tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167158806736185155.post3348497661798564726..comments2023-07-29T03:17:12.608-05:00Comments on Life in Holland: Some Painful HonestyJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094218998879302000noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167158806736185155.post-42336121062018384712010-08-07T10:06:30.032-05:002010-08-07T10:06:30.032-05:00I know everyone is different, but I had some crazy...I know everyone is different, but I had some crazy blood pressure problems during my first trimester with both of my pregnancies. I was never as low as "ideal" but things leveled out during the 2nd trimester, and then didn't get crazy again until after 32 weeks. I wound up being induced at 37w5d with my first because that is when my uric acid went through the roof overnight and protien showed up in my urine (literally overnight as well). So I was done, and at that point it was time to evict (he was born vaginally 23 hours after the induction was started). He went to the NICU for 7 hours because he had issues with catching on how to breathe. With my second, I caught a stomach virus at 34w6d (courtesy of my 2 year old throwing up all over me 2 days before that). I never really fully recovered and went into labor and gave birth at 35w5d. My blood pressure did some crazy things during that labor (but the epidural did beautiful with bringing them to an acceptable level, they had a bag of mag ready if the epi didn't bring it down). He came out screaming, and did not need to go the NICU. Go figure.<br /><br />Bottom line of my story is, even though I had blood pressure issues early on (as in both pregnancies I had reading of 200/100 during my first trimester at rest), I basically made it to term, or close to it.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230451973630113592noreply@blogger.com