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6/14/08 at 12:07am
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Originally Posted by *mama moose* View Post
its just frustrating because my BP is lower at home, and she DOES acknowledge that, but at the same time she can't discount that the readings at her house have been too high for the past 3-4 weeks...shes afraid its going to shoot up in labor. at least with a homebirth I DO have the advantage of being at home, in my air conditioner, and in my birth pool, so maybe that will help keep it down....
How does your midwife feel about trying herbal stuff during labor to keep your BP down? We treated someone recently with herbs during labor (a nasty, dark concoction of hops, valerian and skullcap - something similar is in Susan Weed's book) and her BP stayed below what it had been before went into labor. And it was a long, hard labor. Maybe something to talk to her about trying

Sorry you have to be dealing with this