White Blood count came back a bit high

keluptown

Hi....I had to go to labor and delivery yesterday for a more extensive stress test on the baby....they did a complete blood count on me and the results for my white blood cells came a back a bit elevated.  Has anyone else had this happen...could this be due to pregnancy???  Somthings I read say that pregnancy can elevate the wbc but I'm needing some reassurance.

 Thank you!!

mben1119

They found some white blood cells in my urine the other day, and thought it was a potential UTI/Bladder infection.  It was nothing.

SVAQ11

I had a slightly elevated WBC a few months back. My doctor didn't even mention it, so he obviously wasn't too concerned. I only saw it because I needed to get a copy of my medical records. I spoke with my MIL who is a nurse and she said that it can happen during times of stress or if you are fighting off a cold. The week it was elevated, I had several exams and projects due for my grad program and I called out sick one day from my job because I felt like I was coming down with something. I never even got sick, but my understanding is that WBs can be elevated if your fighting something mild (like a cold).

smiles_jds2003

Yep, completely normal for the white count to be slightly elevated in a pregnant woman.