Pregnancy and High Blood Pressure

[lili2333 18]

Hi All. My surgery was 10/13/15 because of chronic HBP and its been normal since then. Now however, I'm 14 weeks pregnant and just had a super high reading of 142/90. I could not eat much at all during my first trimester, specifically meat, milk eggs and yogurt, and so I fear I've been living like my pre-surgery days and eating way too many carbs and Christmas candy and Christmas Cookies. Like, an insane amount, and I'm wondering if maybe this has spiked my blood pressure. Go ahead, nail away!

[BigDog Bryan 262]

No Condemnation here - just a bit of cautionary advice. Pregnancy comes with a host of changes, and one of them is a HUGE spike in your need for Protein intake.

You are not "eating for two", but you ARE nourishing for two! Increase your Protein intake a bit, and speak to your Nutritionist as soon as you can to develop a plan for your new dietary requirements. Make sure that all of your doctors are on the same page as your pregnancy progresses, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[NWJill 119]

Well I wouldn't base anything off a single reading. I would suggest getting a bp home monitor and watch your levels for a few days, if they continue to be high, contact your OB. Of course poor eating choices can impact your blood pressure, so try to get back on track with your eating and see how that impacts your bp. At this point you need to focus on your baby and if your bp is high you need to work with your OB to monitor and correct if needed. Both you and the baby need you to be as healthy at this point as you can be, I have seen really bad complications in pregnancy due to high bp, please monitor it and don't take any risks.

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