What happens when you get high blood pressure during the end of your pregnancy?

A question from Kristina: What happens when you get high blood pressure during the end of your pregnancy?
Im 38 weeks and i had a doc visit today and my blood pressure was high and they double checked it to make sure. My doc has scheduled me an apt for tues just to get my blood pressure checked and she said that if it dosent go down well talk about it then. What usually happens? Im nervous to hear what she has to tell me so i want to be prepared what she will more than likely do and say.

Top answer:

Answer by Baby #2 after 13 yrs due 6/19/09
If your blood pressure is high, you could have gestational hypertension.

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How common is high blood pressure in pregnancy?

Question by Kelsey: How common is high blood pressure in pregnancy?
Just wondering, lately I’ve seen a lot of questions and answers where woman have had high blood pressure during their pregnancies. Thanks for the answers!

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Answer by Ash C
A lot of women have “high” blood pressure when they are pregnant. HighER bp is totally common during pregnancy BUT there is a difference between high in pregnancy and high is general. My bp maintained 145/90ish until a week before i gave birth-which is considered “high” but not dangerously high. Mine then got way higher 170/90ish so they induced me. :)

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I have low blood pressure during my pregnancy what signs should I be looking for before I begin to worry?

Question by amanda g: I have low blood pressure during my pregnancy what signs should I be looking for before I begin to worry?
I’m 27 weeks pregant I have low blood pressure and a faint pulse when the nurses check my blood pressure. What symptoms do I need to watch out for. I am feeling tired and dizzy a lot is that part of it ?

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Answer by Distractable Savant
Low blood pressure during pregnancy is common and not nearly as dangerous as high blood pressure. I recall my wife’s pressure being about 90/60 a couple times. Feeling tired is also common with pregnancy.

Being dizzy is a little more concerning, not so much because of the dizziness itself, but because falling could injure you and/or your baby. While the dizziness can simply be a result of your low blood pressure, discuss this with your physician.

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Did anyone have high blood pressure during pregnancy and was everything fine?

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Question by ?????y ?? ??by ???xíã Ÿ????í?: Did anyone have high blood pressure during pregnancy and was everything fine?
I went in to my docs office and they told me it was pretty high..

I bought a home blood pressure monitoring system and sometimes It’s normal, and sometimes it’s high. Just borderline. So i don’t know if I really do have high blood pressure or not..

Im kinda scared, what should I do about this? The doctor who measured my pressure was just my high risk doctor, but i haven’t seen my main doctor.They haven’t called me back.
Help?

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Answer by DMG
Monitor it like you are doing. If it goes way up or stays fairly high call your doctors office and let them know.

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does anyone know the danger zone – blood pressure in pregnancy?

EVETTE s asked:


The following readings are my blood pressure during my pregnancy. I have been monitored a little more than i would have as had visual disturbance, dizziness and headache with a raised blood pressure. Are the following readings normal or cause for concern, anytime i try to explain my symptoms i feel like my midwife is ignoring me.

127/88
123/92
143/79
144/74
114/87
121/78
113/87
131/81.

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How common is high blood pressure in pregnancy?


Just wondering, lately I’ve seen a lot of questions and answers where woman have had high blood pressure during their pregnancies. Thanks for the answers!

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Ways to reduce high blood pressure during pregnancy?

GreenGirlie asked:


What are some ways to reduce high blood pressure during pregnancy besides stay away from salt and take medication? Anyone has anything creative that helped them throughout their pregnancy?

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High blood pressure in pregnancy?

Brooke asked:


But it only happens when i see doctor for monthly checkup. When they send me for further monitor,it getting normal. If i really have high blood pressure,it should be high all the time? The highest is always 130/90. Its always getting down to 110/72.

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what is considered high blood pressure in pregnancy?

Matthew and Jessica P asked:


I’m 30 weeks and now my Dr. wants to monitor me weekly now for high blood pressure but I didn’t think I was doing that badly(125/85). Whatever is best for baby of course but I was just wondering when is it beyond “high blood pressure” and go to preeclampsia? Anyone else have this issue?

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During pregnancy did anyone get really high blood pressure?

Nicole M asked:


Ever since I got pregnant my blood pressure has gone up and now I am 27 weeks pregnant andmy blood pressure is 130 over 86 which is not good, it came down a little from 140 over 90 last month but did anyone have high blood pressure that their doctor monitored? What happened? Was your baby ok?? I am concerned

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