So I'm nearly 33 weeks pregnant. I wouldn't say I've had an easy pregnancy but most symptoms in each trimester have been to the norm.
However the past 2 days I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I did a dipstick of my urine last night and I have a high trace of protein, leukocytes, ketones and blood. I called the midwife triage line and they suggested I see the GP as it could be a UTI.
Now I've seen the GP this morning and she looked at my urine sample and the same results came back again but worse. She wasn't convinced it was a UTI as I don't have any other symptoms. She did my BP which was slightly higher than usual but still very much in the normal range.
She said she's sending off a urine sample and I should hear back in the next few days, however I am to be on bed rest for the rest of the day as it could the start of preeclampsia which I wasn't expecting to hear.
Luckily my boss has let me go home, but can you have preeclampsia without high blood pressure? Other than the urine test, I do have swollen feet and hands which I thought was quite common. I am feeling rather dizzy and have this horrible tender like pain at the top of my bump. I'm drinking lots and eating healthy and other than feeling tired and lathargic I don't have the other preeclampsia signs like headaches or seeing spots.
Any help with your experience or knowledge would really help! Many thanks in advance.