BP 172/99 - time to call someone?

[~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!!

[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.