Scared and I don't even know for sure yet

JKLKendyl · October 2011

Ok I will try not to make this too long. I have a son who will be 2 in December he was born at 27 weeks 5 days due to severe pre eclampsia. I don't know for sure if I am pregnant but my boobs are sore and have only been sore one other time. I have been very nauseas for a few days and started throwing up tonight. It is 2 am and I'm sitting here awake because I still feel like I am goin to Throw up. I have also been dizzy a few times as well. Now I know I need to take a test before I start freaking out too much but I can't yet I am about 12 days from my period date but I had early symptoms last time too. So I am wonderig how likely it is that I will have problems again? I am freaking out about having problems and about money but that is a whole other story. My dr told me before I would be on bed rest the whole time if I got pregnant again but does that mean i can't take care of my son? By the way I am a stay at home mom. Ok that is my freak out thanks for any help!!

pierogigirl · October 2011

Although your chances for pre-e are greater if you've had it before, lots of women only have pre-e in their first pregnancy. I had pre-e with my first and I am now 31 weeks with no signs of pre-e. My doctor told me I have about a 20% greater chance of developing it a second time (that still means I have an 80% chance of not developing it). By this time in my first pg, I was on bedrest already. I agree with pp: take a test, then talk to your ob about a game plan. I am on a modified diet and had extra appointments in the beginning but have been experiencing a normal pregnancy.

JKLKendyl · October 2011

Ok thank you both. Isnt it too early to take a test tho? I know I have to call as soon as I know she told me that last time too that she would want to see me right away.

JKLKendyl · October 2011

I'm on bc so I saying I have 10 pills left and then I should start 2 days after. My symptoms started really early last time too and from I have read you can have these symptoms befor you are able to test positive

JKLKendyl · October 2011

You know people come on here for help and comfort not or someone to be rude and tell them they don't know anything. I'm not talking about yahoo answers or something like that I am talking about medical websites and Pregnancy websites no Joe Shmo who thinks he knows something. I will buy a test and take one

stoeffaunnie · October 2011

First of all to the PP-Don't be rude. This poor girl has gone through enough.

Ok-so anyhow, I also knew literally probably minutes after we conceived lol. Not even kidding--it took 3 weeks to get a positive test but I just knew. I know my body that well and knew with my daughter who is almost 5 really early too. So poo on other people.

Secondly I had pre eclampsia with my first pregnancy. Delivered at 32 weeks, 1 day. Baby girl was severely IUGR (2lb 7oz, roughly the size of a 28 weeker). Spent 5 weeks in the NICU. She'll be 5 on November 16th.

It took just over 4 years for me to be ok with trying again. I was, like you, terrified. But...guess what. I'll be 37 weeks on Friday. A few bumps in the road (every single time I have a high BP reading I freak out)..I bought a home testing machine..the best thing and worst thing I ever did. I love being able to keep track of it but at the same time--the machines aren't always accurate. I found a high risk OBGYN who can be a little too over suspicious of pre eclampsia. (She had someones liver burst due to pre e...so it scares the heck out of her too!)

My husband is VERY supportive. Like I said, everything up to this point has been good. I'll be full term. I feel VERY positive about it now. Although just so you know, being 9 months pregnant is VERY strange after never being in that position before lol

Anyhow--if you're pregnant CONGRATS! You will be ok. And obviously I don't know your case--but your doc may not be right--you may not have to be on bedrest for your whole pregnancy..after this my whole insight to pre eclampsia has changed. Sure, it can happen again, and it does, but you might be one of the lucky ones who doesn't have it! Also, I read an article that says bedrest doesn't help. (I don't buy it..but that's the new thinking!)

Good luck!! Keep us posted!

JKLKendyl · October 2011

Thank you!!!! And thanks about the rude part I read on a lot of other boards that women have stmptoms way before they get a BFP. I still dont know anything yet AF doesn't arrive until next weekend and I dont want to waste tests doing it too early. But my bbs are still sore on and off, I am peeing a lot, I'm hungrier than normal, I keep feelin nauseas and eating seems to help with that, I have cramping, I'm a little dizzy sometimes, gassy, and the newest thing is a flushed face at night. Now with that I started looking up stuff about high BP because I figured that's what is causing it but it seems that lots of pregnant women get that. Although I dont know Anything yet I do "feel different" and feel like I know like I did last time. And it seems like I have lots of symptoms to not be, just dont know what would cause all of those at the same time except pregnancy. But I could still be wrong. Thank you for the new outlook I am so happy for you that you are not Having any problems this time that is wonderful! I hope it is the same for me and I hope you are right about bedrest. I bet it does feel odd to be that pregnant you know I was thinking about that yesterday that will be so strange for me. I lost so much weight in the beginning of my pregnancy I only gained 11 lbs total so I hardly even looked pregnant. Thanks again for your post and for addressing my main concerns I feel a little better now. Now I just have to wait and see

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