Looks like I may be an August mommy.

i had pre-e and delivered at 33w. my BP was ok or borderline, never ever as high as yours, but i had swelling and a TON of protein (in the 24 hour collection i had over 1200, they want to see under 300). i thought i would make it til delivery on hospital bedrest but i only made it 5 days before pre-e turned into full blown HELLP syndrome and my liver was shutting down and my platelets became non-existent. it is good they are monitoring you closely because things can literally change in the blink of an eye. have they done a growth sono and given you the steroid shots? although my DD was tiny (3lbs8oz) she was born breathing on her own and needed very little help in the NICU. we were there for almost a month, mostly to gain weight and maintain body temp. you are very close to full term so assuming the baby is ~5lbs or more, you shouldn't have too many issues if they have to deliver early. what hospital are you in?

def relax as much as you can. when they first put me on bedrest in the hospital they had to pry my work laptop out of my hands. i had no idea of the severity of the situation and i honestly thought i would make it to 36 weeks no problem. i felt fine. but things can change quickly so just try to take it easy. whatever will happen will happen and there is little you can do at this point to change it other than just relaxing as much as possible. please FM if you want to chat!!!

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I remember you saying the baby is big too and I am due Sept 18th and I am full term today, your only 2 days behind me. I dont know why they wouldnt take the baby now if your blood pressure was that high. I had preeclampsia with #1 and my blood pressure got to 210/170 and was induced early. If that was me i would WANT them to take the baby now.

Good Luck!

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Your Close...praying for you that all goes well....

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Good luck with everything!!!!

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Posted by FlowerWife

i had pre-e and delivered at 33w. my BP was ok or borderline, never ever as high as yours, but i had swelling and a TON of protein (in the 24 hour collection i had over 1200, they want to see under 300). i thought i would make it til delivery on hospital bedrest but i only made it 5 days before pre-e turned into full blown HELLP syndrome and my liver was shutting down and my platelets became non-existent. it is good they are monitoring you closely because things can literally change in the blink of an eye. have they done a growth sono and given you the steroid shots? although my DD was tiny (3lbs8oz) she was born breathing on her own and needed very little help in the NICU. we were there for almost a month, mostly to gain weight and maintain body temp. you are very close to full term so assuming the baby is ~5lbs or more, you shouldn't have too many issues if they have to deliver early. what hospital are you in?

def relax as much as you can. when they first put me on bedrest in the hospital they had to pry my work laptop out of my hands. i had no idea of the severity of the situation and i honestly thought i would make it to 36 weeks no problem. i felt fine. but things can change quickly so just try to take it easy. whatever will happen will happen and there is little you can do at this point to change it other than just relaxing as much as possible. please FM if you want to chat!!!

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I just wanted to say I was thinking of you. I had preeclampsia with my son and was on bed rest for most of my third trimester. Drink tons of water and stay on your left side. Good luck!

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hang in there..... you just need to get to 37weeks for fully cooked..... plus they could give you the shot to develop the lungs if its before 36 weeks