PREECLAMSIA, Gestational / Pregnancy induced Hypertension, High Blood Pressure

[A_K_and_K]

Right on Betheney! That's great news

 

[bumpsmum]

Just read thru your thread and glad to read your bp has settled again, I have had PE twice now desulting in delivery at 30 and 33 weeks and am preg again, both times was not given labetalol til AFTER delivery, had my first midwife appt today at 7 weeks (ish) and bp was 120/90 she was not happy with my diastolic pressure as its so early so being seen next week at early pregnancy for full bloods and scan I've already asked for low dose baby aprin as a few folk on here had it and it did help hopefully in the later stages I get labetalol as a semi-precaution as my bp is the last to shoot up my bloods and severe swelling were first in both pregnancies, already very nervous with this pregnancy xx

 

[lucy_x]

Managed to keep mine settled with Asprin until i had my 28 week appt . Was 196/110

They said had i been futher along i would have been induced there and then, but instead iv been put on the devils spawn (Labetalol) which gives me cracking headache, shakyness and makes me very weepy - frankly i wish i had been 37 weeks, i don't want to stand another 9 weeks of this. To make matters worse i failed the GTT too. Fantastic.

Oh well, BP is down to 126/73 (lowest its ever been in my life) but im not happy.

 

[Betheney]

Bumps mum - your BP is so high so early!! You must be stressed. Fingers crossed that you don't develop Preeclampsia again... I have seen lots of mummies have it in some pregnancies and not others.

Lucy - we sound exactly the same. Shot up to terrible heights at 28weeks (well I was 29). Put on labetalol and now it's controlled well. just like you so many doctors said "if you were further along we would just deliver". Did you have problems with your first pregnancy? I didn't... everyone thinks it's crazy that I have BP problems for the first time in a second pregnancy with the same father. Sorry about the GTT

 

[Betheney]

Went in for regular fetal monitoring. BP was crazy high got up to 160/110 but ranged from about 140/100 - 150/110 the whole time i was there and refused to come down over like 5 hours. Did a urine test and *drum roll* preeclampsia..... kept me in over night to review my meds. I'm now on labetalol 4 times daily.

 

[bumpsmum]

Ohhhhh no are you still in hospital?

Hopefully the med changes keep little bean in a bit longer.

I had a follow up with practice nurse and pleased to say my bp down to 126/76 so very happy with that xx

 

[Betheney]

They tried to keep me in for two nights and I burst into tears because I just wanted to go home so they compromised and if I had good BPs up until 7pm I could go home. So I got to go home!

 

[nov_mum]

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I BF three babies on labetalol and I don't have an over abundant supply either. I didn't find it overly effected my supply and it took me weeks to reduced my dose post partum. In my second pregnancy I didn't start labetalol until a week pp too so I don't think it effected it for me. I hope your pregnancy goes well.

 

[bumpsmum]

Glad to hear your home, if it helps any my first wee boy came at 33+4 was a good weight for his gestation, was only in SCBU for 17 days and would have been home sooner but took a bit to establish BF xx

 

[MommaDucky]

I got sent to L&D this past thursday for high BP, at one point I was at 170/120. Got admitted and did the 24hr urine which thankfully came back negative. My resting BP is around 130-140/90-100. Because my resting BP is high but not dangerously high and baby is doing well they didn't put me on any meds, but I am on bed rest now. Heading into the doc on Wed. I'm hoping they will deliver him sooner, My head kills all the time, bed rest bites esp with an almost 3 yr old running around.

 

[Betheney]

Hiiiiii

My yellow bump turned blue on 21-11-12 our little man Remi was born 1.9kgs (4lbs 3oz) at 33+5 we didn't have another growth scan booked until 34 weeks but my blood pressure from my preeclampsia was being incredibly uncontrollable and the hospital decided enough was enough. I was told I was unfavorable for induction as cervix was posterior, high, 2cm long and closed. So was given Cervadil at 5pm and told I would have my membranes ruptured in the morning and started on the drip. My body and baby had other ideas and he was born at 3:46am very quickly and suddenly. He was breathing straight away but because I was actually still in the maternity ward not a birth suite there was no oxygen tap in the room and he was quickly ran next door to a birth suite with an oxygen tap. But he's doing so well since. I'm so proud and just in love!!!

https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/254815_10151331507109468_1304949237_n.jpg

 

[nov_mum]

He is just gorgeous! Congratulations and I hope your PE is resolving.

 

[bumpsmum]

He is adorable Hun xx

 

[saffy1984]

Congratulations hun, what a cute baby! Seems a good weight for his gestation too. I have been reading this thread to see how you were getting on, glad it has turned out so well xxx

 

[Torres]

He's beautiful! And what a good weight too! Congrats Mama! Are you both at home now? Have your pressures gone back to normal?