hello everyone...

i can't believe i made it to the 2nd trimester.. anyways.. have any of you ever had whitecoat hypertension??

i had this years ago when i lived in Brisbane (male Doctor) but i also suffered from anxiety attacks until i went on medication.

anyways.. i moved back to NSW and now have a female doctor, surprise, surprise, i didn't have whitecoat hypertension, but i was on medication for my anxiety..

now to really confuse the situation, i am off my medication (for this pregnancy) and I had a male ob at my first appointment (very, very nice dr).. and surprise, surprise, i had whitecoat hypertension...

I just feel absolutely stupid when this happens and I'm sure the ob thinks i'm some kind of freak.. but how can i tell if its the male doc thing or the anxiety thing??

I have absolutely nothing to be anxious about and i just can't seem to calm down when i first get into the doctors office... it is very embarrasing..

my first check of bp was 150/95... then i told him it could be the whitecoat bp...

about 10 mins later he checked again and it was 120/85.

how can i stop this embarrasing thing happening.. i feel like the biggest freak...