I feel like kind of a PW today. I barely ever start posts, and I've started 3 today. Ha. This is something that I have been wanting to ask for a few weeks, though.
At what point would you start to worry about your blood pressure? I think I'm naturally laid back about it, but I see a lot of people going on bed rest or taking trips to L&D for numbers that are lower than mine. It surprises me every time for some reason.
Maybe I'm too jaded about it, though. I have been dealing with hypertension on and off for the past ten years. What I mean by that is that I go through phases of normal BP, and have bouts of HBP that can last for months or years, but it always seems to regulate itself again. So I go on and off meds.
If you don't have protein in your urine or a lot of swelling, is an occasional single BP reading lower than the pre-hypertensive range (140/90) really something to be concerned about? Of course, I wouldn't expect anyone to ignore a truly high BP reading. So that's the reason for my question -- what number would cause you concern?
This is not for the sake of judgment because everyone has to do what they feel is best for themselves and their babies, and I respect that. I'm just genuinely curious -- it's a survey of sorts.
ETA: To clarify, I'm not asking what numbers people think I should be worried about. I want to know what numbers YOU worry about. Because my perspective is one of dealing with hypertension, I want to understand the perspective of those who have not dealt with hypertension.
Re: Blood pressure general question
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When my BP is "normal" it usually runs around 110/70.
It has been running around 135/85 with occasional higher readings (one was up to 160/100) for the past few weeks. The spikes are brief, though, and come down if I take it easy.
If I was consistently getting numbers higher than 140/90 at home, that's when I would start to be concerned.
It seems you have a good handle on your situation since you know what to be looking for and you know how to get it to come down!
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BP can fluctuate drastically. One moment it could be 140/90, then you wait 5 minutes it could be something totally different. I wouldn't get concerned unless I was consistently getting readings that were greater than 140/90 for a few hours (without any other pre-e symptoms of course).
BP can fluctuate drastically. One moment it could be 140/90, then you wait 5 minutes it could be something totally different. I wouldn't get concerned unless I was consistently getting readings that were greater than 140/90 for a few hours (without any other pre-e symptoms of course).
I see, that makes more sense. I agree. Continually trending up would concern me also.
That's good to know. Thank you.
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That's how I feel about dizzy spells/fainting. I get confused when people are worried about dizzy spells. I have to remind myself that it's abnormal to some people.
I am learning to tell without testing on my own by how I generally feel. My heart feels like its racing and I am starting to get headaches and I know that my bp has gone up and I need to sit down and relax. Its going to be a learning experience for me, cause taking it easy is not my MO at all!
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Your diastolic number when you were having issues would concern even me, if it hovered around 100 for a few hours.
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Scarlett Mae born 1/14/14 Our family is now complete!