Did anyone else have pre-eclampcia?

Cassandra - posted on 12/17/2010

I had it when I was 30 weeks. I felt like was fine, looked fine, I had only gained 8lb. I felt like I was getting a kidney infection so I went to the doc and y pressure was 170/120. It was actually HELLPS. THe doc never expected it and I had to deliver right away. My son was 2lb 14oz. Now he is 2 1/2 years old. I just had my daughter in July and I was considered high risk, went in every week, lots of blood work and monitoring. But I was fine and never got it, went right to my schedules c-section. It is a hit or miss. If you have it once your chance of getting it again is higher than someone who has never had it.

Elizabeth - posted on 12/14/2010

Maria-I have a history of chronic bladder infections and kidney infections. They did place the cath and it was so extrememly painful that I couldn't even move an inch without being in excrutiating pain. I made them remove it that I was in so much agony. The burning and stinging remained hours after they took it out. I will NEVER let a doctor cath me again... unless of course... I have had an epi already.

Maria - posted on 12/07/2010

you had the magnesium too!! im glad someone else knows what it was like it made me feel so hot and just out of it couldnt eat or drink anything and when my baby was born i was to drugged to really even care like i was waaay to mellow and i thats the part i hated cuz i really wanted to be in the moment! i didnt refuse i just got the catheter and that was it wasnt as bad as i thought it was gonna be to be honest

Elizabeth - posted on 12/07/2010

I had it too... After 28 weeks my blood pressure kept going up up up... I kept telling my doc about it and he was concerned and was keeping a close watch on me, but couldn't get L&D to be concerned about it. Eventually I had ALL THE SIGNS and took my husband with me to my 38w check-up because I knew something was wrong... blood pressure 160/103, was sent up to L&D immediatly and the pitocin started. We had a baby 41 hours later, July 18th.



That magnesium was NASTY! Felt like I had the flu and needed to vomit. Ugh. Then they realized they were giving me too much... after that, i felt much better. Anyone else refuse a cath before getting an epi? I refused it so they came in my room every hour to make me pee in a bed pan! SO ANNOYING!

Reenee - posted on 11/27/2010

yeah they certainly are. i hope you are alright and it gets better for you.

Janine - posted on 11/27/2010

we thats really good, I think the doctors and nurses are amazing! in special care there where twins born at 25 weeks! they where about 4 weeks old when my baby was born though, they where soooo tiny but its amazing how well they where doing.. I think its incredible x

Reenee - posted on 11/26/2010

We are fine now. She is 4 1/2 months and doing well

Janine - posted on 11/26/2010

Im ok now, I feel fine! but my kidneys are still rubbish :( aaaah what can you do!, aw reenee! you and baby ok now though? how old is ur little one?

Reenee - posted on 11/25/2010

i was almost exactly the same. i went in for my ante-natal appointment and my blood pressure was really high (140/100) so i got sent for a blood and urine check and they came back really bad as well which lead to me being diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia. i was admitted after five hours waiting at hospital and after a few more lovely long hours and who knows how many blood pressure checks i was told i was having my daughter that night. i was only 33 1/2 weeks along.

Maria - posted on 11/25/2010

ewww u had to drink it?? ugh gross i think it was magnesium but then again i was so out of it it couldve been something different the medicine made me really hot and i couldnt eat or drink anything. yea i didnt kno it could do that much damage i really didnt kno it was so serious to be honest with you! omg it sounds terrible. so are your kidneys gonna get better? does everything feel normal?? do u have any problems now??

Janine - posted on 11/25/2010

Aw Maria it is horrible to think you could have been so close to something serious happening to you... and even your baby... My organs nearly shut down i was that bad... my kidneys are now suffering... but doctors are amazing they keep checking me... just scares me because i want wore children in the future but im scared of getting pre eclampcia again..., was it morpheine that you had??? ewww tastes nasty! they usualy put morpheine in your drip but i had to drink it about 4 times everyday! was horrible xxx

Maria - posted on 11/24/2010

i had it too but u woulda never guessed!! i went to all my all my doc apts and everything was fine i was working full time and school full time time so my everything below my knee would get swollen but i figured that was normal i brought it up to my doc she checked it and said it was fine i was 35 weeks went to my doc that wednesday said my blood pressure was a lil higher than usual and just wanted to keep an eye on it however that friday while i was at school my water broke went to the Hospital and once they had me all plugged and ready thats when they told me i had pre eclampsia i was completely shocked didnt even expect it. they put on magnesium and that medicine was awful i felt so drugged up couldnt even keep my eyes open i had my baby and didnt really feel in the moment but its ok cuz i ended up being fine just in all my pictures my hands look huge! haha but yea i still had her naturally and everything was fine thank God. so i heard that once you are labled a "high risk pregnancy" u will always be considered one with every pregnancy u have after is that true?? Does that mean ill have it again in the future?? Or everytime i get pregnant?? I can ask my dad cuz he''s a Doc but i wanted to kno if anyone else knew cuz they experienced it.

Janine - posted on 11/20/2010

Aww Jamie.. both of you well now I hope..., did any of you swell up really bad??? Im also worried about getting it again when having another baby in the future...

Jamie - posted on 11/19/2010

i found out i had pre-eclampsia when i was 37 weeks and my blood was going as high as 191 over 106 so i called my doctor and told him that he needed to induce me at 38 weeks and two days later i had to have an emergency c section and i had a baby girl weighing in at 4lbs and 71/2 oz so yeah i know what you went through.

Janine - posted on 11/16/2010

aww Robyn 2 a week! mine r both small but i cant remember there sizes, but one was too small and working hard, thats why i am on the tabs, well my dr put me on them and they got a bit better but not much, then 4 weeks later they got worst again so hes gonna check me again on the 6th n he may put me on a higher dose... :( x

ROBYN - posted on 11/15/2010

for me yes every pregnancy it came back. Im still dealing with my kidneys everyday and Ive been to the doctors 2 times a week since having him. they havent put me on anything yet because my docs want me to see a specialist. it definately is scary!!! how are the pills working for you so far? my right kidney is working less than 10 percent and the left is working at 10 percent. mine too are small.

Janine - posted on 11/13/2010

aw Robyn! so the pre-eclampcia came back then... does it come back when you have a baby everytime?, my kidneys failed also and now and being checked every 4 weeks, im on rameprill tabs too.. was so scarey! my kidneys are still abnormaly small.. x

ROBYN - posted on 11/12/2010

I myself had pre-eclampsia with each of my children but with my last pregnancy it was the worst of all of my pregnancies. I acutally was retaining an incredible amount of fluid and my kidneys failed. My son was born 7/6/2010 by c-section and he ended up with a blood infection which had to be treated with antibiotics and now you would never know that. Hes an amazing baby.