Hi there This is my first post here, and this is the first thread that I read - it's the biggest problem that I'm too suffering with at the moment. My blood pressure went from 145/85 pre-pregnancy, to 110/55. I'm basically so sick I rarely leave the house, so I feel yor pain! I'm due to speak to the docs tomorrow about it, as I've only been monitoring my BP at home for a week ... but increasing the salt in your diet is meant to help tremendously. Of course, speak to your doc first, as with anything. But I had a gatorade and salted cashews for a snack yesterday morning and had the most energetic day that I have had in a long while.
Most of my days are spent lying down with my head spinning and nausea too! I also have a 3 year old son, and am finding it extraordinarily difficult coping with low BP and a toddler. And as you said, I am grateful it's low BP and not high ... but it is definitely a horrid thing to have to contend with.
It's hard isn't it, when you're expierencing low blood pressure. On a good day, my bp will be 90/60, in pregnancy, it's a lot lower than that.
It's hard when you've got morning sickness (I had it 24/7 with DD1, right up until I delivered her), but it is very important to try and eat whenever possible. Try and eat small meals reguarly, rather than 3 large meals.
I have low blood pressure and will have it for the rest of my pregnancy. A few weeks ago I was struck with the flu and because bubs took everything I became dehydrated and my blood pressure dropped to the point i was nearly hospitalised. The doc told me to drink heaps of water for the next couple of days (by the end of it i felt like a fish) but i picked up and now feel ok apart from the occasional dizzy spells. I have to constantly drink so it doesnt happen again but its a real pain cause im running to the toilet alot anyway!
Tegan, I've got the same problem. My BP was 105/55 and then 100/55. It makes me feel light headed and sometimes car sick, and combined with morning sickness it sucks! I just try to keep up my sugars, drink lots of water, and stand up slowly so I don't topple over. It must be hard chasing after the kids!
I always have low blood pressure, usually around 100/60 not pregnant. Mine has been shockingly low so far down to 80/50 last week.
I do what others have suggested, take it easy standing, make sure I eat and drink regularly. I do have to be careful when I am out though because I automatically want to drink less (the pee factor!) and I feel quite ill if I do.
As you said it is much better to be on the low side than the high side. But I wish mine were more in the middle
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This is my first post here, and this is the first thread that I read - it's the biggest problem that I'm too suffering with at the moment. My blood pressure went from 145/85 pre-pregnancy, to 110/55. I'm basically so sick I rarely leave the house, so I feel yor pain! I'm due to speak to the docs tomorrow about it, as I've only been monitoring my BP at home for a week ... but increasing the salt in your diet is meant to help tremendously. Of course, speak to your doc first, as with anything. But I had a gatorade and salted cashews for a snack yesterday morning and had the most energetic day that I have had in a long while.
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