Pre eclampsia????? Help

[geordiemammy]

Ok so I'm 28 +1 weeks pregnant been to the docs today on a totally unrelated issue and they are sending me up to hospital with the following:-

High blood pressure lowest out of 4 goes was 148/98 normally 124/80 I have never ever ever suffered from this even when I was pregnant with my other 4 children

Swollen feet. Something else I have never suffered from in previous pregnancies and put it down to the heat

Pains at the top of my bump never had this before thought it was indegestion

Dizziness A common side effect from pregnancy

Sickness. Not keeping food down at all or digesting it

And head aches Again common and thought it was the heat

Slight reduced feral movement. Thought he was just having a lazy day as he does sometimes

What I need to know is what they do for this I'm pretty worried about it all and as I have 4 other children bed rest is out of the question as is hospitalisation

 

[Sweedot]

Try not to worry yourself into oblivion and follow doctors orders...remember bed rest and hoapitalisation is usually requested for a very serious reason and they would not recommend it unless the situation truly required it. depending on the severity of the situation they will guide you. My sister had sudden pre eclampsia at 24 weeks, they prescribed her a plethora of drugs to keep her blood pressure low and she was forced into bedrest. Shehad all the symptoms you have described along with visual disturbances and auras. I know you said in your post bed rest isnt an option for you, well I'm sorry it may Have to be, pre eclampsia is deadly serious and you must absolutely do everything within your power to follow the advice of your doctors to ensure the safety of your baby and yur own health.

My sister was lucky, her pre eclampsia became very very serious and she required an emergency c section at 25 weeks. She was lucky that day as her bloodressure was so hgh she could have auffered a stroke. Her baby althgh severely premature was healthy and is now a completely normal 8 year old. This was her second pregnancy after a first, totally healthy pregnancy.

Please take your doctors advice seriously..call whomever you can to help out with your other children.

I also wanted to mention that there's absolutely nothing you have done during the pregnancy to cause this, pre eclampsia can strike anyone without warning, it just one of those things, but the important thing to do now , if it is in fact preeclampsia is to keep yourself off yur feet and take the medications they prescribe.

 

[Duejan2012]

try not to worry hun. I was diagnosed with pre e at 30 weeks. my bps are sitting around 165/100 right now. I have never had this in my 2 previous pregnancys either. The chance of us getting this was very very low. The doctor did take me out of work but did not put me in the hospital has i have my other two children to care for. Otherwise i would have been on stricked bed rest either at home or in hospital. I go for nsts twice a week a growth scan everything three and get my bloods done twice a week as well. Our goal was to try to make it until 37 weeks. Yesterday at my apointment my doc said my bloods showed the beginning of liver failer. So monday they will test again and if its worse then they will induce thursday at 36 weeks.

You doc should be able to work with you. Like bed rest as muchh as possible even with your children there. But not put you into a hospital. You OH may have to help out a bit more as well. Relax as stress with cause your bp to just go up.