BP 172/99 - time to call someone?

Hi All

Me again.

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

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!

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 ...

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

I agree it's time to ring

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

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Umm, you are having a baby too silly!

Call them, its what they are there for ;)

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

I hope you are getting assessed right now!!

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 :hug:

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.

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....?

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 ;)

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.

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 :)

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!

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.

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.

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.

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...

Go DH hope everythings ok keep us posted

Hi All

All is well. I'm v tired, but fine.

BP shot up while being monitored but settled to 155/86ish eventually.

So they sent me home again.

Ah, the joys.

I want to have this baby so I never have to see that hospital again LOL.

i am glad that you and baby are ok, please call them as soon as you start to feel BP rise again

Look after yourself

glad you are doing better. Must be extremely frustrating with your BP going up and down like that. Seems pointless to send you home after a couple of hours when it could be back up over 170 the very next. Hope everything goes well.

Id really go and get it checked out. you're BP is obviously telling u something dont ignore it.

Im surprised they sent you hom when it was still 155/89, given your at full term.

glad everything is ok

BP high again today at my clinic (had my 37 week clinic booked for today anyway). Doc said "go home and take some panadol. See you at your next clinic in 2 weeks."

Okay doc I get the point but don't talk to me like I'm stupid. I think after 23 years I know my own body by now.

Wow, the Dr seems to be pretty blaise (sp?) about it. Still, if you are worried just go to hossy.

I am well and truly sick of the place :-)

Good way to advocate home births...send women to hospital. The place is like a hearding yard.

I am grumpy and tired and crampy and going to bed. Up every 2 hours to wee last night and almost need a crane to get me out of bed...at least on BB there are plenty of ladies who feel exactly the same as I do!

xx

Yeah, and if you cant get back to sleep after being up for the umteenth time during the night, you can always guarantee there will be someone on BB at anytime !!!!

I had high BP the first time I went to see my doc. He didn't say anything but I knew i was high. Next time I went in it was back down to 116/88 or something like that. I said "Thats much better" and he agreed - a little shocked I understood the numbers. He said he figured not to say anything in case it makes it worse as it could have just been related to the fact that he just handed me my blood test forms! LMAO. Probably was. Mine always spikes when you tell me I have to get a needle! :(

But your doc should be taking it a bit more seriously given how all over the place it is. The system is a horrible joke. No continuity and push you out the door as soon as. Just keep monitoring it. You know what too high is now. Don't let them ignore it.