Mommy Diana asked:
I was wondering how many points is normal for blood pressure to fluctuate. Yesterday I went to my OB/GYN to have my IUD checked and was 140/100!!! It was around 10 am. and was after I had two cups of coffee and cereal bar. Today I went to get it checke in the morning again and was 150/93. I bought one of those wrist monitors and I’ve been checking during the day: 144/90; 140/88, 135/75, 116/65.
Is that normal fluctuation?
I was wondering how many points is normal for blood pressure to fluctuate. Yesterday I went to my OB/GYN to have my IUD checked and was 140/100!!! It was around 10 am. and was after I had two cups of coffee and cereal bar. Today I went to get it checke in the morning again and was 150/93. I bought one of those wrist monitors and I’ve been checking during the day: 144/90; 140/88, 135/75, 116/65.
Is that normal fluctuation?
after exercise or a large meal, your blood pressure is going to be significantly different than upon waking first thing in the morning. During the workday, it is completely normal for blood pressure to rise as stress or excitement build. Because of these factors, systolic pressure, the first number can change during the day by up to 50 points, so it is important to control as many factors as possible to get accurate readings.
On another note don’t become one of these people obsessed with your bp by constantly checking it. Next thing you know you’ll have a bowel chart!