preg-induced hypertension

I've been recently diagnosed with PIH. My bloods and urine so far are normal, so no pre-eclampsia yet.

I'm 33 weeks, high BP was discovered at 32 weeks.. They want baby to stay in there until at least 37 weeks so I've been put on bed rest.

I'm monitoring my BP at home and it's fluctuating in the 130's/140's over high 80's/90's (with one or two readings of 100). I have to go to the doc bi-weekly now for checkups.

My at-rest BP (sitting on the couch doing nothing) still seems high, 130's/80's. When I do anything, light walking etc... it shoots up.

Oh and the baby is breech too!

Anybody have this condition? What was your experience? Did it get better with bedrest?

Message edited 12/16/2006 8:06:00 PM.

Re: preg-induced hypertension

I didnt have it, but at least you dont have too much longer to go! In a lot of cases, they dont catch it until it develops into pre-eclampsia, and that can be very dangerous!

Good luck!