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Same thing happened to me. Got sent to l&d, did the 24 hr urine test, nst every appointment after 35 weeks. Luckily I didn't have to be induced, lo came at 37wks 5 days. I know it's easier said than done but try to relax as much as you can. My dr pulled me out of work early because I was too stressed. Are you still working? Can you leave early?

I was induced because of pregnancy induced hyper tension! I, like you, had to get a stress test every single week and had appointments twice a week because my BP was so high. My induction went very smoothly and I delivered a healthy girl. I had no issues with breastfeeding either! It went one hundred times better than I thought....and I was terrified of the pitocin. It wasn't that bad!

I'm being induced tomorrow at 39 weeks for high blood pressure, it started around 33 weeks. I had to check it at home several time a day, did the 24 hour urine test, and made one trip to L&D for it. I made it full term and it has been lower for the most part in the last two weeks, but we decided it is best to have her on the outside so there is no stress.

I was induced my first pregnancy because of high bp. I delivered my daughter at 37 weeks 5 days and she was just shy of 8lbs. No NICU or anything.

I thought I'd give you my perspective, even though I was not induced, to hopefully give you some comfort about delivering early. I started having trouble with my blood pressure during my first pregnancy around 28 weeks. I was sent to L&D several times for the urine testing/monitoring, and that included a weekend hospitalization at 33 weeks (after which I went on bed rest). Like yours, my doc told me to be prepared to go to the hospital right from my appointments.

I ended up going into preterm labor for unrelated reasons and delivered my daughter at 36 weeks, 3 days. She had low blood sugar and had one episode where she forgot to breathe while she was sucking (like the little oink that she still is) on her bottle, so they kept us just one extra day with her in the NICU and me continuing to be monitored for high BP. I can tell you honestly that the nurses were wonderful about getting me going with breast feeding and pumping. The NICU is scary and certainly is not ideal, but when you make it as far as you have in your pregnancy, any NICU time would be very minimal, if you had it at all. And then once you're at 37 weeks, you're considered term - again, the induction is not ideal, but if your blood pressure is high (and mine was very high in the hospital), it is safest for you to deliver.

I also should mention that the nurses and hospital were great about breast feeding support even after we were discharged! They were so encouraging and helpful, and I learned everything about taking care of new babies during that short stay in the NICU. I ultimately chose not to breastfeed (my daughter was re-hospitalized at 5 days old for completely unrelated reasons that I won't go into here), but I cannot emphasize enough: you will get so much support and help if you happen to have a NICU stay. They do everything possible to minimize the stress for you, and it actually turned out to be a very positive experience for me. My daughter suffered absolutely no ill effects from her early delivery; in fact, she's now 20 months old and dazzling everyone with her conversation skills. Hang in there, mama!