Anyone induced for high blood pressure?

Question

I’m only 35 weeks and 3 days. The dr has me on bed rest and 900mg of  labetalol twice a day. I’m doing biophysicals and nsts every week. My bp is still pretty high. I went to the hospital last night cause of a headache that wouldn’t go away and my blood pressure got all the way up to 201/101. They did say there is some protein in my urine, but they’re not calling it preeclampsia just gestational hypertension. 
Did anyone else get induced because of blood pressure? How long did they let you wait?

Answer

I had high BP my whole pregnancy from about 9 weeks. It was running right around 140/90 consistently. At about 20 weeks they decided to be proactive and put me on 100mg labetalol twice a day. My blood pressure stayed consistent until about 32 weeks. It was up to like 160/94 so they doubled my dose and had me start checking it at home. I had to have nsts also, and they did lab work every appointment. All my labs and everything else were completely normal. My doctors induce between 37 and 39+5 when it comes to high bp depending on other circumstances.  They pretty much put it as it's part of their job to best decide when baby will be safer out. I was induced at 38+5 last Friday. I had a wonderful pleasant experience, and within the 2 days I was at the hospital, my blood pressure returned to normal range unmedicated.

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Are you in the hospital now?  Have they admitted you?  Did your headache go away with Tylenol?  Has your BP improved with Labetalol?  
Just asking because I was admitted at 35 weeks with preeclampsia. My BP was 200ish/100ish. Pre-e can be pretty scary so please make sure your doctors are addressing all of your concerns, and if any other symptoms arise, make sure you notify them immediately. 
I don’t want to scare you, but my Pre-e quickly developed into HELLP syndrome and I had to have an emergency c-section. Everything ended up being okay, no Nicu stay for my little man. 
Please just be diligent in managing your symptoms!  Wishing you all the best

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I had a partial molar pregnancy which made me develop preeclampsia by 16 weeks. My blood pressure was going max 180/110 and even then they had me in the hospital on magnesium because they said it was way too high. In the matter of two weeks I had developed HELLP syndrome and went from very little protein in my urine to extreme amounts and my organs not functioning right. Although my circumstances were a bit different, I had to be induced at that point. If I were you I would try and see if you can be admitted to a hospital if you arent already. There they can at least monitor you better than you can at home. Your blood pressure is still super high for getting that dosage of labetalol and if left untreated, you can have a stroke or seizures.

Anyone induced for high blood pressure?

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