Q: I am 27 years old with high blood pressure following 9 months after having a baby. Will my high blood pressure go away?
A: The high blood pressure you developed during pregnancy may not go away. Even if it does, you should continue to monitor your blood pressure. Women who develop high blood pressure with pregnancy are more likely to get high blood pressure later in life.
Further Reading:
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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My wife when giving birth to the 4th child at the age of 43 years had a very high blood pressure i.e.160/240 mmHg. She didn’t have any high blood pressure in the past. For the past 19 years until now, she is still on medication for the high blood pressure.It is very important that high blood pressure monitoring should be continously done if you are pregnant at the age of 40 overs.
I developed high Blood pressure after my third child. Prior to that i never had any cause to worry about my Bp. I have been on medication since then. The chances that it will stay or show up later in life is high. I advice that you begin to make diet and lifestyle changes from now.
I developed high blood pressure in the last trimester of my only pregnancy thus far, and it did not go away,and my son is now approaching ten years old.
I really want to have other children, but dont know if it’s a good idea.
Exercise and adequate rest helps in keeping my Bp stable.
I had my daughter at 28,my blood pressure was high at that time..went away then came back age 40, I am now 61 and have been on medication for 20 years.
I too got high blood pressure while I was pregnant with my first baby… It didn’t go away and I’m 24 years old 🙁
High blood pressure during pregnancy at any age could be a symptom of genetic kidney disease and I urge you to have your kidneys tested to rule out PKD or Polycystic Kidney Disease. If you are 35+ an ultrasound may show small fluid filled sacs(easy and inexpensive)that would indcate this disease. Consult a nephrologist (specializes in the kidney)help get your BP under control. BP CONTROL IS PARAMOUNT as elevated blood pressure WILL, over time damage even healthy kidney, leading to dialisys and or transplant!