Low Sodium Meals.

Get rid of all processed foods. Caned/jared soups, pasta sauce, ect --just don't eat them. Look at the sodium levels in your cereal Cherrios are one of the worst.
Celery seed is a good replacement for salt on meats and has no chemicals.

As you are grocery shopping READ THE LABELS. Don't just put things in your cart because you always buy them. Look at the sodium levels in everything you buy. If the sodium level is high look for alternatives. Instead if buying bottled spaghetti sauce -- make your own. Don't be deceived by soup can labels that say 40% less sodium--it is but it is still high in sodium -- it just has less then the regular one sitting on the shelf. Watch for MSG in everything--very high sodium content.

If you learn to shop mostly in the outside aisles of the grocery store, you will be more healthy. Outside aisles--produce, dairy, bread, meats--inside aisles processed food.

Good luck I hope everything is okay with you and the baby.

Try not to eat out. Avoid processed foods.

Cooking helps bunches. Cook without salt. Buy fresh vegetables and fruit. Cook your own meats. No salt there. Use lots of garlic for flavor. It will be breads and packaged treats that you will have trouble with, but read labels and you will learn quickly.

I like salt free rice cakes.

Lean meats, seafood, fresh fruits and veggies...don't add salt. I think most of the sodium comes from packages foods/meals. I add very little salt anymore when I cook, I let the people eating it add as needed. Good luck!!!!

My blood pressure was OK, or as near as I remember 22 years ago! But I had a lot of problems with swelling and was borderline pre-eclampsia. So I started watching salt way back then.
First, you don't realize how much is in processed foods until you start paying attention, so try to cook fresh as much as possible.
I also RARELY cook with salt. It's amazing how much better things taste and the things you can do with herbs and seasonings. And honestly, once I got off of it, nothing irritates me more than to have someone ask for a salt shaker without even trying what I've prepared.

Good Luck to you!

Look into salt substitute, I don't know if it is safe or laden in chemicals, but I have an uncle with high bp and a salt additiction who uses it. My only other suggestion is to just make fresh food, not processed stuff, and learn about other spices. For instance, chop plum tomatoes and basil for pasta instead of jar sauce. Watch out for salty cheese and pb. Some natural peanut butters have no salt, but some do. best wishes.