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Posted On Sunday, October 26, 2003 by Fatima
My twin pregnancy went great until a bit before 34 weeks I started to get alot of swelling, weight gain, and vision problems.
I went to my OB the day before I delivered June 02, and they were telling me that everything was ok with me and my babies.
I was crying because I knew something was not right they just told me to go home and drink fluids and realax my feet. I was seeing blinking lights all night and the next morning in my eyes.
when I got up the next day I had another Dr apt with ferti...
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Posted On Sunday, October 26, 2003 by
On the morning of April 11th 2002 I awoke at 6:00 A.M. with abdominal pain and was not sure whether or not I was in labor. I was expecting contractions and this pain was definitly not coming and going. I told my husband he better stay home because something was happening. I was confused with this pain this was my first baby. I was trying to time it like I had read and learned about in the birthing classes. Something was wrong. At around 8:00 A.M. I called my doctor's office and got the answering...
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Posted On Friday, October 24, 2003 by
I don't even know where to begin my story. Today, October 25, 2003, was to be my son's due date.
On February 12, 2003 I saw two pink lines - I thought for sure I was seeing things. My husband and I had been trying for a couple months but, I just couldn't believe it actually happened. The following day I went to the doctor and had it confirmed with a blood test and on Valentine's Day, I told my husband that he was a daddy.
My pregnancy was so "easy" that I used to joke with people saying...
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Posted On Monday, October 20, 2003 by
In 1994, I was living in Philadelphia and pregnant with my first child. I was 25 years old and in relatively good health, having just served 4 years on active duty with the Army.
I became pregnant and was due June 1995. My entire pregnancy was very normal. Weight gain, blood pressure, fetal size, etc was all within the normal ranges. Other than eating more than usual, I felt great and was excited to be a mom.
I was treated for a urinary tract infection the end of April but my b/p and every...
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Posted On Friday, October 17, 2003 by
My Name is Christine and my daughter is Meghan Elizabeth born on June 6, 2003 weighing 6lbs 12oz - she was just over 3.5 weeks early.
I had a great pregnancy - no morning sickness, no back pains, mild to moderate swelling beginning in my third trimester but nothing really alarming. My blood pressure was fine throughout - 110/70. All was fine until my check up at 35 weeks - it was a Friday and all was fine - I had gained about 43 pounds total in my pregnancy, I was measuring fine for my week, ...
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Posted On Wednesday, October 15, 2003 by ELIZABETH
My little girl died at 35 weeks. I'd had 2 previous miscarrages. Thought I was home free when I passed the 3 months mark. None of the doctors I saw ever said that anything was wrong. I just went in to my usual appointment and there was no heartbeat. I'd felt her just that morning but had been having light contractions during the day.
I had the following symptoms during my pregnancy that were not considered problems by my doctors:
Pale, overheated, weak and dizzy all the time,
Extreme mo...
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Posted On Wednesday, October 15, 2003 by
It's taken me about 2 years to really feel like I could share my story. I am thankful for the preeclampsia foundation for helping to understand what happened to me and to help me know that I am not alone. My story is unusual in a way. I had a wonderful pregnancy&no sickness, no signs of preeclampsia. Well, I had a lot of swelling but I was pregnant in NC in the heat and humidity of the summer and thought that was probably normal. My due date was 9/19/01. On Thursday, 9/13/01, I was ...
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Posted On Saturday, October 11, 2003 by
Hi, my name is Mikala and this is my story. My first son was born at 31 weeks due to preeclampsia. A week before my son was born, I was not feeling well and my mother took me into the doctor's office, I saw one of my doctor's partners. He told me that I was fine and to drink more water and stay off my feet. I could not believe it, I was waking up in the mornings with my face so swollen that I could not see.Then on July 25, 2000, I went in for my regular OB check-up and the nurse checked my bl...
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Posted On Friday, October 10, 2003 by
Two years ago this month I discovered that it is possible for the course of your life to chance in an instant. I was 35 years old, healthy, vigorous and enjoying a pretty easy pregnancy. My husband and I had recently moved to Arkansas to start our dream jobs, our four year old son was loving life in a small town atmosphere, and the end of the hot and humid summer had come. It was really pleasant fall weekend. On Saturday morning, my husband headed to Cleveland for a work-related meeting, so ...
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Posted On Thursday, October 09, 2003 by
All through my pregnancy starting at the 18th week, my Ob's assistant would weigh me and I began to gain a considerable amount of weight, along with swelling. 10 lbs, 8 lbs, and 18 lbs. at different visits that were only 3-4 weeks apart. She assumed I was overeating, and would tell me, "Jackie you are eating too much, stop eating too much, you'll never lose the weight." or " you know its not healthy for you to gorge yourself on food, just because you're pregnant" and my favorite, "MY GOD, WH...
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Posted On Monday, October 06, 2003 by
First of all, I am so glad I started looking up information on the internet and found this site. This is great! There needs to be more public awareness.
I first found out I was Pregnant from going to the emergency room for hives that had lasted two weeks. I itched all the way up to week 17. The next thing that happened was severe pain in my chest & back that was either my gall bladder or reflux, it was the latter. The next think was pre-labor contractions at about 28 weeks. They stopped th...
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Posted On Monday, October 06, 2003 by
First of all, I am so glad I started looking up information on the internet and found this site. This is great! There needs to be more public awareness.
I first found out I was Pregnant from going to the emergency room for hives that had lasted two weeks. I itched all the way up to week 17. The next thing that happened was severe pain in my chest & back that was either my gall bladder or reflux, it was the latter. The next think was pre-labor contractions at about 28 weeks. They stopped th...
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Posted On Sunday, October 05, 2003 by Korina
I was 26 when I got pregnant. I was always on the overweight side so that's why I thought preeclampsia happened to me, but I believe it happens to the thinnest of women too...
I got pregnant with the help of Clomid tablets, as I don't ovulate regularly. Finaly, I was pregnant and my husband and I was over the moon! In the beginning I did not have any problems with my pregnancy apart from the usual pregnancy snags.
At 26 weeks, my brother passed away and it was a big shock to my system. ...
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Posted On Wednesday, October 01, 2003 by Ashley
My preeclampsia was not caught before I delivered my first child ... she was early but weighted 7-14.
Some background: I was 19 years old, had just gotten married and moved to Long Island. (I was diagnosed Type 1 Diabetic at age 14.) I was under the care of a GP. I had severe headaches, my feet were so swollen I couldn't wear shoes -- but he did not seem concerned. My labor was all of 3 hours. After I delivered the doctor told my husband that my blood pressure was "a little high", but all was...
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Posted On Tuesday, September 30, 2003 by
I was about 30 weeks when my feet started to swell to the point where I couldn't put on any shoes except flip flops. I asked my doctors (I rotated between 4) about the swelling at each visit. They said it was normal and to put my feet up above my heart whenever I could.
At about 34 weeks my blood pressure was up and I had a jump in weight gain but no one seemed very concerned.
A week later my blood pressure went up much higher and I had significant swelling in my face and hands. My glass...
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Posted On Tuesday, September 30, 2003 by Natalie
I was 27 years old when I had my first child. My whole pregnancy with him was very stressful, and horrendous Morning Sickness, was working, and in the process of buying a home. I had some problems with my blood pressure being 140/90 probably for about 6 visits and the Dr decided to put me on blood pressure medication, and that seemed to help for a couple of weeks, but it kept increasing, then one day they found protein in my urine, I was 33 weeks, that night I went home and slept and woke up i...
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Posted On Monday, September 29, 2003 by Susan
I delivered my first child at the age of 19 in May of 1997. I was induced due to toxemia/preeclampsia, and he was delivered 2 weeks early. Unfortunately, he was put up for adoption at 4 days old, but I received photos and 2 letters until he was 2. He appears to be doing well.
In May of 2000, my daughter was born 2 months premature, I was once again induced due to severe toxemia/preeclampsia. She was 3 lbs 3 oz when delivered. She spent a month in a level 2 nursery to get her weight up to par,...
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Posted On Monday, September 29, 2003 by
My Story
When I first got pregnant I was temporarily living in an isolated country town in Canada, with my husband from whom I am now divorced.
I had a normal pregnancy, physically speaking, right up until the end of the 35th week. The differences were the emotional factors. This was my first pregnancy, I was 25, and 10 000 km away from home and family. British Columbia was in the grip of its most severe winter in 70 years. My husband refused to work, and instead spent his days smoking...
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Posted On Monday, September 29, 2003 by Marcie
It was summer time and I just graduated from high school. I was looking forward to starting college in the fall as crazy as it sounds. I graduated in June of 2000 and less than a year my whole life changed.
It was August when I realized I was pregnant and that when my life started to change. My boyfriend, Sean, and I knew we wanted to keep the baby. However, our parents disagree with that strongly. I decided not to return to school in the springtime since the baby was due in April. Sean and ...
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Posted On Monday, September 29, 2003 by
During my first pregnancy, I suffered from severe morning sickness that lasted the whole pregnancy. I was miserable the entire time.
At 39 weeks, I went to my doctor for my weekly pre-natel checkup. All of my previous checkups had seemed normal. My only problem, other than the morning sickness, was that I was very swollen. Nothing seemed to help the problem.
The nurse told me I had gained 3 pounds. Then she checked my blood-pressure. It was up nearly 30 points. I could tell she was ...
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