Possible pre-eclampsia?

[Mandymoo]

Hi - i am 36 wks pregnant with no 2 and yesterday had a routine checkup with mw. BP had risen, had protein in wee, swelling in hands and feet, headache, nausea and pains in upper stomach. Went to day assessment unit and have to see mw again tomorrow for bp again. They're saying its either a urine infection or the beginning of pre-eclampsia. At this stage in pregnancy, if it was pre-ec, would baby be ok to be born if necessary? I am now worrying myself silly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. X

I had pre-eclampsia from very early in first pregnancy and delivered at 32 wks they gave injection to mature the babies lungs. He didn't need much help just time to grow and a little oxygen to start with. He was born 18/8 and came home on the 9/9 and wasn't due until 7/10.
I'm sure your baby will be fine.

any news mandymoo ? How did you get on with the MW today ?

BP was slightly down, no protein in urine but trace of blood. However, baby's heart rate was 196 bpm when its usually 146 so had to go into hospital again for monitoring. Of course, once we got there, everything was fine thankfully. Got to see mw again tomorrow for bp test again and urine results. Still got headache and swelling. Just wait and see what tomorrow brings i guess! X

Incase it reassures, with ds2 I kept getting the heartbeat peaks etc; there was no PET, it was just nerves. However, would also say gently that sometimes BP's can peak and trough with PEt so do keep your appointments, and rest, and most importantly if you feel ill or dizzy get the visual disturbances get a MW or ambulance immediately: DH doing that saved my life just hours after I persuaded them to not admit me after yet another BP peak.

And remember, it's unlikely they'll let you go much over now, so in 4 weeks max you'll be holding your lo and knowing it was worth every scare. I wqs pg 5 months after, so that must be true, I'm a right coward!