High blood pressure.

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i experienced high blood pressure in my first pregnancy and was constantly monitered, bloods taken etc... had growth scans etc... never developed into toxemia, but was induced at 39 weeks for the best for me and bubs.

second pregnancy absolutly NO issues, my BP stayed fantastic.

this pregnancy has been worse than the first, and i am now having to take YUCK meds, and i say yuck strongly. my BP is still rising and while at hospital the other day it was 177/118 pee showed traces of protein so had bloods and urine done urgently, which came back all clear. had to double the meds, and it has left me all BLAH. really tired and breathless.

BUT i am getting induced tomorrow morning at 39 weeks exactly, so i know there is and end to it.

and it was around the same stage in pregnancy that you are now that it started for me, hopefully you can get onto it quickly and things go well. it sux, and its scary i reckon. the meds im on methyldopa are apparantly safe while pregnant but i still have my doubts about putting things into my body and now im on quite a high dosage too, double yuck.

anyway.... to answer your question.... yeah i have suffered high blod pressure (pregnancy hypertension) without it developing furthur into toxemia.

TAKE CARE rest up..... look after yourself and keep us posted..... any Q's just ask im starting to feel like a high BP expert! lol.

No stories to share, just wanted to say I hope your BP behaves itself and doesn't develop into preeclampsia. When I was in hospital a couple of weeks ago I shared a room with a lady who had preeclampsia and they had told her that lots of Omega 3 (fishy stuff) helped control BP.

Hope you stay well. Not long to go now

I had pre eclampsia with Andrew. High BP and the puffiness was enough to drive me nutty and drive the medical staff nutty. I had to be on bedrest for 3 weeks. Never listened to this and was up shopping and doing the nesting thing.

My advice, so don't do what I did and take the rest, so much better for your body.

I had high blood pressure with both pregnancies, mainly due to stress and weight but nothing came of it.
Fingers crossed you dont have to go back to hospital.