What does it mean to have high blood pressure?
fajinesque asked:
At my non-stress test today my blood pressure was 133/88. I am 38 weeks pregnant with gestationial diabetes. They said they would retake it but everyone forgot by the time I left.
This is not the first time my blood pressure had been high over the past 2 weeks.
What could it mean if I have been having high blood pressure?
Note- I do not have caffene or a lot of salt.
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At my non-stress test today my blood pressure was 133/88. I am 38 weeks pregnant with gestationial diabetes. They said they would retake it but everyone forgot by the time I left.
This is not the first time my blood pressure had been high over the past 2 weeks.
What could it mean if I have been having high blood pressure?
Note- I do not have caffene or a lot of salt.
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May 15th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
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that is not that high, normal is 120/80.
High BP means your heart is working harder than it should, but again, your bp isn’t that high.
May 16th, 2009 at 7:38 am
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i had high blood pressure at the end of my pregnancy and they induced me for the safety of the baby even though my stress-test was clear and I only ever actually had the high blood pressure the one time.. but alas i was very over weight and my doctor was concerned.. probably the same with having gestational diabetes. my bp was much higher that one time though than yours is and i also had a lot of edema.
May 18th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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Pre Eclampsia bad news.
May 19th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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mine was higher than that sometimes, everything was fine with me.
as long as urine is fine, no swelling, visual disturbances, i wouldn’t worry, its only a matter of days til you give birth anyway. good luck
May 21st, 2009 at 10:40 am
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You’re blood pressure isn’t that bad. If it were higher, it could indicate pre-eclampsia, which is more dangerous to you than the baby. The doctor will keep an eye on it.
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:04 am
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They are watching for signs of pre eclampsia, which can be fatal if it goes unchecked. For most people, delivery of a baby is the only way to fix it (I have seen it post partum).
High blood pressure means that, over an extended period of time, the pressure makes your heart work harder than it has to (causing thickening of the heart muscle which causes it to lose elasticity), as well as making the kidneys have to work harder in order to make urine (and get perfused with blood, but that’s another topic). As you can imagine, it increases risk of stroke and causes more “friction” in your blood vessels, damaging them.
Honestly, your blood pressure isn’t TOO bad, but you may have inherited this from your parents. Watching salt, stress, weight management (plaque build-up inside vessels further aggravates pressure by further narrowing), are all things that you can do to be careful. If you decide to have more children, you may be at increased risk for developing pre eclampsia. Don’t worry, just be smart about your health.
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:24 am
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A change in blood pressure late in pregnancy can be a sign of the onset of preeclampsia. I am 31 weeks pregnant and have always had wonderful blood pressure. Starting about 5-6 weeks ago my blood pressure was up 140/90 and has continued to jump up or stay right at that point. My doctor has been monitoring me very closely, as I had preterm labor w/ my first.
Signs of preeclampsia are high blood pressure, protein in urine, headaches (that don’t seem to go away or that cause visual disturbances- seeing spots, blackouts, etc…), abdominal pain. The only way to get rid of preeclampsia is to deliver the baby. You are considered full term once you reach 37 weeks, and since you are 38 weeks, there should be no problem delivering you baby now.
My doctor has had me on bedrest since for the past 5-6 weeks. I’ve had lots of lab work done, had to do two 24 hour urine collections, as well as have a bio-physical profile (ultrasound) to check the growth and development of the baby to make sure my high blood pressure wasn’t causing any problems in that aspect.
My suggestion is to call you provider and let them know that you blood pressure was never taken. They can fit you in to take your blood pressure. With mild cases of preeclampsia, both mother and baby deliver fine. For women who develop it early into their third trimester, doctors try to get them as far along as they can before delivering…but the target is usually 34 weeks (that is for extreme cases)
Good luck w/ everything