do you mean that your baby was born at 41 half weeks(a week and a half late)? he only weighs 1 lb? i'll pray for you both and thank god you servived the pre-eclampsia. please e-mail me at cassandrapham@yahoo.com and let me know how your both doing? i'm a mother of three myself and all of my children were born overdue and my heart goes out to those babys born so small with so many complications. god bless you and your little baby- cassandra

Hello! I just wanted to give you all some encouragement. I was a preemie myself 32 years ago (2 lbs and 10 oz) and recently had a preemie daughter at 7 months--3 lbs and 4 oz due to pre-eclampsia. She's doing great and was never on a respirator. The docs are amazed at how mature and healthy she is for a baby born at 30 weeks gestation.

Medicine caring for preemies is so much better than it was when I was born, so take heart. My mom was only 6.5 months with me and I have never had any physical or learning problems. When I got pregnant I was training for a marathon & have a Master's degree and have always done well in school & I started school according to my numberical age. Believe in your preemies!! I'm proof that preemies can be just like any full term baby.

Thank you for your comments. It really means a lot to baby and us parents out there!!!

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hey am so sorry about your son well my baby was tree mounths early he wayed 2 pounds when he was bron they tould me he might not make it but he did noe hes two mounths old he ways 5 pounds 9.8 ounces hes not out yet he has to have surgey he has tree hurneyas its still hard for me some times but just pray and hope for the best an stay strong for him its no eazy but you cant give up . good luck ill be praying

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I found out that I had pre-eclampsia when I was almost 30 weeks pregnant My Bp was 175/115 and I had major swelling in the legs and feet, which I assumed was perfectly normal until my sister noticed(She recognized it because she had eclampsia and a seizure after giving birth to her son).She made me get my blood pressure checked that day at the nearest walmart and called the doctor and they insisted I come in right away which I did and was admitted that night(8/14/05) and diagnosed with Pre-E. My BP Levels were high and uncontrollable for 4 days, they gave me medicine every thirty minutes and nothing worked. They monitored me closely and on the 4 night I woke up in the hospital with a really bad headache and when I woke up, I realized I couldn't see. I lost my vision suddenly for four days which was really scary and they did an emergency C-Section(8/18/2005). I found out later that I had brain swelling which caused the vision loss and also had fluid on my lungs.My daughter weighed 2 pounds 8 ounces and was breathing on her own and doing really well to be born so early.She is now 3 pounds 9 ounces as of 8/19/05 and still in the hospital.Hopefully, she will be home within a couple of weeks, once her apnea spells have disappeared. I am so lucky to be alive because many women have died from pre-E. Good luck to you all and pray for your babies, trust me..it works

** I mean 3 pounds 9 ounces as of 9/19/05

Hello there! I had my son Joseph at 29 weeks due to pre eclampsia. Unfortunately I was not diagnosed until the disease became very severe, was admitted to the hospital and one week later had a very severe abruption of the placenta. My blood pressure was skyrocketing! I was knocked out and taken to surgery. The doctors tell us that the abruption was so large that there was a blood clot about 1/3 the size of the placenta by the time Joseph was delivered. IN addition, the doctor feared that he may have to perform a hysterictomy because much of the blood flow that exited the body had backed up into the muscle fibers of the utereus. Thankfully the utereus did " spring" back into shape and no further surgery was done. The pre eclampsia was terrible!! My blood vessles were leaking so much protein that the docs feared I might have damage to the kidneys or to the liver. IN fact, I was so severe after the abruption that I was in bed for 4 days after the surgery getting doses of Magnesium sulfate and albumerin to reduce the blood pressure and to pump a large amount of protein back into the body.
Joseph was very critical after deliveryk. The lungs were not fully developed even after the steroid shots. His physician told us later in the day that they were not sure if he was going to survive or not. He remained very critical for about a month. He was on a vent, cpap,oxygen and several medications. He spent a total of 85 long hard days in the NICU, and came home on oxygen. IN addition, he had a blood clot, a hernia, is a carrier for cystic fibrosis, and has seen several other specialists.
Needless to say I have been advised to consider another pregnancy.
Hope this info helps you. for the most part Joseph is healing and d oing well and I too recovered well from the sickness and surgery.
I feel for you! Very few women know how dangerous pre eclampsia is,as well as the dangers and consequences. At least we know we can no longer take any days for granted!

Josephsmom

forgot to mention but I will be thinking of all of you. I too feel very frightened about Josephs development. He is now 6 months old ( 3 adjusted) and is behind is peers in progress. This is very hard to accept!! Again, very few people understand how sick our son was and how hypersensitive preemies can be. Dad and I jsut try to work very hard with him daily and we continue to see progress one day at a time

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hello. I too had severe preeclampsia. My b/p went up to 190/120. I had multiple IV's and many people had to come and try to stick me for blood but was unable to because of my swelling. My boy was born at 32 6/7 weeks. He was 3 lbs 13 oz and 17 inches long. Even though he was 7 weeks early, he is pretty much where he is supposed to be at developmentally. He brings so much joy in my life as well as my husband. I think to myself that if I had to go through it all over again just to have him, I would.

hello. I too had severe preeclampsia. My b/p went up to 190/120. I had multiple IV's and many people had to come and try to stick me for blood but was unable to because of my swelling. My boy was born at 32 6/7 weeks. He was 3 lbs 13 oz and 17 inches long. Even though he was 7 weeks early, he is pretty much where he is supposed to be at developmentally. He brings so much joy in my life as well as my husband. I think to myself that if I had to go through it all over again just to have him, I would.

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I, too developed pre-enclampsia and delivered my son at 30.4 weeks gestation. He weighed 2lbs. 12 ozs. The silver lining is that I have the child I've longed for which makes the extra work manageable. He did not require oxygen so it appears the steriod injections I rec'd helped tremendously.

My son remained in the NICU for just over 5 weeks and has been home about 3 weeks. He is needy little guy, but very much loved. I do carry some level of guilt for the circumstances (although clearly pre-enclampsia was beyond my control). I think women/families who have experienced this will require a good level of support from various resources for some time to come. We will make it.

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Just wanted to let you know that I had preeclampsia twice...the first misdiagnosed for gall bladder. The boys are now 16 and 12 and the best advice is to hold them back from school a year when that time comes. i did with the first who was 2 lbs 12 oz and born 6 weeks early and surprisingly the 12 yr old who was born at 25 1/2 weeks 1lb 14 oz did not want to be held back. Wish I would have as it's been harder for him. The younger one had all of the preemie problems but you just pray and deal and with the internet there is so much more information available. Both boys are doing well in school and developmentally. I'm a big believer in baby massage therapy and also as they get older Brain Gym. There's a lot to be said for that. Hope your baby is doing fine. I came across this site looking up info for friends that just had a preemie. Good luck to you. Nancy

I have been there too. I had three healthy pregnancies (preterm labor but no blood pressure issues) and then this year with my fourth I developed high blood pressure and then had protein in my urine and then had horrible headaches and neurological changes. I had my daughter Ella at 25 weeks and she weighed 1 lb 2 oz. She is now up to 2 lb 12 oz 7 weeks later. She is finally off the ventilator and on CPAP. It has been a long hard road and I had to have a tubal on Thursday since they said the chances of my surviving another pregnancy were 0%. Everyone keeps telling me of course I should have one and I knew it was the logical choice but it was still hard for me. So I understand what you are going through. Thanks for sharing. Natalie

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It is a comfort to know that your 26 week old preemie is now 4 years old. My son was born 7 weeks ago at 26 weeks, weighing 2lbs. He is still in intensive care, and alternating between CPAP and lowflow oxygen, after being on the ventilator for 4 weeks and having an operation at 3 weeks old to close a duct. I am sorry to hear that you have another 26 week preemie though now, as I know how hard and heartbreaking it is. I wish you all the best. As you say though, they are worth it - absolutely!

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