DS is 10 months and from 34 weeks pg onwards I had high blood pressure, which resulted in several stays in hospital before he was born at 38+3. The hospital decided it was pre-eclampsia after I swelled up and were going to induce me, but DS came along anyway!
I remember around 26 weeks or so I had put on quite a lot of weight; not sure how much but put on 4.5 stone altogether. I mentioned it to the midwife who said not to eat too much (!) but didn't otherwise seem bothered. I know that weighing too much can have an adverse effect on blood pressure - was it the fact I put on too much weight the reason my blood pressure soared; or was my weight gain an indication of the future pre-eclampsia?
DS was fine (and still is!) but I still feel a bit concerned that the whole pre-eclampsia thing was my fault. When I had growth scans at 35 and 36 weeks I felt so guilty and although DS's weight at 6lb 1oz was all right, I still feel like I didn't nourish him enough inside me.