Doctor Ordered Couch Rest

It's been quite a day. I started my weekly non-stress tests today. This is already not my idea of a good time. But it is what it is, my OB wants me to do these once a week. Baby Girl cooperated fine for the non-stress test once they gave me some sugar to get her bouncing around. In fact, she passed with flying colors. Me, on the other hand, well, my blood pressure was 150/84. My OB would have said "go home and take it easy, then take it again." But that's not how these doctors do things. They don't play around. They sent me straight up to Labor and Delivery for pre-eclampsia blood work. My bloodwork was GREAT. There was no protein in my urine, either. But after three and a half hours there, they got great readings on my bp when I laid down and not so great readings when I was sitting up. So I am on "modified bed rest" otherwise known as "couch rest." Basically, this means I can't finish out the school year. There are only 6 days remaining, but he thinks I need to take it easy because I do get myself so worked up over these little things. He said I'm fine, there's no pre-eclampsia, no reason to repeat a 24-hour urine, and no reason to admit me for hospital bed rest. So I'm home and in a miserable mood. I have so much to get done in my classroom and now, I have to rely on other people to do it and I HATE that. So that's what's new with me. My doctor wants me to take off from work tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. Then, I have to see what the MFM says Tuesday at my next appointment for a non-stress test. I wish I didn't have white coat syndrome. I got home from the hospital and took my bp and it is 122/86. Yep. But they don't care about White Coat Syndrome. I guess we'll wait and see what the doctors say Tuesday night to know if I can finish the last three days of the school year. It's just lovely. If only I knew how to de-stress myself at a doctor's office...