How's your blood pressure?

[snickers]

Every time I see my OB she tells me mine is high. I have never had high blood pressure, as it has always been on the lower side of normal. She told me on Thursday it was high and that she would be watching it closely. She told me to get it done once daily at the pharmacy to keep an eye on it. My readings have been ranged from 99/44-104/55, which is actually on the lower side. I think the OB just makes my blood pressure rise, lol.
Is anyone else's high at their appointments?

[blindyswife]

I don't have problems with my blood pressure, but I just wanted to say that I would be super annoyed to have to go somewhere every single day to check my blood pressure.

If your BP is good outside of the office, and your urine is good each time they test it, I think you probably have little to worry about.

[2curlydogs]

Mine's always in the 90-100/50 range.

[SKP82]

Mine was on the high side for a few weeks in my 2nd Tri. It's fine now.

[shelbyann]

Mine is almost always elevated at doctors' offices. At my last midwife appointment it was 130/90 and the midwife made this huge deal about pre-eclampsia (even though I was only 9 weeks) which I'm sure made it rise even more. I took it at home later that day and it was like 115/79. My BP has always been on the higher side of normal, it is genetic. I really hate that it might cause complications during pregnancy. :/

[trafficgirl]

My blood pressure pre-PG was always right around 120/80. It's gotten lower and lower, with the lowest point being about a month ago at 90/50. That was so low to me (and the nurses had such a reaction about it) that I actually looked it up to make sure I was still alive. I've never had it that low. 2 weeks ago was slightly higher, and we'll see what it is tomorrow.

Your recent readings seem, like you said, on the low side. It's probably just OB anxiety. Hopefully those results show your OB that everything is fine.

[BaliHai]

I would ask them to take it twice - the initial reading and once more either a few minutes later or before you leave. I have hypertension, but back before I began medicine for it, it was ALWAYS higher the first time they took it because I was so nervous about what the number would be.

Currently my readings are between 100-110/60-70 (pre-preg I was pretty constantly 120/80) but, again, I'm already taking medicine for it.

[snickers]

Thanks everyone, next time I will ask her to take it twice. I don't feel anxious when I am there, and it doesn't feel like my BP is any higher than usual but she always does it just after she takes my weigh, which hasn't been low, so I think it has a lot to do with that sadly, lol.

[chicago]

Mine was reallllllly high at my first appt. I was also horribly nervous about seeing a heartbeat. They took it again at the end of the appt and it was much lower. This is common for me - White Coat syndrome.

[thejackpot]

i have had high the last two visits and it is really starting to scare me. I have an appt tomorrow and I hope it is better. I just want the rest of this pregnancy to be a breeze.

[Cheesecake]

Mine is around 120/80 at appointments which my doc calls perfect because doctors know that it gets higher in their office than it'd be at home.
It was.high once and.instead of worrying me yhey told me to just go sit in the.wqiting room, read a magazine, not drink coffee during the wait and they'd re-take it 10 minutes or so later.
It came down significantly, so tjwy choked it up to excitement.

Now doc does it first thing when I come in so I don't have anything to be excited about yet

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