Preeclampsia blood pressure

[embojet]

Just wondering, any of you that had emergency c sections/were induced because of preeclampsia, how high did your blood pressure get before they decided to deliver? My mum knows someone who is a midwife and she cant beleive they let mine get so high, (another froend who is the sister on th NICU said it was because they were waiting on a bed for Molly) . Mine was 221/116 - dont know if thats high or not compared to others?

 

[pinkycat]

They induced me when was 200/100 but it went up to 220/140 while i was in HDU so they did an emergency section there and then xx

 

[chele]

Mine was 150/100 so not really that high tbh

 

[katy1310]

I think mine went to about 156/120. It had been gradually creeping up. With me, they didn't just go on my blood pressure the day they delivered - there was much more protein in my urine and I had a major headache, swelling and disturbed vision. They did a scan that morning to check how the baby was doing and she was not doing too well, reduced fluid and I think her heartbeat was a bit fainter than normal and they just decided it was time to get her out of there. They kept saying over the few days before Sophie was born that they had to look at the whole picture and make a decision to deliver her when it was still safe for both of us.

 

[sherryberry79]

They performed a c-section on me when they discovered I was running at 225/150 but it was not a case of them 'letting' it get that high, nobody realised I had PE until I went to the hosp that afternoon due to lack of movement. I am pretty sure they would have operated some time before that, had they had the chance, as the consultant said that I was at risk of having a massive stroke and seizures with BP that high.

 

[Kitty23]

I went to my antenatal appt the day before the section and my bp was 120/100 and 4plus protien in my urine so they sent me up to the labour ward. Then was 160/120 the night before the section I think it was higher than that the day of the section, I devolped eclampsia though and started have seizures so I don't remember much lol xxx

 

[divadexie]

my normal BP is about 120/70

I went for my first check and it was high, I cant remember what, I also had +++protein in urine.
They sent me to hospital for bloods and my bp stayed over 130/90, sent me to edinburgh. A scan showed reduced flow through the umbelical cord.
At one point it went to 150/100 oh and then my kidney function started failing. Thats when they said I had an hour until theatre!

 

[Magik204]

LMine was scary high 232 over 180, it was get her out now and rushed to theater before that was so seriouse I had to have lines put in my neck because the pressure was to much for my body to cope with as my kidneys shut down and everything was syarting to do the same x x scary thought 1 more hour and we wouldn't be here x

 

[Cazzyg]

I don't think it's so much about letting it get that high, it depends on what else is going on and with PE, your BP can rise very quickly. I know that when my BP went up - the last reading I saw was around 170/123 but there was a worse one - it happened very quickly. We know how quick it was beacuse I was being monitiored every 15 mins. I was starting to develop eclampsia and so the decision was taken to do an emergency C section. Not actually because of my BP, but because I was starting to fit.

 

[embojet]

Thanks, doesnt seem like mine was unusually high for PE then, it just got me wondering thats all. I had +++ protein form when I was admitted to hospital, and my blood pressure just kept getting higher and higher. They were monitoring my BP every 15 mins too and decided when it got that high to do my section x

 

[vermeil]

Hello!

I went to a routine appointment at 25 weeks - BP was 176/115 and had + urine so they hospitalized me then and there. Was on complete bed rest and strong medication - it went down to 150/95 and stayed there. They monitored BP in umbilical cord and placenta every few days. Baby had stopped gaining weight so at 27 weeks they decided to do a c section. He had the weight of a 23 weeker, in the bottom 2 percentile, due to lack of blood flow. Yish. Luckily even that small our bodies are amazing - what little blood he was getting he was using for the development of his brain and vital organs. That`s what saved him - he was born stick thin but his organs had continued to mature.

The irony is I felt great all throughout, never felt sick, not even a headache - I didn`t even develop pre eclampsia. The placenta probably didn`t fully develop.

I find it flabberghasting how very little modern medicine understands this condition. I was in a hospital specialized in premature births and the specialists kept talking about *theories*. Perhaps in a few years they`ll have figured it out and be able to prolong these pregnancies without being forced to deliver early...

 

[cherikey]

At my 35 wk checkup my BP was 161/114 as well as lots of protein & major headaches, she admitted me immediately and i was induced at 9am the following morning. Tori was born that evening... I was grateful to have a natural birth.

My birth story here: https://www.mexicanbola.co.uk/mexican-bola_blog/