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I didn't until 37 weeks when I was diagnosed with PIH. And I felt totally fine, had no idea my blood pressure was sky-high. Eventually I had protein in my urine and my blood platelets were low (Pre-E). The last three weeks I had bi-weekly ultrasounds and non-stress tests. I was hospitalized a few times before my induction at 40+1. Up until the last three weeks I was still my active self, felt great, even though my legs/feets/hands were mega swollen.

Yes, I am being treated as GD so my weekly BPPs just started today. Every once in a while the office gets up in arms about my BP until I show them the daily chart I keep at home. I have white coat syndrome and haven't had any protein in my urine so far.

I have GD and "failed to control" it (I tried really hard!) on diet alone so started oral medication this week. I spoke to the diabetes nurse on the phone today and, although my numbers are looking good, she still thinks I will need insulin as the pregnancy progresses (I'm currently 30 weeks). I will need to be induced between 38 and 40 weeks (unless I go into labour beforehand of course). Hopefully that's a high risk as I'll get! Fingers crossed!!!

I had GD for my last pregnancy so I guess it was high risk but not really!

Yes. I am 15 years post kidney transplant (from my dad! best guy ever!) which makes me pretty high risk. We knew this from the beginning though and had a plan with an MFM doctor. I ended up hospitalized at 23 weeks because maternal fetal medicine was concerned I was developing pre-ecplampsia. They monitored me until 24 weeks and then let me gome home on strict bed rest. At this time I began going to the doctor twice a week for NST's and they monitored my slowly rising BP and protein levels. I made it 11 weeks until the day after christmas when my BP shot up and my protein levels were super high, I was hospitalized then and ended up giving birth via emergency c-section a couple days later at 34 weeks because I was diagnosed with Pre-E and LO was in major distress.

@Cherrybee: I have GD too. My numbers in the day were great, but terrible in the morning. I ended up skipping any oral medication and going straight to insulin injections at 27 weeks (now 29 weeks).

I also have the "white coat syndrome" that another poster was mentioning. I'm ALWAYS high in the doctor's office so they have me monitor daily at the grocery store ones, and I'm consistently like 100/68. So strange.

I did. First of all, I was a "geriatric" pregnancy due to being 38 years old. I had a sub-chorionic hemorrhage, hyperemesis, then later hypertension and at delivery was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and a mild cord rupture. Despite all that, it went really smoothly and I had the delivery of my dreams.

I'm considered high-risk bc I'm carrying twins. For me, it has meant a lot of extra monitoring, which I actually really appreciate!

Yep, cause DS was 8 weeks early.

Even more so next time, now.

Yes, I had extremely heavy bleeding at 8 weeks which caused high threat of m/c. I had pre-e and ultimately made it exactly 40 weeks which is amazing! I truly credit my ob's diligence and attention to my pregnancy.

Yup. I had a prior miscarriage and then a number of unexplained bleeding episodes. And lots of fun ER trips!! One at 15 weeks for dehydration from the stomach flu. One at 18 weeks because there was concern that my water broke, one at 26 weeks for some heavier bleeding where they discovered I having pre term contractions so I was out on modified bed rest and had to take meds to control the contractions, and then one at 34 weeks for an intense UTI. But I managed to keep her in there and had a perfectly healthy baby at 40+1.

@MrsH: same here. I was like, "but I have this". They seemed unconcerned.

I had a still birth with my first pregnancy in which I was told was a cord accident, but did not believe and neither did the doctor I saw before being transferred to MFM (with my 3rd and current). I had a bulging water bag and went into PTL at 32 w 5d and delivered at 34w with my second. I had some bleeding from about 15w to 19w with my current pregnancy and am facing a short cervix. Im currently 25 weeks and hoping to make it to the end (At least 37 weeks) this time!!

I had partial placenta previa from 20 to 30-something weeks, so I had to get regular ultrasounds to monitor it. My doctor also cut me off from flying pretty early b/c of the added risk to the baby and myself if I went into preterm labor. It cleared up towards the end of my pregnancy, so I was allowed to deliver naturally.
Not sure if any of this actually counts as high-risk...

@Cherrybee: I am type 2 diabetic and they let me go to 39 weeks. It all depends on how controlled you are. And LO was 7 lbs 3, so not insanely large at all.

Technically, yes, because there were two little buggers in there, but I didn't consider myself high risk. I didn't get put on extra monitoring until 30ish weeks, because they kiddos were behaving so well. I got taken off of work at 34 weeks, but she would have let me go on longer if I had wanted to.

I'm having one, unfortunately :(. I'm "advanced maternal age" at 35 :-S, I'm overweight, I have GD and now I have borderline high blood pressure. My body is not loving being pregnant.

Yup found put I have a blood clotting disorder (that can lead to stillbirth if untreated)when I was pregnant at 14 weeks so had to do lovenox injections everyday and ser a specialist monthly. In my third trimester I got twice weekly nst and weekly ultrasounds.

I was high risk because lots of bleeding 1st trimester and then LO measured so large and I'm very petite. I will be high risk again because my LO came at 34 weeks.

I was considered high risk b/c I had gastric bypass less than 2 yrs before getting pregnant (my 2yr anniversary coincided with being 37 weeks) & they just wanted to make sure my diet was sufficient to support a growing baby. Just meant I switched appointments between high-risk & the regular ob & extra ultrasounds & NST at the end. No real biggie.