i will be 37 weeks tomorrow with baby no.5.i got pre-eclampsia with my first pregnancy and was induced at 39+2 after nearly 2 weeks in hospital.i developed pih in my 3 subsequent pregnancies and was induced at 38 weeks with all of them(before
things got too bad).
on sunday i collapsed at home after feeling dizzy/blurred vision,and was taken to hospital where they found my bp ahd risen dramatically.after about an hour or so it went back down and all the blood tests etc they did came back normal.
i was kept in overnight and my consultant said she wanted to start me on medication to control my bp(i was put on medication in my last 2 pregnancies).these tablets make me feel drowsy and horrible,they also give me headaches which makes it hard to tell if my head is hurting cos of my bp or not.
i have been booked in to be induced at 39 weeks,so today i asked the consultant if it could be brought forward to 38 weeks like the last 3,as im finding it difficult to cope with the tablets and im also scared that i could get seriously ill again ike i did in my first pregnancy.
she said they are no longer allowed to book 38 week inductions in advance due to new clinical guidelines,as the last hospital audit showed they had performed a high number of 38 week inductions and had to get the numbers down!the only way i would be induced at 38 weeks now would be in an emergency situation.
i think this is silly,i have to wait to get severe pre-eclampsia before they will do anything,rather than preventing it getting that bad in the first place.it makes no sense,especially as most planned c-sections are done at 38 weeks when there isnt even a risk to the baby.
sorry,i just needed to rant as i'm really annoyed the hospital seems to care more about numbers than individual women.
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effing 'clinical guidelines'...rant needed!
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divastropwantstodrop · 20/02/2007 17:35
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