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I had PIH during the last 10 weeks. It did turn into pre-e and I was on bed rest to avoid that. OB didn't officially diagnose the pre-e until delivery when my bp's were off the chart.

My blood pressure was completely normal throughout pregnancy and no protein. So no experience there..
As soon as I went into labor though my blood pressure was through the roof and i got diagnosed in the delivery room with pregnancy induced hypertension.

They put me on a magnesium sulfite IV to lower my blood pressure. Once i got the epidural my blood pressure dropped too much and they had to give me epinephrine to raise it.

My blood pressure was so unstable that they wanted me to have a c section (my guess is that you will be having one anyway bc of twins)

The mag iv made me vomit alot, and i had to continue with the iv treatment for 24 hours post partum.

Because i was still being treated after the delivery, i was in a special recovery ward and baby had to stay in the nursery. No skin to skin or rooming in at the beginning.

Hopefully you will be fine and no re-e!

I had PIH, but not diagnosed pre-e. I had high BP's noted as early as the first tri, then went down in the 2nd tri, but as soon as I hit about 26 weeks the BP's went up again. I ended up on meds, monitoring my BP's 4x per day, my doctor made me stop working at about 34 weeks and I wasn't allowed more than 30 minutes of activity at a time. It never turned into pre-e, but I did have a lot of monitoring, and ended up induced and a c-section due to cord blood flow issues from the PIH.

I ended up with pre e, but high blood pressure wasn't the first symptom for me. I went in for a nst at 33 weeks 4 days & my blood pressure was normal. The only reason they suspected something was that I had protein in my urine & I complained of slight swelling over the previous week. As the day went on my blood pressure started to skyrocket & my blood work was all wonky. I was given mag sulfate & they ended up doing an emergency csection that night.
My ob said I was at higher risk for pre e being pregnant with twins. Don't be afraid to call your ob if you're feeling off!

I had pregnancy induced hypertension that never turned into pre-e, even though they continually tested me for it. It's a long story so please bear with me.

I am not sure of the exact timeline, but I want to say I was diagnosed around 32-33 weeks. I had gone on a business trip to NY, and had a very traumatic train ride home - pushy people in Penn Station, lifting suitcase overhead, late night, etc. I felt shaky and sick when I got home. Looking back, I bet my blood pressure was spiked but I had no idea at the time it was an issue. It had read a little high the entire time (128/70) but since it always hung around this figure, the doctor was fine with it. I didn't even think about to be honest. Three days after my business trip I still didn't feel right - a bit dizzy, spots in my eyes, and like I was coming down with something. I called the doctors just to check in because I really did just feel crappy and I knew either something was up, or I was coming down with something. They asked if I had swelling, which I did - a TON of it, and they had me come in. My blood pressure read 145/80 and they sent me right to triage at the hospital where they took my blood and tested my urine. My urine came back "2" which, as I was told, is "maybe". One is no, three is yes, and two is maybe. My platelet count came back normal but because of the "maybe" and the facial swelling I had, they sent me home to do the 24hr pee-test. I came back negative and at my follow up appt at the doctor's office they diagnosed me with the hypertension and advised their normal course of action was to put me out of work. Not bed rest so to speak, but no working and taking it easy. I still felt really crappy and my swelling was getting so much worse, even in my face, so I agreed. I asked if I could I could work a few more days to wrap up a few things and they had no problem with it. This was a Friday. I went to work on Monday and told my boss that Wed would be my last day. I went for my normal appointment that day at 3pm and my blood pressure read high again, I think over close to 160 for the top number, and they sent me right to the hospital again.

At the hospital I had another reading with the top number close to 160 and they admitted me for monitoring. Another 24 hour pee-test, blood work, blood pressure monitoring, etc and again, I tested negative for pre-e and they discharged me. I followed up at the doctor's office and they told me I'd need to come in twice a week for an ultrasound/fluid test, and non-stress test for the baby in addition to my normal once a week visit. I had another couple of times with high blood pressure readings where they sent me to the hospital. Usually if I rested for a bit my pressure would come back down. They'd continually test me for pre-e, but I never turned. I was older though, 38, and had some serious swelling so they were always concerned about it. The last trip to the hospital was at 36 weeks and it was my second reading over 160. They were going to take her that day except relaxing in bed helped drop it back to the 135 range. I was told because it dropped they would let me continue a bit longer but I was to take it easy and just rest. Normally they would have admitted me but they trusted me enough to go for testing every other day at the doctor's office, which was only 5 minutes from my house. They then scheduled me for my c-section on July 5th, 37 weeks and 1 day.

I made it to that day no problem and amazingly enough, my blood pressure was back to normal while I was in the recovery room. The last few weeks with the high blood pressure was really tough and I could feel my body struggling. Resting really was the only thing that kept my pressure low.

hypertension during pregnancy is not a crtitcal issue it can be overcome by making use of proper medications avoiding antidepressants.Checking your BP regularly,consulting your physician.