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Low Blood Pressure

4 posts on this thread and the last post was on January 29th, 2005 4:17 PM
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mona - November 9th, 2004 11:51 PM
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Hello, I'm 16 weeks pregnant and still having low bloood pressure ( 90/60mmHg) .Inspite of drinking lemon/glucose water and eating protein diet, BPseems to be as it is. can anybody tell me if this cause any harm to me or my baby. In my first trimester , i used to faint and in my begninning of second trimester, i had severe headache. I still feel heaviness in head and drowsiness in my eyes.

Jamie - November 10th, 2004 5:47 PM

I am now 20 weeks and have had the same problems with passing out and extremely low BP. Mine has actually gone as low as 90/54. My doctor has not been concerned (except for telling me to eat smaller meals more frequently). It is actually better to have low BP than high-for the baby's sake. I guess we won't have preeclampsia! My BP has always been low. Try not to worry, just take care of yourself!


Rach - November 11th, 2004 8:55 PM

hey this sounds like me (84/50). my doctor doesn't seem to be too worried. he wants me to keep hydrated and this seems to keep the dizzyness away. i'm 33 weeks and have been dealing with this pretty much the whole pregnancy.


Alice - January 29th, 2005 4:15 PM

It is so nice to hear this, i have been 80/40 since the begining and i have been dizzy, the doctor tells me to drink tons of fluids! I am afraid ill float away, I agree that it is better to have low than high, but i have seen many births where the blood pressure drops 20 pts in labor, so where does that leave us? take care



w - January 29th, 2005 4:17 PM

I too also ave low blood pressure and my dr does not see this as a problem. Like Jamie says its better to have low than high! Good luck x