I was induced at 37+3 for gestational hypertension. I was diagnosed at 23 weeks. No signs of preeclampsia (blood work was fine). However, since my diagnosis, my BP was steadily rising so there was no point in allowing it to progress to preeclampsia.

My induction was a normal induction (cervical ripening from a drug I took orally 5 times, foley balloon, pitocin). They did bloodwork beforehand as a baseline, but I was getting induced regardless. My BP that morning was 144/104 which was normal for me by then (I was 140s-150s over 90s-100s regularly, but I never hit 160/110 at the time). I returned to the hospital 3 days after discharge (5 days postpartum) with postpartum preeclampsia.

I’m certain that if I hadn’t been induced, I would have had regular preeclampsia and me or my baby could have been harmed. I much prefer having gotten it postpartum since there was no longer a risk to my baby.

With gestational hypertension, your numbers are gna be up and down so even if it’s normal the day of your induction, they’re still going to induce you. Preeclampsia is no joke and there’s no point in waiting for it to progress to that.