Blood pressure problems - 6 month on

MishC · Jan 26th, 2010, 17:43 PM

I was just wondering if anyone who's babies are 5+ month is having blood pressure problems?

I had to take my BP yesterday at my doctors when i registered and it was 148/95 which is high. I know the consultant told me i would forever have problems with my bp but i didn't quite believe her.

Does anyone else have BP problems after having their babies?

bagpuss · Jan 27th, 2010, 07:01 AM

didnt want to read and run but I'd love to hear about others experiences too....

I never had HBP before my pregnancy, but all the way through I had readings of 140-150/ 90-98 in the end I was induced at 38 weeks.

I got my BP checked last week and I 've got to back again tomorrow it was up at 155/95 and thats 10 weeks post birth, I just presumed it would go back to normal!!

purpledaisy2 · Jan 27th, 2010, 12:21 PM

Hi hun,

My LO will be 11 weeks old on Friday and my bp is still high.

I'm on more & stronger tablets now than when I was pg.

I thought mine would have started to settle by now but its still hovering around 150/100

xx

hattiehippo · Jan 27th, 2010, 15:55 PM

I had bp problems from 32 weeks on and ended up on labetalol and developed severe pre eclampsia during labour. My baby was born 5 weeks ago and I'm still on the labetalol but was hoping to get off it at some point soon. My doctor did hint though that it might take a while for this to happen.

sparkle_1979 · Jan 30th, 2010, 04:31 AM

My BP was fine before pregnancy, then at 30ish weeks went really high and then after birth was going down nicely, then went back up. I need to go back and check soon actually as I can tell its high still "sigh" x

pip holder · Jan 30th, 2010, 10:10 AM

another one here still on medication 3 frickin months later.

I've always had low BP but it went super high and then into pre eclampsia when pregnant and hasn't yet come down. I'm just over the upper limit of 'normatensive' but because my usual BP is so low they still want me on these meds which make me have hot ankles! Wtf

MishC · Jan 30th, 2010, 11:05 AM

Ladies who still have high BP...

What is your BP now and how old is your baby?
Do you take any medication?
Have you been on it since birth or have you come off it and been put back on it?

hattiehippo · Jan 30th, 2010, 16:46 PM

Don't know if I'm too early on to post as baby is only 5 1/2 weeks old.

I'm taking my bp 2x a day and its around 125/75 at the moment but that's on 2 lots of 200mg labetalol a day.

I was on 2x 100mg labetalol for a week before the birth, had it intravenously during delivery until the epidural dropped my bp and was put on the 200mg 2x a day 2 days after the birth. I was readmitted to hospital 5 days after the birth as my bp had gone back up to 150/110 and the labetalol was increased to 3x a day for 2 weeks. I also had nifedapine in hospital as a one off to drop my bp.

I'm hoping when I see my doctor this week that the labetalol is decreased as I hate having to take it on an ongoing basis.

dizzyspells · Jan 30th, 2010, 16:58 PM

My BP never came down after having my first 6yrs ago!!(sorry dont mean to be negative there thats just my situation) Weird thing was when I got pregnant with my 2nd it came back down to a normal level until the last few weeks!x

pip holder · Jan 30th, 2010, 19:08 PM

Mish I'm on 20mg nifedipine (adalat) twice a day

Jan 26th, 2010, 17:43 PM	#1
MishC Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,659	Blood pressure problems - 6 month on I was just wondering if anyone who's babies are 5+ month is having blood pressure problems? I had to take my BP yesterday at my doctors when i registered and it was 148/95 which is high. I know the consultant told me i would forever have problems with my bp but i didn't quite believe her. Does anyone else have BP problems after having their babies?

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Jan 27th, 2010, 07:01 AM	#2
bagpuss Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Berkshire Posts: 70	didnt want to read and run but I'd love to hear about others experiences too.... I never had HBP before my pregnancy, but all the way through I had readings of 140-150/ 90-98 in the end I was induced at 38 weeks. I got my BP checked last week and I 've got to back again tomorrow it was up at 155/95 and thats 10 weeks post birth, I just presumed it would go back to normal!!

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Jan 27th, 2010, 12:21 PM	#3
purpledaisy2 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Up North, UK Posts: 3,654	Hi hun, My LO will be 11 weeks old on Friday and my bp is still high. I'm on more & stronger tablets now than when I was pg. I thought mine would have started to settle by now but its still hovering around 150/100 xx

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Jan 27th, 2010, 15:55 PM	#4
hattiehippo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 2,153	I had bp problems from 32 weeks on and ended up on labetalol and developed severe pre eclampsia during labour. My baby was born 5 weeks ago and I'm still on the labetalol but was hoping to get off it at some point soon. My doctor did hint though that it might take a while for this to happen.

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Jan 30th, 2010, 04:31 AM	#5
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,211	My BP was fine before pregnancy, then at 30ish weeks went really high and then after birth was going down nicely, then went back up. I need to go back and check soon actually as I can tell its high still "sigh" x

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Jan 30th, 2010, 10:10 AM	#6
pip holder Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,908	another one here still on medication 3 frickin months later. I've always had low BP but it went super high and then into pre eclampsia when pregnant and hasn't yet come down. I'm just over the upper limit of 'normatensive' but because my usual BP is so low they still want me on these meds which make me have hot ankles! Wtf

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Jan 30th, 2010, 11:05 AM	#7
MishC Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,659	Ladies who still have high BP... What is your BP now and how old is your baby? Do you take any medication? Have you been on it since birth or have you come off it and been put back on it?

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Jan 30th, 2010, 16:46 PM	#8
hattiehippo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 2,153	Don't know if I'm too early on to post as baby is only 5 1/2 weeks old. I'm taking my bp 2x a day and its around 125/75 at the moment but that's on 2 lots of 200mg labetalol a day. I was on 2x 100mg labetalol for a week before the birth, had it intravenously during delivery until the epidural dropped my bp and was put on the 200mg 2x a day 2 days after the birth. I was readmitted to hospital 5 days after the birth as my bp had gone back up to 150/110 and the labetalol was increased to 3x a day for 2 weeks. I also had nifedapine in hospital as a one off to drop my bp. I'm hoping when I see my doctor this week that the labetalol is decreased as I hate having to take it on an ongoing basis.

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Jan 30th, 2010, 16:58 PM	#9
dizzyspells Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Skipton but soon will be Spain again! Posts: 7,670	My BP never came down after having my first 6yrs ago!!(sorry dont mean to be negative there thats just my situation) Weird thing was when I got pregnant with my 2nd it came back down to a normal level until the last few weeks!x

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Jan 30th, 2010, 19:08 PM	#10
pip holder Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,908	Mish I'm on 20mg nifedipine (adalat) twice a day

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