So not quite sure what to think. My bp at appt yesterday and for the last week at home has been really good. But today after standing at the sink and doing dishes for about half an hour I wasn't feeling good. My stomach was really hard and painful. Not like contractions, more like a cramp. I took my bp 3 times in like 10 minutes. The top number was between 134 and 170 and the bottom was between 94 and 106. I don't trust that machine a lot, but I have never gotten that high on it 3 times in a row. My hubby took his on it and it was fine. So I sat down for like 20 min and took it a few more times and it went down to between 134 and 144 on the top and the 70s for the bottom. My doc said to call if it went above 140\90, so I called. The on call doc called back and said she wasn't worried and to not take my bp so much?!?! She said lay down for like 20 min before taking it everytime. This was not my regular doctor and usually in the past pregnancies they have been more worried about bps lower than this. I feel ok now, but not sure what I should do now? Maybe just keep and eye on it and call during regular hours to talk to my doctor if it gets high again. Otherwise I guess I can just talk to her on Tuesday.
- my doctor only ever takes my BP after I have had a scan and been lying down for about 5-10min as doing anything or being stressed can raise it. Nonetheless your BP does seem to be rising a lot and getting too high - maybe try just sitting down for 5 minutes before taking it (this is what most of the information packets on the BP machines say anyway) And they can't stop you taking it lots! (I do too) To be honest if you are getting those readings just from washing the dishes then perhaps you should really be resting more - try to do as little as possible!
