36 week appointment today

So I am now being tested for hypertension
My BP was higher than it has been the whole pregnancy and they said I had protein in my urine, plus my legs are swollen so badly that I feel like I have been hit in the shins with a baseball bat! So Hopefully it is just signs, and not really the problem.

On the other hand, baby looks good, I had my growth ultrasound today as well and he is gonna be a chunky little guy! He is all cheeks!!! They said he has a lot of hair too, so he won't freeze too badly in this cold weather! LOL

Sorry to hear about possible hypertension. I know this sounds weird but at least its coming up at 36 weeks and not sooner. My little girl was born at 32 weeks due to her herat rate dropping, which they found during one of my non stress tests due to high blood pressure. Saved her life with those tests, but was a pain dealing with it from about 20 weeks on. Hopefully it resolves itself and all continues to go well for you!

I am happy that it did not show up sooner, but they had me on 4 weeks appointments until now. So it may have been a problem. I am drinking 4 liters of water a day and I am still feeling thirsty, but I am retaining the water which I don't feel makes any sense. DH told me that my feet look like sausages now, but my ankles are surprisingly not that bad. So the swelling is everywhere including my hips and arms but in the ankles.

Do you have something to monitor your pressure at home? I had to get one with my last because in office it was sky high, but at home was actually pretty good. Now in office its perfect, at home its way low so not sure if I change in office, or if their machines read high  lol

I didn't have an issue with swelling, but have been told elevation helps with that, not sure if there is time in your day but 30 mins with feet up couldn't hurt!

I don't. They are not telling me to do this yet. I actually got a phone call and they said my labs are normal, so that is great news!