zuzu8

Hi Mum2-
If your BP was normal before and during the pregnancy, it's very possible that you are simply going through TRANSIENT post partum hypertension, a not uncommon phenomenon.
Most physicians would likely continue to monitor you at LEAST 12 weeks post partum, before diagnosing essential/priimary hypertension.

You just had baby #2... joyful, yet STRESSFUL...and your body (and mind!) needs a period of adjustment.

Try not to panic, particularly since at 30, it is unlikely that your #s are going to stay elevated if you have no prior history of/and if no one else in your family got HBP until much much later.

Is your home monitor accurate? (Presumably this is the first time you've ever had to monitor or even worry about blood pressure, so naturally you're nervous and anxious!) What kind of monitor is it? (Wrist and finger monitors are notoriously inaccurate.) And has it been calibrated against your doc's?
Also, it's helpful to take it after you've been sitting QUIETLY at least 5 minutes (as if you have the time right now!). Take three separate readings, waiting 2-3 minutes in between.
Throw out first reading (it's usually falsely high due to anxiety), then average the last two.
Best to do all this at least a half hour before exercise, food or smoking. Sit in a chair, back supported, feet flat on floor (not crossed!).
When you take the pressure, make sure your arm is limp and relaxed, supported on a table. If you tense your arm, you will get a false reading.
Cuffed arm should be level with the heart.

zuzu xxx

PS Just noticed Gatormom posted some reassuring info.