going into labour prematurely but then the PE came into effect before that could happen! That's a bit scary, how frustrating if you manage to avoid PE this time only to have to stress about going into preterm labour.

I went into spontaneous labour at 39+4 with my daughter but I've not had preterm labour, I was convinced throughout Rem's pregnancy I was but I really just have lots and lots and lots of Braxton hicks all day long. I struggle to tell the difference between BH and contractions, I find BH painful, I did get them to monitor them over night once or twice when I was in hospital for PE but my growth scans always showed a very closed cervix and the day before my induction it was 2cm long, closed and thick. So it definitely has never had any cervix changes. I've had to tell doctors that if they asked me to follow the rule that if you have so many BH in an hour go into hospital that I would be in hospital every day.

 

[Betheney]

How's everyone going?

TTC - no more preterm labour probs?

Seths mummy - No more crappy symptoms?

I'm feeling really good about my lack of PE! I had this terrible fear I'd have a micro prem in November. My daughter was due in November and born in November, my son due in January and born in November and i just had this horrible feeling despite being due in March, fate would think it's funny to give me another November baby. But here i am in December and still pregnant my BP raised in pregnancy no.2 at 29weeks but i didn't have any appts for the 10 weeks prior... so really it could of go e up at any time. Yet here i am days away from 28 weeks and it's still behaving.

I hope you're all well.

 

[ttc126]

Betheny I'm so glad you're still pregnant and doing well! That would have been so crazy if your lo came that early. I'm so glad you're almost 28 weeks!

Do you all set milestones for yourselves? 28 weeks was the first, 32 weeks is next, then 35. I am a little nervous my BP raised with ds at 32 weeks and that's when I know in my heart I got preeclampsia. But my horrible dr said "you're just a first time mom you don't know" and wouldn't do any further tests like bloods or 24hr urine. My BP is now consistently higher than my norm so I'm nervous but at the same time feel like it will be fine. I normally run 100/54 but lately I'm always 120/80. I haven't had protein in my pee again so I'm not going to worry right now. If I'm going to get it again I can't do anything else to prevent it.

No more PTL scares here! So that's great! I had a yeast infection but it seems to be gone now and over the weekend I just felt great! Don't feel as great now but I'm hoping things stay calm for at least a few weeks.

Hope you girls are having a good week!

 

[PeaceLoveBaby]

Hi girls! Glad to see everyone's doing pretty good! My bp has been pretty stable but have been in and out of hospital with contractions and all kinds of PTL scares. We are scheduled for a csection at 36 weeks (7 days!!!!!??) eek! Mainly due to my body just not ha fling pregnancy well and risk of repeat uterine rupture. I'm glad I made it this far for sure. The past few days have been quite hard tho. I just feel *off*. Very weak..dizzy..feeling dehydrated tho I'm drinking like a horse! Glad my OB appt is tmrw!

 

[rbourre]

Glad to see everyone is doing well. I had my 6 week check last week evem though it had been 7.5 weeks. My BP at the office was 148/98 or something. I came home and took it and it was 111/83. I was pissed off waiting for 2 hours for my appointment. Baby boy is doing petty good. He's getting so big. He's a fussy baby and wants to eat and cuddle constantly.

 

[Betheney]

So i had my check up today, BP fine and no protein, heart beat good and fundal height good.

Had about 2 days of reduced movmovement (Mon and Tues) the baby just seemed sleepy, still lots of movement but just so much less oompf and strength as usual. I would get more squirming throughout the day and virtually no big kicks or anything, just tiny taps and squirms, for those 2 days my BP and heart rate dropped to lower than regular amounts and so of course was convinced i was losing the baby, then baby had a good batch of movement Tues night so i decided to wait till morning to go to hospital. Then of course baby spent the entire of Wednesday moving like a crazy baby and movement has been great since, kicking giant kicks, awake all day. I wonder what happened those other 2 days. My back pain is so debilitating some days, i can barely walk. Not to mention dealing with the pain is horrible enough. Doc gave me a referral to the physio.

I was quite surprised that considering my last appt was 5 weeks ago today they said "we're going to run some PE bloods today, send off a urine sample and book you in for a 32 week growth scan. All just because of your PE history, then we'll get you back in a week for another check up and then move to fortnightly appts" i wasn't expecting such a drastic change in care. But that's okay, i feel more reassured with extra appts and scans. I was also originally annoyed being put in a high risk clinic when they told me I'd be treated as a low risk patient until i got PE, so seeing them treating me like a higher risk patient now makes me feel like i should definitely be here.

TTC - my first date i wanted to reach was Dec 1st, like i said i just wanted to get through November. Next i wanted to make 28 weeks even tho I've never given birth before 33 weeks i just wanted to make 3rs Tri. Now i want to make 29 weeks (the date my BP shot up). 32 weeks (the date i was previously diagnosed with PE). 33.5weeks (my sons gestation at birth) after that i guess i want to make full term at 37 weeks. I'm so glad there's been no more PTL scares!!! That's fantastic!!! I hope your BP is still okayish, i read BP naturally rises after 24 weeks so hopefully it's just that regular slight bump up in BP rate and not anything more sinister.

Peacelovebaby - your ticker advises me you're having the baby tomorrow if it's at 36 weeks!!!!! How exciting. Update us with the birth asap!

Rbourre - such a bummer your BP is still crap. How long was it high for, post pregnancy last time? Or do you think it was high because you were so irritated you had to wait so long to see the doctor? I had a 10am appt today and got in at around 12, how can they possibly be running 2 hours late when they just opened an hour prior! I had both kids with me who were total terrors, was such a god damn nightmare.

 

[sethsmummy]

How's everyone going?

TTC - no more preterm labour probs?

Seths mummy - No more crappy symptoms?

I'm feeling really good about my lack of PE! I had this terrible fear I'd have a micro prem in November. My daughter was due in November and born in November, my son due in January and born in November and i just had this horrible feeling despite being due in March, fate would think it's funny to give me another November baby. But here i am in December and still pregnant my BP raised in pregnancy no.2 at 29weeks but i didn't have any appts for the 10 weeks prior... so really it could of go e up at any time. Yet here i am days away from 28 weeks and it's still behaving.

I hope you're all well.

im glad your appointments are going well hun and that things are looking good. yey for more care though! thats fab they are watching you closer now!

Betheny I'm so glad you're still pregnant and doing well! That would have been so crazy if your lo came that early. I'm so glad you're almost 28 weeks!

Do you all set milestones for yourselves? 28 weeks was the first, 32 weeks is next, then 35. I am a little nervous my BP raised with ds at 32 weeks and that's when I know in my heart I got preeclampsia. But my horrible dr said "you're just a first time mom you don't know" and wouldn't do any further tests like bloods or 24hr urine. My BP is now consistently higher than my norm so I'm nervous but at the same time feel like it will be fine. I normally run 100/54 but lately I'm always 120/80. I haven't had protein in my pee again so I'm not going to worry right now. If I'm going to get it again I can't do anything else to prevent it.

No more PTL scares here! So that's great! I had a yeast infection but it seems to be gone now and over the weekend I just felt great! Don't feel as great now but I'm hoping things stay calm for at least a few weeks.

Hope you girls are having a good week!

120/80 is quite good hun thats around where i sit sometimes. glad youv felt great

Hi girls! Glad to see everyone's doing pretty good! My bp has been pretty stable but have been in and out of hospital with contractions and all kinds of PTL scares. We are scheduled for a csection at 36 weeks (7 days!!!!!??) eek! Mainly due to my body just not ha fling pregnancy well and risk of repeat uterine rupture. I'm glad I made it this far for sure. The past few days have been quite hard tho. I just feel *off*. Very weak..dizzy..feeling dehydrated tho I'm drinking like a horse! Glad my OB appt is tmrw!

oooooomg! good luck for your section hun

rboure - glad your lil man is doing well I love your avatar pic


Im still getting dizzy sometimes... now i itch like a maniac all day every day AND today i am going into the hospital to be checked because from 3am - 7am i was bleeding bright red blood.. im getting bad period cramps (i seem to have these all the time now) and Rohan has been very quiet compared to normal yesterday and this morning). My sisters coming for me once she has dropped her kids off at school to take me in as i have a trapped nerve in my left hip so cant even walk properly to go get a bus


I got my section booked for the 6th January at 38+5 Very excited! I didnt even have to argue for it.. but iv said if i go before hand naturally i want to try. I just dont want to be induced which they were fine with