Preeclampsia

I had PE with my last pregnancy. Very high blood pressure, sever headaches, feet the size of clubs (I couldn't even wear shoes). They had to induce me at 34 weeks, at the time of delivery my pressure was 225/125. I had never been so scared in my life, the doctors were saying we had to get the baby now, they were afraid I was going to have a stoke or something. Thankfully I won't ever have to worry about it again, we had already decided 6 was more than enough.

I had severe preeclampsia with my son and was induced at 36 weeks. I really didn't have any physical symptoms...my ankles and feet were badly swollen (from a size 8.5 shoe to size 11! lol), but that's no longer considered a diagnostic symptom of pre-e since nearly every woman experiences swelling. I had high bp, protein in my urine, and decreasing platlets when I was induced.

Yes, with my first pregnancy I was preeclamptic. I was induced a week early, and put on magnesium during my labor and delivery. I was also on bed rest for the last 2 months of that pregnancy due to the blood pressure. My symptoms were headaches, high blood pressure, swelling and protein in my urine. With my last 3 pregnancies, I had PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension) but thankfully it never turned into Pre-E.

Yes, I had preeclampsia with all 3 kids. I had the worse case of it with my first. I started swelling badly towards the end. Also my blood pressure was high each time. As a result, I was induced with each of them. My daughter was born 4 weeks early, and both of my sons were born 3 weeks early.

I have had toxemia / preeclampsia with 2 out of my five pregnancies. I never made it to full term with either of those 2. My son was supposed to be born on may 31 and he was born on may 9th so he was almost a month early .. All through the pregnancy the only thing I experienced was the water retension to the point where I was almost bed ridden, the worst thing was my bp was great until I went into labor then it sky rocketed and the jerk I had for a dr gave me 2 18 gauge needles full of magnesium sulfate straight into my viens .. the nurses literally pack me into ice becuase it felt like I was on fire from the inside out. Now with my daughter I had the bp problems and was bed ridden and she was due around christmas but was born November 17. The delivary was fine because I was able to go back to my old gyno and he made sure that every thing was in check and started me on a drip before they induced me because my blood work was to bad to conitinue the pregnancy. It was not fun to have this but the end was well worth it while I held my child and kissed her forehead and his forehead.