BP and sore tummy

Right...need some advice here..my BP is getting higher..i know its more common with first pregnancies..and my Mum has a history of it too..(tough outside of pregnancy its always been perfect ) so what can i do to get it down..i have begun walking..and trying not to stress(i do stress though as i have OCD..which is not normally a problem outside of pregnancy but makes me a bit stressed during it sometimes, but am getting that under control.. )

what else can i do to bring it down? also last night got pain under my bump on one side..it got worse and i felt sick i went to after hours and he said to just watch make sure its ok..(bubs was fine kicking him a lot) and he said head felt like it turned to be down there(but he didnt really know) MW said to take some panadol and take it easy...so my question..do you get weird actually stabbing pains at all..? it actually feels like I've pulled a muscle under the right side of bump..

at the moment she said she'd just watch it as the bottom number is still ok.. but when i told the AN lady she said hmmmmmm...but i trust my midwife.. and will just be trying to do all i can to relax (not too hard as we don't have other children and i don't work anymore) and see what happens... do they give medication if it gets worse? I've not had headaches or anything but would i be likely to? also iron low (8 instead of 20) but heamoglobin still pretty good so shes watching me before putting me on iron tablets as well..could that do anything to BP?

random pains suck:(

I would be taking iron tablets with a ferriten that low, even if they are a low dosage one. That could be impacting on it.

First pregnancy I didn't have any meds, but with Josh I was given them they made me sick (vomiting bad) so I never filled the script  so I never took them. But I did have a huge personality clash with the OB so I got out of her care asap and went back to the OB I love and he didn't want me on the meds he wanted the baby out of me.

You can get organic iron tablets and your MW doesn't need to know you're taking them. Low iron will generally result in a lower BP too (but obviously not for you)

I would be more concerned about a higher bottom number with your BP - this is called your diastolic pressure and is a reading of when the ventricles of the heart are relaxing and refilling, so obviously if that number is high, it means your heart is working extra hard even when it is relaxed.

And I got all sorts of random pains with my pregnancy. I think some people are just more prone to pulling/straining muscles...

i think the pain that can be associated with high bp is when its pretty bad, like towards toxemia? and pain on right side in a certain place could be a sign of something (haha im hopeless)
blah i'll just confuse you cause im confusing myself, but im almost an expert oh high bp in pregnancies i think
in my first it was really high and got monitered often (bloods and urine tests etc..) to check for protein and liver functions but after bed rest my bp would go back down a bit and was ok so never ended up on meds.
my last pregnancy was a bit different, and my bp kept rising and didnt go down with rest- not that its easy with other kids to look after. i was put on bp meds about 35 or 36 weeks pregnant? protested for ages though didnt want them. the meds didnt do much and i kept having to up my intake, i ended up getting induced at 39 weeks as my bp was 180/118? ish and it was better to get kayla out than have her in. she was a bit smaller than she should of been 5lb 15oz for a 3rd baby but was healthy and thrived once she was born.

so far my bp is high this time around too, not too high though but higher than it should be and my midwfie and ob prescribed me low dose asprin which im about to start to try to help prevent it getting worse, not too sure what it does! but was also told to do 30 mins walk a day to keep some fitness as well as eat healthy, cut back on salts etc..

goodluck, i hope your bp improves.

oh and i'd say your pain would just be a random pregnancy pain rather than a pain associated with bp but definalty keep talking to your midwife if you are concerned by it.

i forgot to say mw said i could start iron tablets but shes keeping an eye on me..so she didnt say for definite..so will check when she rings.

I'm amazed your mw didn't put you on iron tablets sooner!
My ferritin level was 5 so I was promptly put on FerrogradC. Have been taking them for 3 weeks now and I feel amazing!
The constipation is a small issue, but I have a never ending supply of kiwicrush in the freezer and I eat grainy bread. Avoid licorice

As for the pain, I'm not sure. But good one for going to the doctor. It pays to check these things out, even thought it's probably something totally normal. Don't let anyone make you feel silly or irrational for worrying about these things. You've got to put yourself a bubs first

mummy yeah i do as when i had the miscarriage i had a migrane aura(spots etc..) so any slightest sign of spots and I'm straight off to the midwife..the thought of it freaks me out after last time..as i didnt know bubs had died that day till 4 weeks later:(

charly thanks :) yeah i like to check it out just to make sure..better that than it got worse and something was wrong.. I'm going to get some iron tablets when I'm out tomorrow:)

bel- he didnt seem too worried about the pain as when he pushed it didnt hurt.. but he couldnt really say for sure so said wit was either ..totally normal.or something to watch out for..yeah brilliant thanks ;) lucky i didnt have to pay 72$ for that!