Pregnancies after pre eclampsia with magnesium!

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I wrote ‘with magnesium’ on title because I don’t think anyone would know the actual hell and torture it was to have unless they’d experienced it and mostly want advice of those who’d been put on it because of pre eclampsia and have gone on to have another child. Simply put I had my son at 25 I’m 29 almost 30 and I want 4 kids but I’m too scared to even try again, will I get it again, (my mum didn’t she’s had HELLP, Never got it again) but will i??? Did you? Did you not? What were was your experience? After your first child, did you get it again, if you did was it controlled, would you try again without fear? I just want more kids but im so scared, if it matters i ended up having him naturally but induced plus epidural but thats because im scared of everything and refused a c section stupidly, but I was young, anyway i just need experiences from someone who went through hell like I did, with the magnesium etc, also my organs did start to fail, my kidneys. I’m just so scared but I desperately want more children

And sorry but to add when I was preggo with my son I was skinny and healthy, deffo bigger and less healthy now. Also my mums had HELLP once coincidentally when she gave birth to me (3 other healthy pregnancies) but her mum, my nana had pre eclampsia with 4 out of 6 kids, so I can’t win or know can I really 😫

It's a while ago now (18 years)but I had pre-eclampsia leading to a week on labetalol and then magnesium drip before DD was delivered by c-section at 32 weeks at weight of 3lb due to IUGR and increasing distress. She was in SCBU for 7 weeks but she is now a strapping teenager looking forward to starting uni after the summer!

I was really scared at thought of having same experience with another baby but the advice was that pre-eclampsia tended to be less severe and occur later in subsequent pregnancies, and chances were also lower if second baby had same fathere as first one. I eventually had DS four years later - no preclampsia and he was born.at 38 weeks (planned c-section) weighing 9lbs 12!

Not sure if medical thinking has changed since then but I asked for an appointment with my consultant before having DS and that was his advice then. Perhaps you could speak to your consultant?

I had an emergency section with number 1, I always say it was pre eclampsia but it came on so fast maybe it was HELLP, had severely raised markers for my liver. Anyway, magnesium drip and stayed in for 5 days after delivery. Baby had IUGR and weighed 5lb at 38 weeks. He's almost 2 now and doing great.

Baby number 2 is now 8 weeks old. They monitored me much more closely in pregnancy 2. I did get some BP issues/inconsistent spikes towards the end which they put me on labetalol for - we discussed and I said would rather start meds than 'wait and see' as they did last time. No protein in urine at all though and planned section at 39 weeks. Baby number 2 6lb 7oz and we just spent the usual 24hrs in hospital post section.

As @Redbushteaformessaid, the risk is lower with pregnancy number 2, especially if the same father. But it sounds sensible to try and chat to a consultant who can answer all your questions and put your mind at ease.

I’ve experienced the magnesium and it was absolutely horrible however it was for extreme prematurity. My friend did have it for hellp and went onto have another baby 3 years later with no issues but extra monitoring xx