Preeclampsia, anyone else??

Question

So doctor's were worried about my weight gain. I'm just shy of 19 weeks and have gained 2lbs. I eat constantly, this is my third (so my body should be gearing up faster and gaining weight more than ever) so they decided to do blood work, I received a call with not so good news starting I have preeclampsia. My ob wasn't very concerned. He said the levels right now are fine and as long as they don't rise I can carry the baby full term (until he or she wants to enter this world on it's own) but if they rise I will need to be induced early and I'm officially freaked out...is there any way I can keep levels down myself? Can this hurt the baby in anyway or is it just the mom being attacked?? Help!!??

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Watch your blood pressure. If it's above 140/90 call your doctor. Or extreme headaches or blurry vision. Did your doctor tell you to rest or anything?

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I've had it with my 1st and 3rd. My 1st was really bad. I was only 17 at the time, so I didn't think to mention all my symptoms to the dr when I called and told them about my swelling. I swelled very badly with him. I had headaches and saw little silver dots, I had pain when I would go pee and here I found that was due to my kidneys having problems. When I went to the dr for my appt, I gained 14 lbs in 2 weeks. It was all fluid. My BP was in stoke teritory. I was sent right to the hospital from there and they decided it was best to deliver. I had my son at 34 weeks, he was 4 lbs 8 oz. He stayed in the NICU about 2 weeks, but only due to him not taking the bottle. Afterwards, all my syptoms went away and I was fine. Just make sure you're resting as much as possible, maybe try to baricade the kids in a room with you and do things with them laying down, make a game out of it, I know it's hard when you have little ones. If you start getting bad headaches, let the dr know. Keep an eye on your BP. Watch your swelling also. It's normal for some swelling, but I blew up bad and that's not normal. It seems like they're kepping an eye on it, so that's very good..good luck to you!

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I wouldn't worry your self to much your baby feels what mama feels. I do know though as long as you eat healthy and snack. Work out if you are able to like light walking. You should be good, many women with preeclampsia almost go full term. Yes most babies come early but the most early I have seen is 3 weeks. So I would take a deep breath. Take things easy and day by day. As well as just keep your self knowledgeable of what precautions to take and look out for.

Preeclampsia, anyone else??

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