I Had Are-eclampsia Twice

I had it late in my pregnancy. It was such a frightening experience, I've been too scared to risk another pregnancy.

I had it in all four of my pregnancies...the first one it didn't materialize until the day I delivered and it didn't get bad...the second one I was two weeks over due and hadn't been able to get a doctor to listen to me that things weren't right until we decided to move back to Washington State so that we could have the same doc that delivered our son and knew my history. Baby #2 arrived safe and sound...baby #3, different story. I was diagnosed with moderate pre-eclampsia and they induced labor the same day. He was four weeks early but pretty much healthy... had to stay in the hospital for a few days, but alright. Baby #4...Severe pre-eclampsia with bp of 170/110 five and a half weeks early...She had to stay in the NICU for about a week and a half. My husband got a vasectomy about a month after she was born. I wish that we could have more babies, because we make lovely ones, but it's just much too dangerous.

I understand this. I had no preeclampisa but I suffered from eclampsia two weeks postpartum and had multiple seizures and almost hemorraged in my brain.

i had preeclampsia, but my dr didn't put me on bed rest. i was in the office several times a week for check ups, and at least twice a wk in the maternity ward for the fetal monitering. this. in addition to almost daily migraines and naseau, on top of all the stress in my personal life, was not fun. after one fetal mcheck-up, my blood pressure shot up, and i couldn't even see from the pain of my migraine, he decided to admit me and induce me. that was on a friday, i didn't have my daughter until the following monday evening, by cesarean. and then i couldn't even hold her until the night after, because he kept me doped up on blood pressure meds. that part was pointless, if you ask me. but hearing you had the same complications with both of your pregnancies makes me really nervous about having another.

I had pre-eclampsia. I was on bedrest in hospital for 18 days, then delivered naturally at 33 weeks. My son was 4 lbs, 2 oz. He stayed in NICU for two weeks. I didn't want to leave him, but I was already discharged. I went to see him everyday.

Now he is a healthy, bouncing 10 month old. We are currently teething ...