Looking for positivity!
Has anyone had preeclampsia with their first two pregnancies, and not with their third? I know the likelihood isn’t very likely but I’m curious!
I am currently 32 weeks 6 days with my third baby. I developed preeclampsia at 36 weeks with my first baby, but it was honestly missed for over a week. I had labs done and proteins were dangerously elevated but nobody noticed til my prenatal appointment a week later. It was my first so I didn’t have a clue what it meant - figured if it was bad, I would be notified. I was sent to the hospital immediately to be induced after my appointment at 37 weeks 2 days.
With my second, everything seemed okay until it wasn’t. At 36 weeks 2 days, I started seeing stars, had the worst headache of my life, felt off and knew I needed to go in. I was induced that day, BP was 164/112. Happened at almost the exact same point as my first baby.
This time I’ve been heavily monitored. Tons of labs, urine samples, taking BP daily and sending to the doctor, loads of ultrasounds and extra appointments. Everything looks great, no BP spikes for the most part but I know this doesn’t mean much. They keep talking about BP meds but haven’t had high enough blood pressure to need it.
I feel like most people can’t relate to the overwhelm I’m feeling at this point. I’m told I’m lucky for not having to be pregnant for so long. Having preeclampsia is lucky? 😬 or “aren’t you just excited to meet your baby and be done with pregnancy?” It’s a lot easier to say these things when you have normal pregnancies. I’ve already had a scare with one day where my BP was 175/120 at 30 weeks. Thankfully, was sent home and everything looked good. Seemed to just be stress and lack of sleep 🥲 Not sure what I’m looking for, I guess I just need to find people who can actually relate to all the emotions and fear I’m experiencing.