Ok here goes.....

Jack was due in April. I had already had a host of other problems so I was already signed off work since the 1st October.

At my January appt, my bp was up, not a huge deal, and there was a trace of protein in my urine. I was ordered to take it easy and to go again in a fortnight. The next appt still the same, but no major cause for concern, so again another appt in 2 wks.

The next appt in Feb (around the 12th as I was walking all day at the alternative farming expo...oops!!...) my hands and feet were very swollen, my bp was way up and there was a + of protein in my urine. From that day on I had to see the Dr once a week and also check my urine and bp twice a day, at home. It was at this time that they threatened to put me in hospital if it got any worse. By the time my next appt arrived, I knew I was in trouble as the protein levels had jumped to 2 plus's, I can't remember what my bp was like at that stage. They put me on that baby monitor thing to chq that all was ok and then gave me a cut off point for my bp to be that night. All seemed to stay the same until March, when I had to frantically ring the drs as my bp was very high, but more importantly I had 3 + 's. I was admitted to hospital within the hour, where they did the baby moniter test, bp (every few hours) and urine tests. 2 days later, everything was stable enough for me to go home. then the very same night when I checked everything, it all was haywire again, so back into hospital I went (less than 6 hours at home!)

The protein in my urine stayed high until I had Jack (I also had to be induced ) My bp was a concern to all as it went up and up, then right back down again. It seemed to really vary with what bp thingy they used-if they used the unit thing it would give a higher reading, than the normal hand one. It seemed to have a mind of it's own!

Hopefully it won't happen again, but there is no guarentee.

Jo