Did anyone suffer from pregnancy hypertension or preeclampsia during pregnancy? I developed this during the ending of my pregnancy and my bp hasn't returned to normal and I am 2 months and 3 weeks postpartum.

Hi I’m in the same boat! I had preeclampsia with my last pregnancy and this time it’s just hypertension. Doctors said I could stop medication 4wks PP but it’s shot up again recently so I’m back on it at 10wks PP. Has yours come down at all? I’m with you on not wanting to be on the medication forever but I think for some it can just take a few months to normalise so hopefully still will for us both. With my first I stopped around week 11 and it had gradually started to drop x

I supposedly had hypertension towards the end of pregnancy and came off tablets 3/4 weeks post birth. I queried all along that it was white coat syndrome which I’ve always had and was related to the anxiety created from medical professionals about me going up to 42 weeks pregnant so I hated any medical appointments from 40 weeks onwards. I had a really good GP who listened and with my own bp machine at home got my monitoring my bp 3x daily to see if I actually needed tablets. Turns out I didn’t so we gradually reduced and then came off them.

Hi Claire, it was pregnancy induced and I never had any issues with my bp before and this is my 1st baby. Some doctors said I had preeclampsia and some said hypertension, they couldn't decide. I was admitted to the hospital almost 2 weeks before I gave birth because of my bp. It all started around 36 weeks, which is why I had to be induced early. It all started from being given bad news from the hospital and I was anxious and worried and since then it never went down. When I was in the hospital it went up to about 136/ 90..... Weeks down the line it has gone up to 169/110 and so on. It's getting higher and I am just so worried now. They keep increasing my medication and it is still not controlled. My reading this morning was around 162/112 which is so worrying. I have had lower Readings too but my reading is mostly on the higher side. I hope we come off the medication.

lucky you, I monitor mine at home too but it keeps getting higher. Did you do anything to help such as; exercise or something??! Any tips? I want my bp to go back to normal and to come off the medication so badly.

For me a lot of it was changing my thinking as I think my anxiety was contributing up the high bp. I was so anxious every time I was about to get my bp taken. I know it’s easier said than done when all you want is your bp to reduce and to be well. I found mindfulness quite helpful, I think yoga or meditation would help similarly. Hope it gets better for you!

it may be worth you requesting a 24 hour monitor? I have white coat syndrome and like used to dread my readings. Last time I used one of them to show medication was no longer needed. Really hope it gets better for you soon x

Had hypertension towards the end and around 6 weeks pp. Gentle walks, don’t overdo it with the exercising and lots and lots of water!

Hey, I got high BP after giving birth with my now 4 year old.
I do have anxiety so do think this plays a big part on it. I’ve asked the GP what I can do to get me off it but seeing as it’s known as the ‘silent killer’ they don’t want to just wean me off - I am on the lowest dose. My BP
IS stable with meds - but theoretically there should really be no reason thst I should have high BP - it’s coming down to hereditary now. Sucks that I have to take these tablets for the rest of my life.
I did all the checks, everything came back normal.

Hi all, I’m 2 months and 2 weeks postpartum and in the same boat. Does it get better 😩