I was a healthy 28 year old when I got pregnant the first month we decided to try. I was living in the U.K at that time and had been followed by different midwives given my low risk pregnancy with no ultrasound planned after 20w. I had a private scan at 30w which also confirmed a very straightforward and uncomplicated pregnancy. However at my 38w check the midwife found my pressure higher than usual and my baby bump measuring the same as 36w. I was referred to the hospital for further check ups and that’s when the fear started. I went from one doctor to the other and ended up spending the full day in the hospital- my Bp was fluctuating but when my blood test results came back there were also higher than normal liver enzymes which gave enough confidence to the doctors to diagnose pre-clampsia. I was in shock. Pre-eclampsia was the monster that all of midwives were warning about and the reason why my pees’s protein was checked at every visit and now it was part of my story. I was pressured to have an induction but was reluctant and and asked for a growth scan instead, which took place the next day and confirmed that the baby was SGA. I started to lose confidence in myself as I had always expected a big baby given my husband and mine size. I was kept in hospital and pressured even more to have an induction but I knew this would have been a more painful experience and in the state of terror in which I was I couldn’t think of it as a good option. I decided to give myself a couple of days to think it through and the next day I went into labour spontaneously. Unfortunately the delivery wasn’t progressing as fast as doctors would have wanted and I had myconium in my waters so the best option was an emergency C-section. I was so exhausted at that point that I just wanted to get over with it. Z. Was born small weighting 2.385kg (2% percentile )at 39w but we was strong and healthy. He did not need any NICU and was both breasted and bottle fed to increase weight gain. My liver enzymes stabilised immediately and my BP about 6 weeks after, always decreasing. Currently I don’t have any conditions (as far as I am aware!), but it was a very traumatic experience. We started trying for another baby last year but after a late miscarriage we are still trying and hopeful. Pre-clamps is is not something I want to hide and I hope my story can make others feel less lonely. My son is now in the 90% for both weight and height.