1st time and my skinniest 37 weeks (severe pe/hellp)
2nd time 36 weeks ( mild pe)
3rd time 37 weeks ( severe pe minus enough protein/eclampsia)
4th time 35 weeks ( severe pe)

Brandib-at what gestation did you deliver all of your children?

I was a 120lb gymnast when I got pregnant and got severe PE/hellp. I was 145 when I got pregnant the second time and still got PE. I was 160's the 3rd time and the worst pregnancy and 200 the 4th and .....still got PE. Def worse my first go around when I was the smallest/healthiest. After my 3rd I've been chronic.

[quote="princess purr"]Seems like weight gain/starting weight is just another big variable... it could matter, but it could not matter... I like when I can figure stuff out so much better then things being such a mystery!! Drives me crazyyyy.[/quote]

I so understand that statement. I say if keep up what you are doing until you get that BFP, then reassess. Continue your healthy eating and activity, but maybe at a little lesser degree (depending on you and your body). You don't want to actively try to restrict weight gain or lose weight while you are pregnant (I personally don't agree with telling ANY pregnant woman, PE-prone or not to restrict weight gain). With PE we have enough growth problems for baby, we don't need to take away nutrients on purpose!

Good luck with TTC, I hope it is a shorter journey for you this time.

Seems like weight gain/starting weight is just another big variable... it could matter, but it could not matter... I like when I can figure stuff out so much better then things being such a mystery!! Drives me crazyyyy.

[quote="jean"][quote]I have lost EVERY pregnancy [/quote] Do you mean that you got pre-e every pg? You and your kids were ok in the long run though right?[/quote]

I meant I lost WEIGHT with every pregnancy and still ended up w/ PE. So sorry about the confusing wording, I was rushing before my laptop battery died :oops:

yes, I am one of the lucky ones where my pregnancies (so far) have ended in happy healthy babies.

maybe she meant, lost weight. I was confused too...

[quote]I have lost EVERY pregnancy [/quote] Do you mean that you got pre-e every pg? You and your kids were ok in the long run though right?

If restricting weight gain were a magic fix, I wouldn't be here. I have lost WEIGHT w/ EVERY pregnancy (including this one).

Like I said, Jean, there's no evidence that restricting weight gain in pregnancy lowers preeclampsia risk! So gain at the rate you're gaining, and don't worry about it - I am really expecting further research to show that what those studies have been picking up is the rapid weight gain caused by the leaky blood vessels in preeclampsia leading to swelling. In other words it's picking up the fact that women who are going to develop preeclampsia are already heading down that road.