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HypertensionFrom: Rachael (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 18 Oct 1998 20:49:50 -0500 (CDT)
Last week I went in for a checkup at 35 weeks, thinking everything was perfectly normal, only to have my blood pressure jump from 110/60 to 158/87 since my last appointment. I was immediately "retired" from work with orders to rest on my side (BP went down significantly on my side). No protein in urine, no edema, blood tests indicate my liver, kidneys, platelets are all normal at this point. Back to the doctor 5 days later, to have him start talking about induction if baby shows signs of distress, had a BPP and NST, all okay, the only thing they found was amniotic fluid index of 9. Baby weighed 5.5 pounds at 35.5 weeks, showed no signs of IUGR. After the initial shock of having a "normal" pregnancy go slightly down hill, I'm ready now for and early induction if tests start showing baby is not doing so well in there. I'll be repeating BPP and NST weekly, with twice weekly BP checks, for the next 3 weeks, to be induced no later than 39.5 weeks if I make it that long. The only person I've known that this happen to is my mother, so I have no idea what to expect as far as outcome. My doctor is absolutely wonderful. What are my chances of carrying to term (almost)? Early induction? Does treatment sound applicable? Of course I'm worried to death, which doesn't help things, but baby is still very active and seems to be doing okay.
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