When is blood pressured considered high when pregnant

What do they consider high blood pressure when pregnant?

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That’s a little high. Not high enough to cause a ton of concern. You want you diastolic number to be somewhere around 120 and your systolic number to be around 60ish. If your systolic number gets to be around 100 when you are pregnant they’…

What is considered high blood pressure when pregnant?

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That is VERY true, but doctors like people to fall within a range, not too high, not too low.. I wanted to add in here, to longing4baby that doctors have a tendency to worry more about the “bottom” or diastolic number.. I’m not …

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I’m the same age, and about the same progress in pregnancy (26 weeks), and I now have a specialist that I see due to my blood pressure. About a month or so ago, I had a reading of 154/90, but the last time I went in, it was down to 144/80. …

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What is considered high blood pressure when pregnant?

Q: (38 weeks pregnant now)

A: My midwife told me that it depends on your blood pressure when you first have it checked. Mine was 130/85 at my first appointment and has gone up and down all the way through. Im at 130/90 today and as it isn’t much higher then my original reading at 6 weeks my midwife isn’t worried. So i guess it varies from person to person.

What is considered high blood pressure when your pregnant?

Q: Im 23wks with twins.I wasnt saying that my blood pressure was high I was just wondering just in case, thank you.

A: If your blood pressure is consistently higher than 150/100 during your pregnancy or if you have high levels of protein in your urine or other evidence that your kidneys aren’t functioning properly, you may be at high risk for serious complications of hypertension, including heart attack or stroke. You may require medication to lower your blood pressure and protect you against these complications. If your blood pressure is higher than 180/120–dangerously high–you may require intravenous medication to bring your blood pressure down immediately.

what do they consider high blood pressure when pregnant?

Q: 33 weeks preg blood pressure is 145 over 85

A: That’s a little high. Not high enough to cause a ton of concern. You want you diastolic number to be somewhere around 120 and your systolic number to be around 60ish. If your systolic number gets to be around 100 when you are pregnant they’ll definitely want to monitor it more closely. Just watch how much salt you eat so that you don’t cause it to go up anymore. I was induced at 37 weeks because mine got to 165/95. But I wasn’t pre-eclamptic!