my little LJ (Please Read)!!

Posted On Tuesday, October 18, 2011  by crystal

Me and my boyfriend tried to get pregnant for over a year, and when it finally happened we were so excited. I was so happy: all that was wrong was the normal things, nausea, vomiting, and eating. When I was 20 weeks along, we found out we were having a boy who we would name Larry Lewis Rich Jr. At 26 weeks, I found out that I had mild preeclampsia. I was scared, but the doctor said I shouldn't be worried because it was just mild and I would be ok.

Well I was really sick and my feet were way too big to fit in any of my shoes. I started to get stretch marks on my legs because of how swollen they had gotten. So the doctor did a 24-hour urine; well no one got a hold of me, so I figured everything was ok, until I got super sick and went in to see the doctor. She asked, "Did we call you or did you just come in?" I told her nobody had got a hold of me... Well it turns out I had very high blood pressure, and a lot of protein in my urine so I ended up being admitted to the hospital.

She told me the next day that it was getting worse so I needed to be sent to a high-risk hospital. This was when I was 29 weeks and I was in the hospital and I kept getting worse. I was on magnesium to prevent seizures. It didn't seem to help and then I started to feel really bad and got a headache that would not go away. I also got to where I could not see at all.

I went to get an ultrasound, which was downstairs, and had to take a wheel chair because I could not see anything except for this little wheel in my eye. It was so scary when they were giving me the ultrasound- my arm started to twitch. My mom was with me and I started yelling "mom, mom, mom" and then I felt like I was throwing up, but really I was foaming at the mouth.

I was having a seizure. They had to take the baby right then. I was 30 weeks pregnant, and I had a little boy 2lbs 11oz he was so wonderful, amazing little miracle. He had to stay in the hospital for 5 weeks, he was 4lbs 8oz when he got to go home. It was scary at first, but now he weighs 13lbs and is 4 months old and very healthy, but ever since that happened I have had very bad anxiety. I don't like doing anything or going anywhere... it is very scary. I got on medicine to help, so I hope it works. I want to have another baby one day, but I don't know if I should or if it will happen again. I'm scared. Does anyone know anything about it... will it happen again or will I be okay? Please comment, so I know other stories.