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Just now in the peace and quiet of my own home my bp was 150/100 at
35.5 weeks pg. It is a bit scary, so my initial desire not to be
induced is wavering, and now I am not sure how much I would fight to
not be induced after 37 weeks, and especially after 38 weeks, assuming
that my bp will continue to rise before then.

I ran in the 150s-160s/90s-100s pretty consistently from 35 weeks until I
consented to induction (by AROM only) at 40w2d. After my son was born, the
midwife examined my placenta and admitted that it showed no signs of
hypertension and that I could have safely continued the pregnancy for quite
a bit longer. I'm not really sorry I had the induction--it turned out well
and I avoided pitocin and monitoring--but if I'd known then what I know now
(I was at 5cm when I checked in and I think I'd have gone on my own within
the next couple of days), I might have put it off a little longer.

FWIW, it's diastolic numbers up into and over the 100s that start getting
people freaked out. From what I understand, however, seizures and eclampsia
aren't particularly common until you get up into the 110s.

In your shoes, as long as there are no signs of pre-eclampsia and the baby's
biophysical profiles are looking good, I'd hold off until spontaneous labor
or until my BP was hitting the 160s/mid-100s consistently. At that point,
I'd agree to induction, but I'd certainly try AROM alone first. In a multip
like you, AROM has a good chance of being successful. (In my case, it put me
into labor within 5 minutes.)

Good luck and HTH!
--
Be well, Barbara
Mom to Mr. Congeniality (7), the Diva (5) and the Race Car Fanatic (3)

I have PMS and ESP...I'm the bitch who knows everything! (T-shirt slogan)