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Induction, suspected pre eclampsia, white coat syndrome

Hi all!🥰 So.. at my first booking appointment I had high blood pressure ( stage 1 or 2 hypertension ) but after monitoring at home they put it down to white coat syndrome. I had extreme anxiety because baby was unplanned etc & I hate hospitals. I had my routine antenatal appt on Friday and my bp was 142/92 . On this day I hadn’t slept and generally have more anxiety because I’m so close to my due date. I had to go to triage and be monitored where I got it under 140. I was still absolutely panicking though at the fact they said I might have pre eclampsia, and were talking about what would happen if I do have it. I had to go triage the day after again to have bloods done etc and more monitoring. Again got it under 140 (although still very anxious) I spoke to the doctor who then discharged me without needing meds, I got up and went to tell the midwife’s (doctor told me to) after walking to them to tell them I’m being discharged they said let me just check the bp 1 more time so I sat back down ( at this point I’m riddled with anxiety, after talking to the doctor and her saying my bloods will be back in a few hours I was so worried that something bad may come back) so I sat down and she took again and it was about 146/92. Obviously because I’m so so anxious and have just got up walking around. Doctor comes back and gives me bp medication and discharges me finally. So I’ve been back today for monitoring and bp was around 133/72. My bloods & urine came back completely normal. Baby is growing perfect & placenta normal. But now they’re saying I have to make a plan with the doctor about being induced on my due date. I don’t know what to do, it’s making me feel even worse. I feel like I’m completely fine. If I could just be a bit more calmer in hospital I wouldn’t be in this situation. My at home bp readings are around 111/72 , 115/73, 116/82. I really don’t know what to do, shall I just agree to the induction? Am I putting myself at risk for leaving it maybe to 41 weeks? I mean.. they tell someone with serious anxiety that they may have to be induced, which can be a long painful process and a lot lead to sections , but if I leave it longer my baby could be still birth( I understand they have to tell me what happens) but realistically my bp isn’t going to come down after telling me that 😫😫😫