I dont know if something is wrong or if it is anxiety - help!

[fernie3]

hi
I dont know if there is something wrong that I need to see a miswife about or if I am just having a really bad bout of anxiety.

I am 26 weeks pregnant, on saturday we were out and I felt very faint, we ended up coming home. the feeling didnt go away and by the evening I felt bad enough to call the midwife. I have had preeclampsia in both of my previous pregnancies which started around this stage so they told me to come in straight to the labour ward.

I went in blood pressure was a little higher than normal but not hugely so (was 140/88) and had trace of protein, again this can be normal sometimes. baby was fine, blood sugar was fine. they wanted me to stay in but by that point I was sure it was just anxiety and went home.

I have felt horrible since then, weak to the point I feel I cant do normal things. my husband has had to take the day off to work from home and i feel dizzy when i stand and shaky.

I have NO temperature or anything that would suggest a virus etc.

so anyway i am lying in bed and I dont know what to do. I dont want to go calling the maternity unit again if this is anxiety but at the sane time I dont know whats going on - this is thw workds worst panic attack if it is

what should i do? does anyone have any experience of any of these symptoms and/or anxiety?
sophie

Hi,

I'd def see your midwife - dont worry about being embaressed. Midwives can have a knack of making you feel like a muppet when you ask Q's etc (not all - some are lovely!) but i certainly have had experiences of them making me feel like im stupid! However i'd rather come out feeling dumb but knowing my baby and i are ok than sitting at home worrying about whether we're fine.

I console myself saying that someone out there is going to have asked worse than me!!!

Hope you're ok!

Hi
thanks for your replies. My blood pressure is still up but not anymore so than before. so I am thinking it is probably anxiety. going there didnt help because the doctor started droning on about how it was the start of my blood pressure rising and how it would probably turn into preeclampsia like my other two...at least eveything is fine for now though and you never know he might be wrong!

I feel a little bit better today not quite so shaky and anxious and just taking things slowly. I have to go back on friday for more blood tests and another check etc so just trying to relax and think blood pressyre lowering thoughts before then

sophie

Hey,

Good to hear that things went ok (as far as they can be!)

Good luck for Friday