High blood pressure

I’ve had pre e with 3/4 of my kids. They are obviously watching me close this time around. I went to L&D about 3 weeks ago for it being really high. Got there it went down but they did keep me overnight. I’ve been monitoring my bp at home for a couple months now. Took my afternoon reading and was 190/80. I relaxed and wait 10-15 min to retake and was 152/75. I’m scared I will be having pre e again this time around.

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Sorry girl but you probably have pre eclampsia! I would call the on call doctor and let them know you BP is that high or just go to L and D to be safe, you could have a stroke with a reading like that. I got a magnesium drip when mine was that high.

What did you do to keep it steady? I’m only going on 23 weeks but they made it clear when I found out I was pregnant I was most likely going to deliver at 37 weeks cause of my history.

BP is so scary because I had preeclampsia and was at 172/110 towards the end of my pregnancy and had absolutely no other symptoms what so ever. It’s a sneaky bitch. Definitely go in immediately, I hope everything goes ok ❤️

I’ve just realised this was last month! I hope you’re well ❤️

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