My preeclampsia started at 15 weeks and I delivered at 25

Posted On Monday, January 31, 2011  by jana

Hi there - I am a preeclampsia survivor ( so to speak ) I conceived with my 2nd child and was due to deliver 6/2008. Come 15 weeks into my pregnancy, I began to have symptoms and I was not sure what was going on. I had never even heard of this disease. My Dr. dismissed the fact that it was preeclampsia and brushed me to the side... around 22 weeks I finally went to another doctor on my own and they ran some tests. My protein in my urine was 11,000.00. I had to be rushed to the hospital, and at 25 weeks I delivered my son Cade! He was 6 months old when he passed away. His little lungs did not have time to develop. This is the hardest thing we have ever gone through as a family and I wish this upon NO ONE.

I am now pregnant again - and my doctor is a perinatologist who knows my history so we are praying for a healthy pregnancy. My heart goes out to all who have gone through this.