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Yes, it is. If you have high blood pressure it is something your doctor will want to keep track of. It can be a concern in regards to the health of you and your baby while pregnant. They may need to put you on medicine to keep it reduced, but they have to be carful even with medicine.
A slight increase at any given time is usually nothing to worry about. It could have been caused by stress, nervousness, anxiety, or illness.
If your blood pressure remains slightly elevated, you may be among the 1-2% of pregnant women who develop transient high blood pressure during pregnancy. This type of hypertension is harmless and disappears after delivery.
What is considered as normal blood pressure readings in pregnancy varies a little over the course of the nine months. Your normal blood pressure generally drops a big over the first several months and this begins to rise a little by the 7th month.
During the first or second trimester, if systolic pressure (the top number) is over 130 or rises by 30 over the your normal readings or diastolic pressure (the bottom number) is over 85 or rises by 15 over your normal readings, and stays up for at least two readings taken at least six hours apart, close observation and possibly treatment is warranted. In the third trimester, treatment is usually only used if the rise is greater than that.
If such an increase in blood pressure is accompanied with sudden weight gain (more than 2 pounds that isn't related to overeating), severe edema, particularly in the hands, face, and ankles, and/or protein in the urine, the problem may turn out to be preeclampsia (aka pregnancy induced hypertension or PIH). Edema is swelling due to water retention.
In women who receive regular medical care, preeclampsia is diagnosed before it progresses to more serious symptoms. These symptoms include blurred vision, headaches, irritability, and gastric pain.
If you experience any symptoms of preeclampsia, you should call your doctor immediately.
High blood pressure can harm the mother's kidneys and other organs, and it can cause low birth weight and early delivery. In the most serious cases, the mother develops preeclampsia - or "toxemia of pregnancy"--which can threaten the lives of both the mother and the fetus.
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Can a man discharge in a woman during her pregnancy?
Yes, unless the doctor have said no if it's a risky pregnancy.
Can you have intercourse during 5th week of pregnancy?
You can have intercourse through the entire pregnancy unless you have a risky pregnancy and the doctor say otherwise.
Is it risky if men is 35 age trying for pregnancy?
It is not risky, it is impossible. Men do not become pregnant. A man of that age is perfectly capable of fathering a child.
What circumstances make it safe for a pregnant woman to exercise?
If you have a normal pregnancy and not a risky one.
Why not Making love while being pregnant?
It's safe to have sex during pregnancy and even encouraged unless you have a risky pregnancy and the doctor tells you not to. It's of course also up to the woman since women don't always feel up for it as pregnant.
What happens if you get a tattoo while pregnant?
Getting a tattoo while pregnant can be very risky. The chemicals in the ink can affect your baby during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The chemicals can be dangerous to the fetus.
Does exercise reduce the risk of pregnancy?
No, but starting a new excercise program when you are pregnant can be risky for you and your baby.
How do you take senega and ammonia and what are the side effects?
i am on bloodpressure medication, betablockers and panadeine forte. can senega and ammonia elevate bloodpressure and heartrate?
Why was overseas trade risky?
during Egypt
Why 8th month is risky in pregnancy?
Unless you count going into labor that month is not riskier than the others.
Can teens have an epidural during pregnancy?
during pregnancy-no during labor yes
Can you ovulating during pregnancy?
No, there is no ovulation or menstruation during pregnancy.
