BP 172/99 - time to call someone?

[angelaartsstudent]

Hi All

Me again.

Still losing yellow bits LOL (oops tmi sorry)...last one yesterday was stringy and gross.

BP just after waking this morning (7am) feeling a bit headachey and sick in the belly was 171/94. I thought ''hmm...I'll just lay down and relax a bit and take it again. I don't trust that''.

10 mins later lying down - 172/99.

Time to call Maternal Fetal Assessment like they said to?

Last reading before bed last night was 162/92...was lying down, just before I went to bed at 2am. Took it becuase I was puffy in the hands but felt okay otherwise.

I'm really ignorant about these things and have a tendency not to do what Drs say becuase I hate being an inconvenience. Because for every doctor's time I waste, there is someone who needs them more than me! So I feel bad when I call them. There are women out there who need Maternal Assessment becuase they are actually having babies...I am just confused about my BP!

[SamiH]

Hun RING THEM - they will reassure you either way then - even if they advise you to just kep taking it every hour etc.

Hope to hear that all is well ...

[Ryatha]

Give them a call, it is better be safe than sorry - let us know how you go!

[Alan]

I agree it's time to ring

[Lulu]

There are women out there who need Maternal Assessment becuase they are actually having babies...I am just confused about my BP!

Umm, you are having a baby too silly!

Call them, its what they are there for

[~Kim~]

Amanda, hope you rang hun and you are being assessed right now. Trust your gut babe.

[Arimeh]

I hope you are getting assessed right now!!

[Michelle71]

Short answer - yes!!!!!

Slightly longer answer - puffiness, headache and high BP is more than enough cues to send you to the hospital. Go get checked. You are not wasting anyones time

[angelaartsstudent]

Last hourly reading was 156/87...so no, haven't called. The one before that was 177/104 so it's gone down by heaps now.

[ubba82]

You should still call, your BP is really fluctuating and needs to be monitored. No offence - but stop being so stubborn and call them. What if something went wrong....?

[ubba82]

I also wanted to add that not many of us are qualified in this area so we really cant give you the right advice. Alan is a midwife and he said to call - that is coming from a professional. Even if you need to spend the day getting monitored, its definately not a wasted day.

Good Luck

[Toomanytoomany]

One good reading after several awful ones.... Please call. You won't feel the other things that can cause real difficulties - these symptoms are what you need to listen to and act on. Ruling out pre-eclampsia is NOT wasting anyone's time but you could be putting your health and your baby's at serious risk if you don't get checked out.

[sloane]

i say call! doesn't matter if it's come down a bit this time, you've been having some high readings. calling them isn't an inconvenience to them - it's part of what they do

[briggsy's girl]

ditto to what the others said - it's time to get checked! you ARE having a baby soon, you are in a situation that needs to be properly monitored. Alan wouldn't say to you to call if he didn't think it necessary - your BP has been far too high and the assessment unit need to be the ones to make judgement calls on what is right and what isn't.

at your gestation, you are technically ready to give birth - make the call!

[angelaartsstudent]

Hubby called while I was in the shower. BP is down as I said above but they said I should go in even though I have a clinic tomorrow. So away I go again. That place is my new home. Hope they don't take more blood - they drained me 4 times over Thursday/Friday - I'll have none left! LOL.

[~Kim~]

Good.
I feel for sweetie - I felt the same at the end, but as someone who has suffered the serious negative effects of weird BPs in preg, trust me it's worth it.

[ubba82]

Amanda, I am so glad you made the call. I am sorry if I sounded harsh in my earlier post but I was worried for you. No hard feelings I hope?

Being monitored is a pain, but they only do it if it is absolutely necessary. Take in a book and a few mags to pass the time, you will have a bubby in no time.

[Inertia]

Glad your DH called and you are back at the hospy now. Look forward to hearing from you when you come home - even if its a BA. Better safe than sorry - this is what hospitals a for when it comes to pregnant women.

Waiting for the good news...