high blood pressure??

ok so i went to the dr two days ago for a regular chech up and they told me I have high blood pressure is not that high but i do.So now im in this diet that I think is crazy. I can only eat salads and fruits and vegetables and thats it. No milk, juices, salts,sugars, egss, meats,or bread. im ok with everything exept the milk. how does my baby gets his vitamins??does any one has this problem??

Vitamins could come from your prenatal vitamins.

i haven't heard of that kind of diet with high blood pressure during pregnancy, just cutting back on red meats and salts. you should still be able to drink milk. if anything, just get the 1% or fat free, so that you are still getting the vitamins without the milkfat

wow that is a crazy diet for high bp. I would just think you would have to go to like 2000 ml sodium diet.

I had toxemia with my second child and my diet wasn't restricted like that but I was told drink lots of water and rest whenever I could and finally I was put on bedrest at 32 weeks and had my c-section at 37weeks. Just be careful and REST,REST REST!! Good luck to you.

Quoting stacee88:“ I had toxemia with my second child and my diet wasn't restricted like that but I was told drink lots ... [snip!] ... I was put on bedrest at 32 weeks and had my c-section at 37weeks. Just be careful and REST,REST REST!! Good luck to you.”

Yeah I had it as well but never had that diet. Yes, like she said REST, REST, and REST some more.

Quoting Andrew Jordan's mommy:“ wow that is a crazy diet for high bp. I would just think you would have to go to like 2000 ml sodium diet.”

I knowand the dr told me it wasnt that high

Quoting ~pickles~:“ i haven't heard of that kind of diet with high blood pressure during pregnancy, just cutting back on ... [snip!] ... be able to drink milk. if anything, just get the 1% or fat free, so that you are still getting the vitamins without the milkfat”

I ask him that and he said no milk at all

with my first i had pe that escalated to hellp syndrome (which is why she was born at 26 wks). so with my second they had me on a diet of no salt. only things under 100 mg of sodium and fresh fruits and veggies. but he told me that the one thing i could break the rules with was milk. it was very difficult to stick to. i'm sure this is gonna be very difficult for you. good luck and rest on your left side  

I think maybe you should ask him why....

That seems like a stupid diet of just fruit and veg. We're not cattle, we can't live on just plant food we need other stuff to keep going. That's why vegetarians need to be so careful about eating the right balance of foods to make sure they're getting adequate iron, calcium, and protien. Prenatals can't reproduce everything properly, some nutrional stuff needs to come from what you eat.

I realy don't understand the no-protien thing. Why not lean meats like chicken- just make sure you cook it at home with no salt or reduced-salt stuff. What about unsalted peanuts or pistachios or something. Peanut butter.

Seems really odd to me.

I have gestational hypertension when I'm pregnant. I'm usually on a crazy diet and meds b/c mine gets pretty high the further and further along I get. I don't understand the no meat thing either. Now there are certain meats that are naturally high in sodium like pork. Usually I research hypertension andfollow a plan that works for me. I suggest doing some research and then talk to your dr about how you feel. Don't take this lightly though b/c hypertension can turn into preeclampsia or toxemia and thats nothing to play with.

the whole diet just seems really weird, to cut out proteins and milk. I would ask why no milk. You can't have a diet of just greens, there is nothing to sustain you in that

your doctor and mine must share the same brain....that's the same diet he put me on, I couldn't do it. He didn't want me eatting anything with ANY sodium in it. So no canned/frozen/packaged or processed foods...

be careful tho, I have swollen feet/ankles and they just put me on bed rest the remainer of my pregnancy (i'm only 27 wks) Just watch what you eat. and RELAX!

Quoting ~pickles~:“ the whole diet just seems really weird, to cut out proteins and milk. I would ask why no milk. You can't have a diet of just greens, there is nothing to sustain you in that”

Milk has a high amount of sodium in it, that's probably why.

Quoting HelloKimmie:“ your doctor and mine must share the same brain....that's the same diet he put me on, I couldn't do it. ... [snip!] ... feet/ankles and they just put me on bed rest the remainer of my pregnancy (i'm only 27 wks) Just watch what you eat. and RELAX!”

are you following the diet? how do you do it!?? i get so hungry at least i need the milk but im following the diet