Tips on keeping BP down?

Question

My blood pressure has been great throughout my entire pregnancy, but I noticed that my resting numbers at home are slowly creeping up (highest was 128/80).. I’m 33 weeks. I had mild pre eclampsia with my last two pregnancies and was really hoping for an uneventful third and last pregnancy. I’m a stay at home mom this time around, so I rest as much as I can. Any tips on keeping those numbers down, or just keeping my mind relaxed? I tend to get pretty anxious towards the end.

Answer

Slight rises towards the end of pregnancy are NORMAL and COMMON. I’m a doctor and I’m unaware of any diagnosis that is called “slight Preeclampsia”. Having slightly elevated BP is common but without other symptoms that’s all that it is. 
Also if you had a history of Preeclampsia your physician would have Rx’ed you an 81mg chewable baby aspirin since recent studies have shown us that it helps keep the placenta healthy as well. 
Finally you have a healthy BP and it’s nothing to be concerned about.

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I am prescribed a daily baby asprin and it has kept my BP low.  Some docs are starting to do this if you’re high risk.  You could ask your doctor about it.

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Mine is staying steady around the 140’s over 80’s and I was told to keep on my left side, drink lots of water and eat a lot of protein

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Lots of water. Low sodium diet and keep your feet up!

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lemon water  and lots of it! I had high blood pressure all through my week 20s and I started drinking lemon water only and like 6 to 8 bottles of it a day and it's back down to a somewhat not high!

Tips on keeping BP down?

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