high blood pressure early on

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Ok, so I have high blood pressure. I'm currently approx five weeks pregnant and I have already been hospitalized due to it overnight. They have started me on pregnancy safe beta blockers.

However I have just been to self check my blood pressure at the surgery and it has crept back up. 148/116. Pulse 119. This looks likely to be an ongoing problem and I'm worrying about what it's going to mean for my baby and antenatal care. Am I likely to be hospitalized again? Am I going to have to have more regular hospital appointments? Has anyone else had this? I'm terrified now :(

Hiya, I had high bp from 15 weeks higher than yours I'm on labetalol 600mg a day and it took a lot of adjusting to get it right in the beginning the dose would keep it at bay for about 3 weeks then it would slowly creep back up I was signed off sick and I haven't been back yet. They told me the quicker it rises the more likely it is to plateau out near the end (like mine is doing) I was on precaution 75mg aspirin, I was warned that pre eclampsia is on the cards but touch wood with 6 days to go I'm ok. Yes my feet are puffy, I have horrendous water retention but they told me that pe is after 20 weeks, I was warned and warned again about loosing her or prem baby but tbh we are ok they will take great care of you I'm not doing it again as I have a blood problems and I know a c section is on the cards as she's breech and I know celaxane is afterwards be prepared for lots of appts but its worth it

Thank you. It was higher than this when I was admitted, and has been ridiculously high (278/160) when they failed tried to do a 24 hour bp monitoring. The cuff broke all the capillaries in my arm!

I'm just a worrier. I'm currently on labetalol 400 mg so hopefully it'll sort itself out. Kidneys are my problem. Just praying they hold out! Good luck with our baby, have you been admitted much?

Only for obs once a week for a day, that went on for 8 weeks would always clear a Wednesday as the community mw usually sent me up there