When I went to the clinic for the first
time my blood pressure was 143/73....Or
something obsurd like that...Now granted I
was nervous because of this being my first
pregnancy and the pregnancy test was
sitting right next to me drawing its
conclusion as she was taking my blood
pressure. ..I know I have high blood
pressure but I havnt really been
diagnosed.
Can high blood pressure cause harm to the
baby?? Is there a chance that I might
lose it??...]
im 7 weeks along and super worried!!
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 11-18-06 12:07pm
I have p.I.H. And it can be very
dangerous. I have had alot of
discussions with my doctor about it.
Did they tell you that you have p.I.H or
do you just have high blood pressure?
I started out with just high blood
pressure but then they found protein in my
urine. My doctor said that they don't
consider your blood pressure high until
you have a persistent diastolic number of
90 or greater. 73 is not considered
high. However, 143 is considered
borderline hypertension, but my doctor
said that it has to stay persistently high
for you to be diagnosed with p.I.H.
Did you have chronic high blood pressure
to begin with? My doctor didn't
consider my blood pressure high until I
had a persistent reading of 140/90. I
have had readings higher than that though,
as high as 174/110. That's when they
diagnosed me with pregnancy induced
hypertension. 7 weeks is early to have
developed pregnancy induced hypertension.
I didn't develop it until about 34
weeks. I am 38 weeks right now.
Did they find protein in your urine?
My doctor said that your blood pressure
won't effect the baby unless they find
high amounts of protein in your urine b/c
that is a sign of pregnancy induced
hypertension.
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Ingi
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Posted: 11-18-06 13:18pm
At 7 weeks pregnant you would not be
subject to .P.I.H (pregnancy induced
hypertension). If you have naturally high
blood pressure, your doctor may want to
keep an eye on that. However, a lot of
women have high blood pressure at their
first, anxiety ridden appointments.
Sometimes the nurse will take your blood
pressure again after you calm down and
adjust to the situation.
Bottom line, talk to your doctor about the
fact that you believe you have high blood
pressure all the time. That way he can
look into your past and he can decide what
your risks may or may not be.
