high blood pressure after birth

[LysnDan]

Hi

I had my baby on Nov 30th and she was premmie due to pre eclampsia and IUGR.

My bp spiked after she was born and has been on the high side even with medication.

My gp is going to do a number of tests but thinks I've had high bp before even falling pg.

How long does pregnancy hypertension last. I'm trying to hold onto hope that I won't be on bp meds for the rest of my life.

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[sloane]

i had PG-induced hypertension (although no pre-eclampsia) & was on medication from when i was 6wks PG. i was able to stop taking the BP meds about 6-8 weeks after i had my DS. my BP was up right after i went home from hospital & i had swelling etc that i hadn't really had while PG.

my GP initially thought it may have been a pre-existing condition as my BP was often high on the first reading prior to falling PG. so she ordered an additional scan when i had my 20week morphology scan to check my kidneys - apparently you can have some undetected kidney damage as a child that affects your BP later in life so your GP may well check for something like that.

i hope it eases for you soon

[Hansie]

With both of boys I had high blood pressure. I was induced with DS1 due to it spiking but didn't take any medication either during or after. With DS2 I took Aldomet from mid way through and again it spiked at 40 weeks and was booked for an induction. DS2 decided that was going to be the day anyway & I went into labour in the early hours of the morning. Sorry getting of the point. DS2 is 18 months & I am still taking Aldomet. If you are breast feeding there is no other bp medication you can take without risks for bubba. In my case both my parents & my sister suffer high blood pressure and all take medication. My sister since she had her first child at 16 and she turns 38 this year. I refuse to go onto the hardcore medication & am losing weight (my family are all obese) getting fitter (personal trainer) in a push that when I finish breast feeding my bp will be at a level they won't need to give me the hardcore drugs. My understanding is that once you are on them it is very difficult to come off them.

I am a huge stresser & worrier which doesn't help anything either. On top of that I hate having bp checked so it rises anyway. Sorry I have not helped with how long but know I am in the same boat as I would think are a few & fighting just as hard. Huge hugs xx

[KimB]

Sorry to disappoint but I had high BP with DD3 and it never went away. I am still on BP meds but am hoping that after I have lost weight that it comes down by itself and I won't have to take them any more