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mollyd123 wrote:I went in for a routine checkup at 37 weeks with DD1 and my bp was 200/110. The doctor asked me if I was okay (the weird thing is, I felt ok, just a slight headache and ankle swelling) and then immediately sent me to the hospital to be induced.
They were also concerned because I do have a seizure disorder and so I was immediately started on magnesium sulfate (and I was also on my seizure medication).
I didn't realize the seriousness of this until after. I'm 26 weeks into this pregnancy and so far so good.....
brookexallison wrote:So with pre-e your BPs don't necessarily stay elevated at all times? I don't know too much about it but at my dr appt today my BP was 150/100, 150/98 and 150/94...checked it three times to be sure...I was sent for an NST and BP monitoring and it was back down to 119/79...so they said all was well, took some bloodwork and gave me a 24 hr urine collection container for creat-clr and protein and scheduled me for another day of monitoring on Monday (labor day of course lol)...well when I was at work I started to get a headache again and since I work at the same hospital my appts and tests are at I asked the one lady to take my BP and it was 139/93...I'm sure it has come down since again, but I'm very confused about this whole thing...I also have GD which I was told makes it even more likely to develop pre-e