Heart Failure At 30

My name is Aimee.   I went into congestive heart failure at the age of 29 while 7 months pregnant with my daughter.  I had a difficult pregnancy with many sleepless nights and difficulty breathing.  I told my OB repeatedly about these problems but they were brushed off as "first time mother anxiety".  I assumed she knew what she was doing and convinced mysyelf I was crazy.  Well at 7 months pregnant I passed out from severe cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema.  Me ejection fracture was 8%.  My heart did not get better after a c- section.  It continued to get worse until I was basically given a death sentence.  I was tranferred to a major cardiovascular hospital where I was given a defibrillator, pacemake and eventually a VAD.  The VAD was in from February until May when I received a heart transplant.  It has been a very rough few years but I'm doing much better.   My daughter just turned 4 and I'm so grateful just to be here with her and my husband.  I truly believe had i not been married to a nurse who knew something was wrong I would not be here.  It is so important to have a good support system of friends and family.  I was a new mom who could barely see my daughter for the first year of her life because I was so sick.  I welcome your questions and am happy to help anyone that may be going through similar experiences.  God Bless!