crazy nerves and MW appt tomorrow!!

[porenn]

So i have a BP check tomorrow, and more bloodwork... I'm fine with the bloodwork and the monitoring, but I am so nervous about the bp check that I'm hperventilating now.... 13 hours before the appointment!

I know its because I'm going into this appointment and they are going to try to convince me to induce, which I'm against and have already told them, and they are ok with my decision, but if I can't get this bp down, it will start to be a moot point....

I think my hugest problem is that I'm terrified of being sectioned...I think (among other things) it has to do with the OR itself.... When I had a knee reconstruction, I went into the OR in a complete panic- shaking, hyperventilating, crying.... and this was after a full dose of Valium. The surgeon yelled at the scrub nurse for forgetting to give it to me, he was so convinced I didn't get it. And that was for a surgery I was completely under for- I can't imagine one where they let you stay awake......

My husband told me to skip my appointment tomorrow-I don't think I could go that far- I don't know if I could forgive myself is anyhting happened to my baby because I didn't go in for my checks...

Man this sucks.

Next time, im going with the home birth midwife in my area- weird vibes and all.

[amaayeh]

Take some magnesium and eat some cucumbers. They will help bring your blood pressure down. Then, try really hard to relax. I know it's hard, but your bp is going to sky rocket with the stress you are putting yourself under. Don't think about the OR. Don't think about being induced. Just concentrate on imagining your bp coming down and your entire body relaxing.

[Incubator]

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and remember in your head tomorrow, when you see your BP, that it's not that high when you're home and relaxed... have them take it several times if it makes you feel better. or request to keep a bp monitor at home and do it yourself.

[kjoy2]

Oh, I can understand your nerves

Do you do relaxation breathing, or have a relaxation technique that works for you? When I am at the doctor's office, I seriously will my body to relax before and during the BP reading - concentrate on getting my breathing slow and steady, tell my heart to be calm, etc. It has helped noticeably - as in, the first visit reading was a (for me) shocking 137 over something, while subsequent visits (relaxation techniques used) have been normal-for-me BP readings of 100ish/60ish.

I really hope that all goes well for you. And remember these words, "Thank you for the information. We have considered the situation, and I decline XX (induction, etc.) at this time."

[Jennisee]