Hi Everyone,
I was just curious if anyone else has had high blood pressure during their pregnancy. My last two appointments my BP has been pretty high. My OB said at my next appt if my blood pressure is high we're doing the 24 urine collection to test for protein. Has anyone else done this yet? Or been diagnosed with preeclampsia? I was just wondering what is in store for me if I am diagnosed with it or if my blood pressure stays high?
TIA
Re: High Blood Pressure
I've been on bedrest since late June because of high BP. Before getting pregnant, I already took medication for hypertension (it runs in our family even if you're super healthy)...
My BP started to creep up and became borderline scary, so I was on modified BR for a week and then had to begin working from home on stricter rest.
I never had protein in my urine until this past week, along with higher BP readings, so I officially got the pre-e diagnosis then - but I've been really good about monitoring my BP and communicating any changes with the OB's office. I didn't have to do the 24 hour collection because I'm delivering on Tuesday (yay!)
High BP puts you at risk for a few things and can stress the baby - but I encourage you to ask the doctor or nurse to take your BP, then let you lay down on your left side for 10 minutes, and then recheck your BP. Laying on your left side takes a lot of stress off your heart and generally will help lower your BP if it is just pregnancy induced hypertension.