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High bp then low bp!!!!!

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Hellymummy · 12/01/2014 13:16

My first hosp appt I had normal bp if maybe slightly low, anyway my next appt with midwife was week before christmas, I had rushed there straight from work and she said it was slightly high, well me being me ( I am a complete panicker, worrier, nut job!!!) went into overdrive, oh my god oh my god I've got high blood pressure!! I went straight to argos and bought a bp monitor and coz I was so irate every time I got the monitor out it was thru the roof!! I have worried for weeks about this high bp, convinced I would die of imminent stroke!!! Even got took to hosp with panic attack! Anyway now christmas is over and everything back to normal I took out the monitor again just for curiosity and my bp was right back down to normal!!!!!!! Am I normal or a complete freak????????

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Hellymummy · 12/01/2014 13:27

Sorry should say low bp, then high then normal

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alicebear · 12/01/2014 20:06

How many weeks are you? BP is usually lower earlier on due to vasodilation in preparation for increased blood volume still to come. Things settle down as more blood is made over time.

So it wouldn't be unusual for BP to go up a bit later on but if you're worried talk to your midwife.

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