how will having high blood pressure effect pregnancy?
i had twin girls on june 5, 2008. when i was 34 weeks pregnant i was diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension. well, yesterday i went to the doctor and i found out that now i have high blood pressure and i was put on medication. i was reading the warnings about the medicine and it said that it was fatal to fetuses. we want another child in a couple years, so naturally i am worried. since i will be off of the medicine, what are the risks and complications of a pregnancy that starts off with high blood pressure? thanks.
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I have high blood pressure well.. I did when i got pregnant now i have low blood pressure.. go figure? but most of the time its not even a problem till 3rd trimester which then they will probably say bed rest and if your blood pressure doesn’t go down in the beggining they will give you med safe for you and the baby.. But if your b/p stays under 160 over 100 then they will more than likely tell you not to take any med cause thats wat my OB said. hope I helped with my rambaling lol
Well a high risk pregnancy. Strokes, heart attacks, death for you and or babies are most common complications.
My mum had high blood pressure before and during her pregnancy and she was in and out of hospital all the time.
My sister was born 10 weeks early. There were alot of complications.
that means you might not be elidgible to use the drugs so your gonna have to go through all that pain!
I think you can get pre-eclampsia which is very serious. It can cause you to go into preterm labor. Hopefully your blood pressure will be under control by the time you decide to have another so you don’t have to worry about it. Good Luck
My friend has high blood pressure and is pregnant. She doesn’t take medication though ;x
They just call her in for check ups more regularly than most other women and check her blood pressure.
They called her up unexpectedly a few weeks ago telling her to come down ASAP. So naturally, she worried herself sick on the way there. It was only another check up. So when they checked her blood pressure… You get the idea.
I’m sure it’ll be fine, just be sure not to panic if they ask you to come down unexpectedly or they’ll make an even bigger fuss xD
When the time comes for you and your partner to start trying again be sure to notify your Dr. and they will most likely either switch your medication to one safe for a fetus, or you will be completely off the meds. and have to follow special dietary habits.
I had preeclampsia with my first and worried when I found out I was pregnant again, but according to my Dr. with a second or subsequent pregnancy (even with high blood pressure to start) you only have a 25% chance it will reoccur, which for women like us is good news.
Just relax and don’t stress until you start to try. until then just be careful and use BC every time.
The meds you are on now will change once you become pregnant. If you are diagnosed with preeclampsia they will watch you very closely. Two friends of mine had it with no complications… babies are healthy and normal. They will make you watch what you eat and what you do. Bed rest make happen but do not worry too much. You Dr. will guide you when you do decide to become prego again!