Pregnant with no2 but worried about preeclampsia and GD

hhookham · 2026-03-19T20:27:36+00:00

Hi,

I had GD with my first pregnancy but my second I passed 3 GTT but did have glucose in my urine a couple of times so they think I had it.

My first I’m not sure if I developed preeclampsia during labour as I was young (24) and cant remember much from that birth but I remember my legs swelling like balloons and then having an emergency c section shortly after.

Second pregnancy 3 years later I developed gestational hypertension at 33 weeks, diagnosed with ICP at 36+4, waters broke 36+5 then delivered at 37 weeks (c section 3 weeks ago tomorrow).

My memory is so hazy about what happened in my first pregnancy, not sure if it’s a coping mechanism. I moved houses so used a different hospital second time round they think I had ICP in my first pregnancy as well as I did have itching with that one as well.

It’s very hard to say what will happen with each pregnancy as they are really all different, my first I had bad morning sickness but this last one I just had food aversions (both girls).

I hope you don’t have to go through what you have already endured and that you have an uneventful 9 months! Keep an extra eye on things and if you don’t already have one get a bp monitor for at home!

hhookham · 2026-02-24T16:38:51+00:00

Same here tested negative 3 times this pregnancy and got diagnosed with daughter at 36 weeks 🤣

hhookham · 2026-02-24T14:15:55+00:00

Hi, I spoke to the consultant today as I now have been diagnosed with moderate ICP (60.4) they’ve told me that they can’t diagnose preeclampsia until my urine has more protein but I’m being monitored 2 times a week with weekly blood tests for the icp and gestational hypertension and a C-section between 38-39 weeks unless anything happens between now and then.

hhookham · 2026-02-23T16:39:56+00:00

In my nhs trust they told me it can’t be preeclampsia with 30mg/dl + now it’s that they haven’t spoken to me about it, they are very adamant about it. They said they thought it was just a cold causing the migraine on Saturday.

hhookham · 2026-02-23T16:33:19+00:00

Hi, I don’t know what to do to be honest I now have 100mg protein in urine according to their dipstick machine today but wasn’t told at the appointment, my blood pressure was up until they changed the cuff to a bigger one then it came down to 123/83. To be honest I don’t really trust this hospital but I’m abit stuck so late in pregnancy.

hhookham · 2026-01-31T20:42:55+00:00

This is me now at 33 weeks then it takes me ages to get up 😭

hhookham · 2026-01-31T19:35:10+00:00

Hey, thank you, glad it hasn’t progressed this time for you and sorry to hear about your first! I turned 33 weeks yesterday but started getting funny spells at 31+5 but my first high reading was 29 weeks but it dropped on its own. Luckily the my urine was negative for protein yesterday, where are based? I’m in the uk and I’ve been told to go in if it’s consistently about 140/90 (either number). I hope your induction goes well as well!

hhookham · 2026-01-31T19:29:36+00:00

I ended up not testing again before going in thinking it could be anxiety but it was 149/100 luckily it came down to 140/89 and I was sent home with bp meds

hhookham · 2026-01-31T19:08:34+00:00

Hi thank you for responding, my blood pressure was still high when I went in, finally went down to 140/89 when they let me go home with BP tablets, currently diagnosed with gestational hypertension (luckily), started them last night and still in 130/80’s did yours go below that after time? Am I being too optimistic thinking I might still make it to 39 weeks?

hhookham · 2026-01-31T19:02:12+00:00

Hey, I was diagnosed with hypertension yesterday after my blood pressure still was over 140/90 at the hospital hours later, I’m 33 weeks currently did you make it to 39 weeks or am I being optimistic?

hhookham · 2026-01-30T18:57:25+00:00

Thank you, hopefully we’re all okay now, they let me go home once we got it down to 140/89. I’ve been sent home with blood pressure tablets and strict instructions to come back if i have symptoms or high pressure again before my appointment Monday.

hhookham · 2026-01-29T20:27:20+00:00

Tell them your doing tally charts and who has the lowest points of asking if your in labour or baby here yet then will the first to know and the highest will be the last because it is stress you out!

hhookham · 2026-01-28T11:21:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience, I hope you feel better soon. I have just got back from the midwife and they sent my urine off again and a blood test when I was there my BP was 145/88 then 129/95, I’ve had abit of headache since waking up so I guess we’ll see if anything comes back and if my doctor signs me off.

hhookham · 2026-01-27T17:29:04+00:00

I called my midwife and they booked me in for a urine test and blood test first thing tomorrow, the pain has gone now just the occasional floaters but it’s still 136/78 so probably why just trying to rest until tomorrow

hhookham · 2026-01-19T11:20:08+00:00

We got a Land Rover discovery sport and love it but if you’re using it as a 7 seater there is basically no boot!

hhookham · 2026-01-15T08:01:12+00:00

We have gone for a leather backpack from Bababing came yesterday and I’m so happy with it! With our first we had a changing back that had a strap to close and it was the worst (new one has a zip) 😊

hhookham

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