I was PLAGUED by this during PG. I am so scared of hossie, and it was sky-high (once, when i was post-dates and in for daycare monitoring, for, ironically, high BP, it was 165/107!) but they kept me pretty calm, and did them with an automatic machine spaced out over an hour while i had a CTG done and a cup of tea. I was always back somewhere near normal by the time i was done.
I was really worried about it (which made it worse) as i was hoping to homebirth and they wouldn't let me if my BP was too high. Luckily i managed it with some advice from my XP's cousin, who is a midwife. SHe said to have a warm bath before the appointment, and eat a bar of chocolate on the way in (as it releases endorphins which lower BP). While they're doing it imagine yourself in a safe place, breathe deeply and imagine warm sun on your skin and a nice sound (waves/birds etc.). By the very end of PG when this wasn't working anymore (i just couldn't get a grip of myself) i took my mp3 player and listened to Air and other soothing music and all worked out ok.
i will try to keep all that in mind next time i go to ob office
it is just very embarrasing to have to explain each time i get bp checked that i suffer from this and i know that they don't have all day to wait for me to calm down.
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