140/90

Yesterday afternoon I had my 38 week antenatal check up. The midwife did the usual, asked me how I am feeling and I replied, really, really uncomfortable and achy. She checked my blood pressure and to our shock it was 140/90 - ARRHHH - she did it again to make sure it wasn't a mistake - but it wasn't. My blood pressure has been perfect right up until now. I had to wee on a stick to check my urine - and to add to the problem we found protien in it - great!! The midwife asks if I have had any blurred visions or headaches or swelling. I said no, except the normal amount of swelling you get when you are pregnant... The midwife suggests that I have a lie down for 1/2 and hour and she will check my blood pressure again just to make sure.
1/2 hour later the midwife comes back and my blood pressure was pretty high. So I had to go to the Perinatal clinic to have further tests and monitoring - great!!! They told me it could take more than 2 hours for results of blood tests and urine tests to come back so in the meantime I was signed in a day patient, they strapped me up to the foetal monitoring unit, took my blood pressure, and offered me afternoon tea.
Baby is fine - rhythm and heartrate is all normal. So I waited for over 2 hours for my blood and urine tests to come back - so I said to myself at least I get to stop and relax for a while - which I haven't been in the last week since moving back home - been keeping myself busy with god knows what around the house instead of making use of the time resting when Morri goes for a nap in the afternoons!! I just wear myself out by the end of the day and when I finally sit down which is usually after 8:30pm when Morri is in bed - I feel soooooooooooooooo tired and sore!
I had to go down to emergency to wait 15 more mintutes as the Perinatal unit closes at 6pm. My blood and urine samples were all fine. So I am ordered to rest, rest, rest!!