MSE Pregnancy Club 24

turtlemoose

rebekah once i had stopped laughing at it, I was quite impressed at their idea - where else could you put it anyway?!

mrsbryan happy anniversary! And yes its really the bottom number they monitor. The top number would increase if you jogged on the spot for a few mins but the bottom number should only rise a little bit or not at all. In my area, 140/90 is cause for concern and to be monitored for pre-eclampsia - I don't get released from fetal assessment until that bottom number hits 89! Any reading with 100 of higher here and they start visibly flapping (which makes me panic and therefore makes my BP higher. Idiots!), and if i get two over 100 on the bottom on the same day then its an automatic overnight stay.

fluffnutter

MrsBryan wrote: »

Had MW yesterday, baby still measuring up huge, 40 weeks! Am only 36 weeks! She wasn't too fussed. In fact, she's really laid back about most things! My bp has always fluctuated between 128/69 to 140/70, so its interesting that you're on a consultant led care for high bp fluffnutter, as my MW seems to think mine is fine. Although, is it the lower number that they monitor more?

It's all just getting more confusing

With my BP, my lower figure (diastolic) has been significantly higher than yours, although my top figure (systolic) has not been as high. Both are important but it's the fact that my bottom figure goes over 80 that indicates raised pressure. When measuring systolic they're looking for figures over 130 - 140 so really your blood pressure seems higher than average too. I think it's the systolic that goes up more if you're stressed/running around although it's always something that's been a mystery to me...

It's interesting to hear about your measurements too. I saw the MW this morning - bump's measuring 37cm at 36+1 and I've been sent for a scan :eek:

You don't seem dissimilar to me and yet your MW isn't at all concerned. What's going on??

fluffnutter

turtlemoose wrote: »

Mrsmanda Good timing, I read the NICE guidelines for high blood pressure in pregnancy last night and found it quite annoying ...it says you should not be told "bed rest" because that doesn't lower BP.....guess what my consultant told me..... And also officially, technically, my BP is actually only MILDLY high (not even moderate) which the NICE guidelines say just needs monitoring not treatment.....but I'm on beta blockers..,,errrrr makes me wonder if the consultant even knows what they are on about.

What's your blood pressure, turtle?

Kitten_Pie

Hi all, sorry people are having problems with their consultants.

Unfortunately the NICE guidelines are just that guidelines and not all medical professionals will follow them. Although it would be great if they all used the same rules rather than worrying people constantly.

turtlemoose

fluff at home/midwife/fetal assessment, its anywhere from 118/68 (perfectly normal!) But usually hovers around 120-140/85-96.

My highest was something like 162/102 which completely freaked the hospital out, but then I was having a very stressful day and was in A&E at the time and had, of course, convinced myself something terrible was wrong with bump.

MrsBryan_2

Ahhhh proper confusing!!

I thought that 140 was high and said so to MW but she said, no no its fine, if it was going up and up every time then there would be a problem but one week it could be 128/69, next app it would be 140/70, then the next app it would be 131/65! Thats why she said she wasn't worried as it flucuates. Hmmm......have to go by what they say I suppose?

Also, I can suffer from what they call 'white coat syndrome'. Before getting pregnant, I visited my doctors probably 5 times in 13 years, never been ill or had anything that wrong with me, the odd bought of flu and an ingrown toenail!
So when I do go, I get a bit nervous and my bp shoots up. At my first app to get my pregnancy confirmed, my bp came out as 145/89 so had to be re-checked again and again. At booking app, it was 128/60. So, I dunno! So many factors can affect it.

It must be different areas then fluffnutter.......at 33 weeks I measured up 36 weeks so was sent for a growth scan. MW said she has a guideline of 2cm each way...if I measured up 35cm she wouldn't have sent me but because it was 36cm she had to. Scan showed that baby was larger than average but consultant said nothing to worry about and that was it. You're only measuring up 1cm more and are being sent for a scan so it must be to do with certain areas and their protocols! I'm in Essex, just out of curiosity where are you? xx

fluffnutter

MrsBryan wrote: »

Ahhhh proper confusing!!

I thought that 140 was high and said so to MW but she said, no no its fine, if it was going up and up every time then there would be a problem but one week it could be 128/69, next app it would be 140/70, then the next app it would be 131/65! Thats why she said she wasn't worried as it flucuates. Hmmm......have to go by what they say I suppose?

Also, I can suffer from what they call 'white coat syndrome'. Before getting pregnant, I visited my doctors probably 5 times in 13 years, never been ill or had anything that wrong with me, the odd bought of flu and an ingrown toenail!
So when I do go, I get a bit nervous and my bp shoots up. At my first app to get my pregnancy confirmed, my bp came out as 145/89 so had to be re-checked again and again. At booking app, it was 128/60. So, I dunno! So many factors can affect it.

It must be different areas then fluffnutter.......at 33 weeks I measured up 36 weeks so was sent for a growth scan. MW said she has a guideline of 2cm each way...if I measured up 35cm she wouldn't have sent me but because it was 36cm she had to. Scan showed that baby was larger than average but consultant said nothing to worry about and that was it. You're only measuring up 1cm more and are being sent for a scan so it must be to do with certain areas and their protocols! I'm in Essex, just out of curiosity where are you? xx

My health care trust (if they still exist) is Portsmouth. I thought they had a leeway of 2cm either way, but even so, she's still referred me with an increase of 1cm. I think it might be because the growth's suddenly shot up, i.e. doesn't seem consistent.

Plus I was banging on about shoulder dystocia this morning and she knows that I'm paranoid about it for some reason. I think she's trying to reassure me, tbh, because obviously one of the risk factors for shoulder dystocia is a big baby.

What with my blood pressure and the fact that this baby is going to be 32 stone at birth, I think an induction around my due date is increasingly likely At least when we have the scan we'll get to see Muffin again (although we'll have to remind the sonographer that we don't know what sex he/she is. Imagine getting this far only to have someone say 'Ooh, he's a lively one' or show you a big picture of an unmistakeable fanny. )

Personally I'm quite happy to go into labour naturally around the 38 week mark. Any tips?

turtlemoose

fluff I also got sent for a growth scan with only 1cm difference - i was 35+ and measured 34 but it was inconsistent with my previous measurements so they sent me in just in case - midwife did go to great lengths to say it was procedure only and was probably fine.

its not as inconsistent as my last one though, the b1tch of a consultant i saw last thurs wrote "39cm" on my notes, despite not coming anywhere near me with a tape measure. Cue the midwife on tuesday totally freaking out when they though id dropped from 50th to 95th centile in the space of 4days, until I pointed out my notes were not true....another reason I don't like my consultants!

emsbet

I've booked myself a pregnancy massage :j I couldn't get an appointment until two weeks today but it's something to look forward too

xx

rjh090384

Whoop emsbet you will love it. Unfortunately I can feel all my tension coming back already with silly revision. I keep panicking that I have my finals in a week and I'm not worried lol. I really should be lol. Cat find a comfortable way to revise. Currently propped up in bed surrounded by notes and taking notes. Bum keeps going numb tho lol