High Blood pressure
Hiya!
19 weeks pregnant and blood pressure was 170/122 today, as well as protein in urine and glucose in there too. The doctor has medicated me (100mg of labwtalol twice a day) however have said it’s too early to be gestational hypertension? Any thoughts?
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@Stephanie yeah it’s not been high the whole pregnancy, normally sits at 115/75. I did say that to them, and with my daughter my hoood pressure spiked at 20 weeks as well
@daphne you’ll probably just follow a similar pattern to your previous pregnancy then. I’m 29 weeks and so far it’s been very similar to my previous pregnancy except my blood pressure has been slightly higher this time. Was the protein low levels? I’ve had trace and +1 protein but then it’s been clear so they haven’t been concerned.
My blood pressure is high end of normal outside of pregnancy but is always high throughout pregnancy. Most people have their blood pressure lower during first and second trimester but mine just goes up. It’s unusual but I don’t think it’s impossible. They class me as having chronic hypertension rather than gestational as I have it before 20 weeks. Do you have a blood pressure monitor at home?