Pre-eclampsia

I have a csection booked for 2nd March and last 4 visits to my consultant appointment or midwife, my bp has been what they consider high. However apart yesterday where my bp has stayed high, it normally gone back down to a okay range. I spent 6 hours yesterday in triage waiting for it to go down. They did my bloods and said I can go home if they are normal, which they informed me they were okay and they were going start m on medication. Got a phone call today saying the consultant has looked at my bloods today and my liver is high not massively high but high enough for them wanting me to go back in tomorrow for bp profiling again. Now I am worried it is pre-eclampsia. I have no other symptoms part from once or twice having protein in my urine. If my bp is high will they bringing the c section forward or make it emergency one? I have never had any of this before, I have gastestion diabetes as well as low iron. Anyone been in a similar situation. I am so anxious about the last few days of this pregnancy

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I am in the same boat. Had bp taken twice a week since end of Jan. Bloodwork keeps coming back fine but BP hovers around their threshold.
It's starting to get me down now. I think they will keep monitoring you first before suggesting moving your section as they haven't mentioned that to me yet.

Also getting anxious 😟 I'm literally in triage right now and they have mentioned having to admit me if they can't keep my bp down.

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I have the same. I have to have BP check ups, im 37+5, and i started having contractions but they put me on labeltol tablets for blood pressure yesterday it was high they said ill check again half hour abd it was still high but got sent home.

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I had similar with my latest pregnancy I was 36 weeks when it started with the BP and urine not reducing, I got asked to go to the hospital at 37 weeks 5 days for a re test of urine as it jumped alot, they kept me in (I did then swell up like a balloon over night) but was offered a section or induction there and then, section was done 38 weeks exactly and I had to stay in to be monitored for those 2 days.
Im still on labetalol tablets for BP now 11 weeks post partum too x

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Hey i had high blood pressure with protein in my urine but still had my csection no issues xx

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They put me on blood pressure medication when i had high bp from 36 weeks didnt bring my section forward but I was first on the list due to my bp
and then monitored me for a few weeks after when my bp went down i was transfered from midwife to gp care x

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Can I ask why you’re having a section? Is it a preference or have you been told you have to have one? Only because I had mild pre eclampsia with my first and got induced at 39 weeks due to protein and high Bp.

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Tbh I don’t think they will bring it forward. I think they will give you medication and monitor you. I developed pre eclampsia at 23 weeks. I had the swelling loss of eye sight protein uria and they still tried to get my to 38 weeks but once my kidneys started failing they brought my little one at 30 weeks via emergency C section so I think the will try and get you as close to your c section date as possible xx

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Yeah I have to have 200mg 3x a day.

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