Good evening ladies!
I am new to this board, coming over from May 2015. I haven't been lurking long so please forgive me for any faux pas.
Looking for advice/tips on what to expect next etc. I am currently 16 weeks. I had an appointment last week, at wwhich my BP was 150/90. I have never had high blood pressure before. My physician asked me to come back today for a recheck but to also have seen "baseline" blood work ddone, including a 24 hour urine. Today, my BP was 137/86. Better but still elevated.
What was more concerning was that my total urine protein for the 24 hour urine was nearly 500. Since my appointment was with the nurse, she said that the on call phsycian would contact me in regards to the next step. Well, its 9pm and I haven't heard from anything so I am sitting home with nothing but worry!
I am hoping that I am stressing over something that can be easily managed, but I really have no experience! I am a FTM and so far, other than elevated BP, my only symptom has been continuous headaches for days on end.
Re: Early Preeclampsia?? *update in comments*
I had elevated protein (got up to high 200s) and high BP and was treated with BP meds and extra monitoring.
I'm not sure what a reading over 500 this early means, but I am guessing you will have lots of blood tests to check your organ function (kidneys and liver).
Cut sodium way down now...no more processed foods (canned soup, frozen meals, watch light/low fat items for extra sodium) cook from scratch and don't add salt. that will help some.
I'm guessing you will go on BP meds (I took labetalol with my first 2 pregnancies).
You might be looking at bed rest too, and a 39w induction.
Good luck - I hope it all turns out ok for you and baby.
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DD 7/2010, DS 3/2012, #3 due 4/24/2015
I also found out today that my baby GIRL only has a 2 vessel cord. At this point, all of the babies anatomy looks great and it doesn't appear to be related to a congenital abnormality. I will have monthly ultrasounds to make sure the baby is growing properly. As of right now, she is at the top of the percentile in all categories and appears to be going great!
My cervix also measured a little short but again, they're just going to monitor that closely too. Such an overwhelming appointment!!