Advice for high BP - recently diagnosed

I was diagnosed with gestational hypertension after my 32 week growth scan last week and prescribed labetalol after spending a night in hospital. I have a home monitor however the cuff size is 2cm too small for my arm but I’ve taken a few readings all of which have been pretty high… between 145-165/90-110. From google the small cuff can account for about 5 points over so I’m still looking pretty high. I reckon I just need a higher dose as I’m not having any other symptoms for PET yet thankfully. Anyway I have a midwife appointment Wednesday (in two days) shall I just wait for her to take an accurate reading and discuss it or should I be ringing triage? I have a 3 yo so it’s hard to leave so don’t want to go off unnecessarily especially off inaccurate readings. Anyway can the midwife up my dose or am I going to get sent to triage if my readings are as they have been?

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No you will be sent to triage. A consultant will have to up your dose, the midwife cannot do this. I would try and go to triage sooner if you can, especially with the readings you have been getting x

Agree with Nikkie. I also have gestational hypertension (diagnosed at 36 weeks) but didn’t have a BP monitor at home. Your midwife will just send you straight to triage if it’s 140/90 or over. If you keep getting high readings ask to have your appointments in triage/ the day assessment unit rather than do what I did and go to my community midwifery appointments for her to just send you to triage, it’s much easier. They’ll probably want to see you 2 x a week. Also don’t be disheartened if they up your dose. They’ve done mine three times now and have to just find the right dose for you. The doctors in the hospital have to up your dose and they’ll monitor it over a longer period of time too. They will probably advise and induction at 39 weeks with just gestational hypertension x