Boff, that sounds very high indeed for BP. In France, once you get above 14 (which I presume is 140 for the first measurement), people wring their hands a lot. You need at least to nag him into entering high figures on his chart, that's the minimum. I'd second the suggestion that you hint that he might try and cut his workload at least for the period around the birth. How much of his anxiety do you think is linked to stress concerning your health and the birth, and how much is caused by the commuting, working, etc.?
Interesting to see how you presented your virtual commune to the MW. I asked because I phoned a MW I'd never met to ask for info on behalf of a MNer I barely know (CoteDAzur, you posted on her threads, too, IIRC) and it got v awkward as I'd said she was a friend and then had to reveal that I knew very little about her, her due date or her previous experience .
Right, have finally put a toothbrush in my hospital bag, so feel that progress is being made.
Does anyone know if I should take out my (gas permeable) contact lenses before going to the hospital? I can't remember anything from last time, I even had to ask DH recently if I was naked when I gave birth to DS. But I don't remember taking my lenses out after the birth, so I suppose I had my glasses on throughout.