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@ShootingStar: Breathe it will be okay! I had high BP without pre-e. I had to do the urine catch as well for a whole weekend (talk about embarrassing!) and everything was fine. I did get enduced at 39, it was my choice but my doctor said she thought it would be the right thing to do due to my symptoms I was having dizzy spells/seeing spots/ect. with my high BP. it started around 35 weeks for me too.

@ShootingStar: that's nice! I was home when I did mine too, it made it a lot easier. I knew you were going to ask the magic number and I don't remember exactly :S I know that my highest that sent me to L&D was 156/98.

I don't really remember how high my pressures got, but at my 35 week apt (the day after my baby shower) I went from 110s/70s to 140/90 and that was enough for my OB to send me for monitoring and eventually decide to me on bedrest. I did the 24 hour urine and my results were sort of borderline. I was in and out of L&D for various things the next few days. They ended up admitting me at 35w5d. I was eventually induced at 36w0d because my lab work (liver enzymes, platelets) was worsening quickly.

It wasn't the way that I expected to go into labor, but I had a fast, induction with an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. M was 5lbs4oz at 36 weeks and did not have to go the NICU. I hope your BP resolves on its own but I'm glad to hear that your LO is at least 36 weeks if things do progress. Keep us posted!

@ShootingStar: good call! I'll be thinking of you!

@ShootingStar: oh geez. Thinking of you! You are doing the right thing. Hoping you and baby are both OK.

@ShootingStar: that's a good idea. Hopefully it comes down and things look better. *hugs* mama!

i have high blood pressure all the time, so it was essentially pre-existing to my pregnancy but still had to be carefully monitored. i never got pre-e. I was on pregnancy-safe bp meds my whole pregnancy (and still am for breastfeeding). In my third tri, my bp got higher and my doc upped my meds a couple of times. i also had to go for several u/s to make sure growth was okay and i was induced which led to a c section.

@ShootingStar: I have the same story as @MrsTiz: I went in to do a urine catch, having no other signs of pre-e, except for the blood pressure, and was kept there. Went in Monday, induced Tuesday, and had him on Friday.

@ShootingStar: i hope it stays down & lil D gets to cook a little longer! i'll be thinking about you guys! let us know how you're doing tomorrow

I have had pregnancy induced hypertension with both of my pregnancies, but it never turned to pre e. With my first, I remember once I hit 35 weeks the doctor said that the bottom number hitting 100 was dangerous enough for me To get induced on the spot. I did multiple urine catches, and sometimes had elevated protein levels but never was declared preeclamptic. I was on modified bed rest for about 16 weeks, and then induced on my due date. While taking BP meds twice a day, my BP usually fluttered around 140/80. I think it was 160/85 before I took meds.
With this pregnancy I am on BP meds again, but it is staying lower than it did last time.

Glad you're home! I'll be thinking of you and D!

So glad to hear you are home. Take it easy today. Thinking of you!

@ShootingStar: How are you doing today?

@ShootingStar: Ugh - that accident on the highway does sound stressful to handle. Hope you're relaxing now and the little guy is doing well

@ShootingStar: Just wanted to say that I'm thinkin' of you, lady! Us November gals sure have hit pretty much the entire spectrum of pregnancy/baby "things" to encounter! We're almost there!

@ShootingStar: glad to hear you're still hanging in there! I've been thinking about you and baby D! Will work let you take it easy? You're a FTE now, right?

@ShootingStar: Just seeing this thread now and wanted to send you my well wishes! I was diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension around week 33. I came home from a very stressful business trip and just felt off. My blood pressure was through the roof and they sent me right to the L&D emergency room. They monitored me, did a NST, and I did my first 24 hour urine collection. I was borderline so I was set up on twice weekly NST and Dr appts. After my next Dr visit I was pulled out of work, but asked if I could have a few days to get things settled. They told me yes so I went in on Monday, told my boss that I would be out after that Thursday, went to my Dr appt that Monday afternoon and they sent me to the emergency room again where I was admitted for montioring for 24 hours. My urine test was again borderline so we continued on twice weekly Dr visits and NST. It became a running joke with me and my husband because every time I would go to see my Dr, I would end up in the emergency room. The last time I think I was 160/100 and they were ready to make the call and give me a c-section but while I was resting in the hospital my numbers came down. This was at 36 weeks. They told me they wanted her to get to 37 weeks but would take her out before then if it was safer for her outside the womb. They toyed with admitting me for the next week but knowing me as well as they did (that I would rest, keep appts, etc) they let me go home but I had to go into the office every day to be checked. They got me to 37 weeks and 1 day (only because 37 weeks was July 4th) and I had a c-section (DD was breech as well). We had a very healthy 8lb 12oz baby girl - who was 3 weeks early!! Yowzers!!

In my eyes, the good news is that you are at 36 weeks so you are close to the "magic" number of 37 weeks but from seeing other posts you can tell that some women make it much closer to their due date. Relax and rest and remove as much stress as you can. They are watching you closely, which is great.