What’s a normal blood pressure reading?? 35 weeks pregnant 🤰

Question

A bit of a back story: 
I have been super lucky to still work 2 jobs and be active with my pregnancy. In the last week I have stopped one job and still keeping light activity in my day. As soon as I stopped I feel like I have had swelling in my legs and feet (more so in left leg then the right) and slightly elevated blood pressure. 
I called my mid wife she said it’s ok it normal to swell in the last few weeks and my blood pressure is still fine (it was 126/79). I’m not aloud to wear my active wear or sneakers to avoid swelling and to take it easy and elevate me legs when i can. Which I have done and seen improvements. 
But I still feel like my blood pressure is rising. 
I normally sit at 110/69, but this morning when I woke up I did my blood pressure and it’s 132/92. 
Is my last blood pressure test high or pretty standard for someone 35 weeks pregnant?

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I would personally say watch your salt intake and stay well hydrated elevate your feet when you can and still keep an eye on your bp. If it gets 140 on top  and higher then 85 on the bottom give your midwife a call. Check in with her if you are worried because stress and anxiety can contribute. 
I have had wonky bp too but normally I sit between 117 over 66 to about 128 over 85 that's my normal range but if I  find my self hella stressed or anxious I have gone as high as 162 over 90 with a pulse over 100.

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120/80 is "normal" 
My normal is 90s/60s my current bp is 120-130s/ 70-80s 
The official preeclampsia diagnosis bp is 140/90 on 2 seperate readings at a minimum of 4 hours apart. 
Its super normal to have an elevated reading and 15 minutes later have a normal one. 
Stressing and obsessing (like im doing) doesnt do anything for you (us 😭) 
Also its common for bp to be slightly higher than normal during pregnancy.

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This just happened to me at 36 weeks last week! I was 150/90!! Totally unlike me!! Then the med asst took it again cause she was so shocked...within 5 min it was 136/90 which is still not “ok” but better. They took my blood for platelet counts to check for preeclampsia. I got the call the next day that everything was fine. I think I was stressing myself out at the appt because I’m so close to oct 2 and I still have things to do before the baby comes!! 😬😩 
What I would do is call your doc and let them know what you’re reading is. BP is a good sign of preeclampsia, but it’s not the only one...protein in urine (I did not have) swollen face and hands (also don’t have) my FEET swell from time to time but that is so normal towards the end of pregnancy, my doc was not concerned much about that aspect. 
Listen to your body!! If you are nervous or unsure, make a call 😊 the doctors want what is best for you and baby 👶🏼

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My normal is 110/60 so if mine was higher than 130/85 I’d call for sure!

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Mine is always around 110/70

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I think they start to worry when it’s over 140/90. So I would definitely keep an eye on it, and like the other commenter said, watch salt intake and try to rest with your feet up. Compression socks might also help with swelling. Does your doctor know about your latest reading? That’s borderline high, you’d think they’d be a bit more worried and monitor you closely.

What’s a normal blood pressure reading?? 35 weeks pregnant 🤰

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