Pre eclampsia

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I developed pre eclampsia towards end of pg with ds. I'm pg again and worried similar could happen.
Anyone not get it second time round?

I did.
Was well managed though.

I'm in exactly the same situation OP. I'm 27 weeks now and am being closely monitored this time. I've got a friend who had PE with first and then a lovely water birth without any signs the second. This is what I'm hoping for! Also I've heard it's slightly more common with boys and I had boy first time. Don't know this time

Ah that's interesting I didn't know that about higher chance with boy.
I was really disappointed to be strapped to a monitor while having ds I would love a water birth , or at least being able to move more.
After having ds I spoke to consultant about future pg and she said I wouldn't have any more appts than normal, but if mw noticed bp had raised then I would be monitored more which concerns me a little as for second pgs I don't think you get seen that frequently.

I had it with my first, a boy, but didn't get it with my daughter. In my second pregnancy I saw a consultant for extra scans from 28 weeks. I also saw my community midwife every 2 weeks. She would have been happy to see me slightly less often but I developed it very fast and very severely in my first pregnancy and so I was really nervous about getting it again. My midwife said that she would rather see me more frequently than have me getting worried or trying to take my own BP at home. If you are worried you can request more appointments than are offered as standard.

Congratulations on your pregnancy and I hope that the PE doesn't come back.

I had it with my first, but was told by my midwife yesterday that those who get it first time are slightly less likely to get it second time around.

Wasn't totally convinced by her stats but will overlook that due to the fact that the overall message was what I wanted to hear

I've not had any extra scans but saw consultant at 12 weeks and then due again at 36. Had bloods done every 4 weeks to check platelets as mine were low last time and then due to see mw for bp every 2 weeks from 28 weeks then every week from. My platelets were bit low at booking this time which is why I think they've been checking them. Stayed low ish but not worryingly so. I think it also depends a bit at what point you got PE last time as it's apparently really rare to get it earlier

Also sorry beela but I'm pretty sure chance of getting it second time is higher if you've had it before. Consultant told me between 15 and 20% compared to about 5% for first pregnancy

I've been told the risk lessens with each pregnancy unless it's with a different partner. I had it with my first but then had two healthy pregnancies. Good luck

I was in hospital from 32 weeks with my first with raised bp but was induced at 38 when bp really shot up again and i started to get protein.
Dd arrived 37 weeks spontaniously. I had slightly raised bp two days before but had a cold with a temp the day she was born

2 close friends of mine had it on their first (both girls by the way), 1 has just had a baby at 37 weeks and had it again on her second (baby boy this time).. the other girl is 20 weeks and has been told she has a 50/50 likelihood of a re occurrence..

here's an interesting ''fact'' that 1 of them said to me- apparently the chances of getting it 2nd time are only smaller if you change fathers!! a lot of the time it actually comes from a compatibility issue between you and the baby-daddy.. that's not much use!! Neither of these girls had any of the other risk factors- both very slim, low BP normally etc..

All you can do is monitor it and hope for the best. And take Vitamin D, not sure how true it is but ire ad it can help, it certainly wont hinder.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/81965.php

I got PE with DS1 and DD1, But DS2 (middle child) was PE free.

Only real difference for me was I was Vegetarian for the 2 I got PE with, and eating a lot of expensive free-range organic meat for DS2.

Am now vegan, so I'm not pro-meat, and this link suggests that anecdotal data is rubbish compared to large scale controlled trials, but hey, what have you got to loose?

I got it again 2nd time, but there was a 6 year age gap, which I was told made it more likely to happen again. However, 2nd time it happened much later and was much less severe.

That's interesting as I'm vegetarian but not heard of any link between the two before. I can't open that link at the moment but will try again later.

I had a debrief with consultant last time who also told me it was less likely to reoccur with a different partner. I didn't take the advice though! ;-)

Fingers crossed none of us get it again

I had PE with my DD who is now 13weeks. I had emergency c section at 37 weeks , DD was 4lb 6oz and had to stay in NICU for 3 weeks due to hyperinsulinism. She's now thriving and off her meds weighing 10lbs 1oz, but I'm not going to have any more. The birth was so traumatic (DD heart rate dipping then stopping, an hour to get epidural in, DD being taken away from me to NICU) and those 3 weeks in NICU were so stressful and sad that we are not risking it again.

My midwife told me that you're less likely to get PE on your second if with the same partner. Its so hard to know what to believe. I suddenly got severe PE at 34 weeks with my 1st and am currently 31+3 with my second. I think I've sort of made 34 weeks a barrier to get past in my head (hope this is making sense)which is nonsense really because I cannot control what will happen except to try to have the healthiest pregnancy I possibly can. So nerve racking!