High BP?!

Amber

So... this is kind of a long story boiled down to one scarry issue- high blood pressure.

I had/have anxiety before being pregnancy. Which caused high BP in the dr.s office! They agreed it seemed to be white coat high bp.

I was medicated for anxiety, and it was recommended I buy myself my own BP cuff to monitor at home.

After a month of monitoring, (and buying a smart watch) I discovered a WILD coincidence! When I'm resting and have a normal resting heart rate my BP is almost completely normal, 120-130/80... but literally the SECOND I stand my heart rate jumps to 120+ and for upwards of 10 mins after moving AT ALL my BP is up in the 140s+!!

I don't want to be put on BP meds I don't "need." But I also can't be tested for things like POTS until I'm not pregnant anymore 🤦‍♀️

My question is, are there any other women out there who have had "high bp" through pregnancy and NOT had a pre-eclampsia diagnosis/ been put on bed rest/ high risk watch?

I feel fine, but... true to my anxiety, I'm anxious AF about it.