Pre-e and hypertension after birth
Has anyone needed to go to the ER for high BP after giving birth? What’s the process? I’m afraid of just getting my BP read every 15 min for 4 hrs just to either get sent home or admitted and put on magnesium for 24 hrs.
Those of you who’ve either had pre-eclampsia or gestational/postpartum hypertension, what blood pressure meds are you on? I got home from the hospital last night after giving birth on Monday and I was just told to monitor my BP and go to the ER if I get either 160 top number or 100 bottom number. I REALLY wish they had prescribed me something but they said to just go to my OB in a week for a BP check.
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I had preeclampsia with my first, definitely watch it and definitely go to the ER if it’s high..I ended up in the hospital for 5-6 days and when I went home I was taking three meds several times a day. It sucked. It’s more than just your blood pressure being high too. I felt miserable, I was freezing, nauseous, my head hurt, my liver hurt, it’s not fun.
I was put on Procardia after delivery and told to monitor BP at home. I was on mag for 72 hours in the hospital.
Mine was caught while I was still in recovery at the hospital, thankfully. They gave me magnesium and had me rest for a good while. They had me on some extra BP meds while I was there but sent me home with Labatelol. My symptoms were high blood pressure, swelling in my feet and ankles, lots of floaters in my eyes, and felt dizzy.
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