My Preeclampsia Rehospitalization: Warning signs of postpartum preeclampsia | c section recovery
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This is a bit about my Postpartum recovery, and postpartum care c-section. I experienced preeclampsia after birth, and was rehospitalized the day after I left the hospital after child birth. I want to spread awareness about preeclampsia in pregnancy symptoms, preeclampsia after delivery, or postpartum preeclampsia. The more you know about these postpartum complications and warning signs, the more you can advocate for yourself and it may SAVE YOUR LIFE postpartum. Extreme Swelling in the postpartum, chest pain, high blood pressure in pregnancy or after labor and delivery are complications that should be discussed with your OB/GYN or midwife. Watch to learn more about what to look for and what to expect for preeclampsia treatment on the labor and delivery unit after birth. Last week I shared my c section birth story of my scheduled c section hospital birth. This week I will share my postpartum preeclampsia stories. Postpartum care isn't always straight forward and this information is a postpartum care essential.
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I had that same feeling of doom before I went to bed. I woke up in the hospital afterward having a seizure in my bedroom. My husband found me and called 911. I'm blessed to be alive.
This gave me chills. I am so thankful you are alive and hope you are feeling better. Give your baby and extra snuggle and thank you for sharing your story
I had postpartum preeclampsia too and was readmitted a few days after my baby and I were discharged. This is a great video and I think raising awareness about this is a must.. I am also a nurse by the way, so your story sounds SO MUCH like mine, minus the symptoms you had. The only symptoms I experienced was a headache/dizziness that would go away after eating or sleeping therefore it was hard to pinpoint whether it was related to hypertension. My pressures in triage were in the 200s SBP 110s diastolic; the highest it’s ever been. I was shocked considering my BPs during pregnancy were all normal. I went home on nifedipine and am still taking it, but trying to wean myself off of it. I hope I can be off of it soon. ❤ Anyways, great video again!
Wow! Thank you for raising awareness on this subject matter. Glad you were able to get the care you needed.
Thank you so much ♥
Hi all, hope you are doing well. I had postpartum eclampsia with my daughter. Just after 6 days she was born it happened.
It started with a horrible headache, then my blood pressure spiked and I lost vision of my right eye temporarily. Then had seizures and became unconscious. My family rushed me to the hospital and I thank them everyday for doing that. They saved my life.
It’s been years now but I can never forget how horrible the whole experience was.
Are you now fully recovered pliz lemmi know
It makes me so sad to hear so many stories of how many people this happens to and the scary outcomes. I am SO thankful your family took you to the hospital when they did and saved your life. We need to do better at preparing people (and family members) to recognize the warning signs of preeclampsia and eclampsia
This is a great video. Went through the same exact thing. This gives me comfort to know that I'm not alone! Im past six weeks and still waiting for my pressure to drop back down.
You are not alone. It is definitely a scary thing to go for through. Hope your pressures even out quickly for you
@@DiosaDe1So1 hi, I’m going through the same thing as of right now. Omg did it ever get better if so what medication did they put you on?
@@AubreyAnderson-rv7jghiw many months are in postpartum?
this is so scary that even a health care worker has to push THIS HARD to get proper care. i will definitely keep an eye out for these symptoms in myself and in anyone i know who's had a baby.
Thank you ❤️
Thanks so much for your story. My daughter in-law is experiencing pre eclampsia and it had continued after birth also. You’ve helped me understand more of what exactly she’s been recovering from as I recover from Covid so I can go help them more. What a journey. Blessings!
I hope she is feeling better and has a quick recovery 💕 sounds like she is lucky to have such a caring Mother in Law
Thanks for sharing. Gave birth less than 48 hours ago and currently dealing with this. It’s so scary and frustrating not knowing why your body is doing this. In fact, my BP kept rising even after my third dose of medicine. Right when I was supposed to be released from the hospital, it spiked again and I had to stay longer. Sending love to all mamas dealing with this.
Sending so much love and healing your way. This is such a hard thing to go through. I am glad you caught it early and are being treated though. Rest up and get healthy. hugs!
I’m in your exact same position only thing I have is the blood pressure and increased my meds but still ranging the same
@@tanyagonzalez44 4 weeks postpartum and my average BP had improved significantly. So far, I've been able to reduce from 1500 mg of labetalol per day to 600.
Thank you for telling your story. I had a very similar experience however my situation was a bit more severe. But I can totally relate to the feeling of just wanting to be home but also nervous. I too thought I was going to die in the car on the way to the hospital. My mom was also my companion. I was released from the hospital with my BP still high but they let me go home. I was induced at 37 weeks ( 4th baby) with high BP as my only symptom. I did give natural childbirth with her and my BP just was not getting better. I went home and within 24 hours I woke up and felt awful and we raced to the hospital. I was there for almost 7 days! Every day I would pray my BP would come down and every day they had to make an adjustment to my meds and give is 24 more hours. I was on 3-4 meds when I came home and weaned myself off one by one until I was on the lowest dose which I am still on BP meds now almost 4 years later. Thank you again for sharing and yes it was a horrible experience. I had the most amazing nurses too!
How scary! Your story has so many. Similarities to mine, it brought back a lot of feelings for me to read it. I thank my lucky stars that we are some of the blessed ones who make it out alive and we are able to be there for our babies. Thank you for sharing your story
Kassi thank you so much for sharing your story my sister is in the hospital after a week later and I was searching what is Preeclampsia I run in to your video. So much love and respect sister and thank you again for caring for your sisters in humanity ❤❤❤
Thank you ♥️ Love to your sister and I hope she has a speedy recovery. I am going to have another video coming out soon about lactation after preeclampsia and the emotional challenges as well
Thank you for sharing. My sister is going through the same thing and we are really worried. In India there is no awareness about this. We are extremely worried. I am afraid for my sister. Please pray for her.
I will pray for her. I’m so sorry your family is going through this. It’s a really terrible thing to have to experience when you have a new baby and the family. There’s not a lot of awareness about this anywhere in the world and that’s why I want to get the word out there about what happened to me. Lots of healing to your sister ♥️♥️♥️♥️
When just had baby the 24 of February had a C-section and thanks for your video
Thank you for sharing Im currently experiencing headaches and blurred vision I went to ER tonight and they told me there was no protein in urine and that they still couldn’t tell if it was trying to creep up on me. All labs were normal except one liver enzyme was slightly over by 3 points. Told me to just monitor my bp and if it gets to 160/110 or higher to go back I’m praying all this offness I’m feeling goes away
How are you doing now? I hope you have gotten the care that you need. This can be such a scary thing to happen. I hope you are safe and snuggling your baby as you should be.
I was on magnesium too!! It was horrible! I had a catheter in and the constant need to pee was terrible. Being thirsty and not able to drink but a sip of water was awful too. I didn't sleep for 40 hours! I didn't know it was because of that.
thank you for sharing! hope you're healing well!
Magnesium was so hard. the thirst was crazy! and the medication also makes you feel so out of it. I feel like I didn't sleep for nearly a week postpartum. It was so scary to try to sleep when you feel this way. Thankfully this is all a distant memory and I am now just able to enjoy each day with my baby as she grows.
Yes! Thank you for posting. I had a C-section 9yrs ago and in recovery BP started spiking. It was horrible. I hardly have any memory of the first month my LO was born. We were in the hospital several days and back to ER twice within first week of being back home.
Everything you just said plus we didn't get discharged for 2.4 weeks but I highly identify with not remembering LOs first month or two like it was just taken from me. I'm a year postpartum now and I still seize and stroke, sleep standing up then bam hit my head or fall in something. I ask one thing though, do you or OP remember losing reflexes in your knees? Still having to advocate for myself since they hid so much from me in the beginning still to now. And they still won't image my organs, I've been living with right upper rib pain and terrible back pain since I left the damn hospital. Took them 3 months postpartum to call and say sorry you do have an affection but while I was hemoragging still months pp they lied to my face and said it was my first period lol yet wrote down that I was hemoragging and to get me to a neurologist but they never even said the words. I hate my experience is still tainted all this time later
If if so sad to feel robbed of those memories with our babies. On top of all the medical interventions, the whole experience just can leave you with a lot of anxiety and emotional pain too. Thank you for sharing your story
This whole experience sounds traumatizing. I am so proud of you for advocating for yourself and looking for the truth and solid answers. Don’t forgot to take care of the emotional piece of this and reach out for support from a mental health professional if you feel like you would benefit from talking to someone about the traumatic things that have happened to you. Sending you lots of love.
Omg I just had this same experience, I’m glad my husband called the ambulance and the hospital was very fast to treat me.
This just gave me chills. It is all so scary. Thank goodness you and your husband recognized the signs. I hope you are recovering well mama and are able to enjoy your new baby.
I had the same experience and could not breath for days i was so scared and actually thought that was it am not gonna make it but my gyna and obs worked tirelessly to help me gave me treatment And i thank God i survived after a week but i had pains all over my body for two months.
I’m in the hospital now on magnesium and my story is the same as yours exactly. It’s so scary!
I’m also s as nurse, had symptoms that were completely ignored,
Cassie! How maddening that your symptoms were ignored. Thank you for sharing your story. Are you doing any better? ❤️
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am dealing with intense shoulder pain and headache 2 days pp. my second CS.
I hope you were able to get them help you needed and are home and healthy
I had preeclampsia too during the last 4wks of my pregnancy not because of protein in my urine but my BP started to spike up to 140-90. And still dealing with it after a year. Bp is stabilizing to 110-120 and is on Enalapril low dose.
It was so difficult. I look back and think about wow that was so traumatic.
I can relate to this. I still feel some leftover trauma from going through that. Definitely some thing that I’m working through.♥️♥️ to you
Currently in the hospital for this, i was sent to the hospital due to severe preeclampsia that didnt resolve after my emergency c section. Ended up with magnesium before my c section and then found out i had fluid in my lungs, which was why i couldnt breath. Still measuring 150/90s but being sent home tomorrow. We will be religiously testing my bp every 4 hours at home
Ahhhh scary. This sounds so similar to my story. Yes, for sure stay on top of your BP for a while at home and make sure to stay in close contact with your healthcare providers with any and every concern. Wishing you lots of healing so you can enjoy all the baby snuggles
Hi. Watched your story and it was like I was re living my post birth period. My gynae discharged me even thou I told her I'm not well, i was terribly swollen and my bp was high.. Once I got to my mums home, that night when I got to bed at last, I lay down and I just couldn't not breath. Hubby checked my BP which was 180 /90 ... thankfully we called a different gynecologist at 1am, who told me to go to casualty immediately. He met us there and checked my reflexes...they were very brisk. He immediate transferred me into high care. My blood pressure spiked to 200/100 and I thought at that moment I was dying. They managed to bring it down , hooked up the magnesium drip and yes...it was horrible. Feeling miserable, needing to pee all the time, dizzy if I needed to walk, blood pressure spiking and dropping...i was horrified. My mum took care of my daughter and hubby was with me alot of the time
how are you now
Hi, I was dx with postpartum preeclampsia 5 weeks ago after being sent home after my c-section . I am a 4th year nursing student and like you I am glad I knew something was not right. I have chronic BP. I can’t seem to get my BP under control up to today. I wake up with really high blood pressure, I think today is the worst. I took 200mg labetalol because I haven’t seen my Primary Care doctor yet to make the switch to my regular med. I am constantly checking and worried about my BP. I will see her tomorrow and hopefully I will return to normal before school opens.
Same here, I had a c-section as well.
It is so scary. I am so happy that you knew what to look for. I see that this comment was from 3 weeks ago and really hope that you are healing and feeling more back to your normal. Congratulations on your baby. Thank you for sharing your story.
I had postpartum preaclampsia im now 3 months pp im still on bp meds but ive been ok
So i had a failed induction which leaded in a c section due to hypertension.. and week later after discharge my feet look so swollen i couldn't walk it didn't look normal 😢 I started to feel off shortness of breath so i went to my first postpartum visit my bp was at 169 so clinic rushed me to L&d and time i got there it 189-190 and i was admitted ended up on mag my son was staying with my mom and my boyfriend stay with me i was so scared 😢 now it mentally damaged me im thankful i survived ❤ but i am chronic hypertension 😢 but currently on losartan to keep me in safe ranges but the anxiety and ptsd is real😢
I’ve never had someone describe how I felt in such detail with my post eclampsia and I don’t even mean the physical signs and symptoms. Two days after I gave birth to my Angel baby at 26 weeks I literally crawled into my husbands vehicle on my hands and knees I felt so odd and as if I was on the outside looking in at myself. I did not have swollen legs or protein in my urine. I didn’t have any issues with the pregnancy aside my child had Trisomy 18 severely. I’ve given natural, unmedicated and unassisted (at hospital though) births prior to my other children. My bp was so high that my heart began having major issues. I never had medical issues like this prior in my life. It was just a traumatic experience overall for me to the point I want another child, but I don’t want to go through that ever again. I would not wish it upon my worst enemy. I gave birth to a baby who passed and two days later I was fighting for my own life. That was two years ago. It took me 8 months to begin feeling better completely and still to this day I experience spurs of bp spikes or that strange head sensation, not so much a headache but as if you spun around to long and all the blood went to your head. Thankfully it doesn’t happen often. Still I’m so glad your making this aware to others.
Wow, what a hard road you took. It has been two years for me too and I still feel a lot of intense emotions around that traumatic experience. I hear you, I used to think I would consider having more kids, but now I pray for no more pregnancies. I am too afraid of poor outcomes for the baby and myself if I were to develop preeclampsia again. Glad you are well and know that you are not alone on your healing journey.
Thank you for sharing!
I went through the same thing, and on top of everything had a spinal leak from my epidural. I was sent back to the hospital after going home aswell and spent 5 more days there.
My nurses were great but I wish my doctors would have been more patient and comforting with me because I didn’t exactly understand what was going on. The magnesium definitely messes with your head, I started going a little crazy and thought they were trying to poison me every time they would give me pain/blood pressure medication.
Again thank you! It’s comforting to hear another mamas story
How did they treat your spinal leak?
@@theware-house3420 they offered to do a blood patch which closes it. But by that time my headaches were already going away so it closed on its own.
I hope you are recovering well and that you are feeling good and enjoying your baby ♥️
I had no symptoms for pregnancy pre-e (twice) & postpartum pre-e. If not for regular pre & postnatal care, I would never have know. I later developed hypertension during menopause, despite being a runner with healthy diet & weight.My OBGYN, shockingly, . I am incredibly lucky that it was picked up by my migraine specialist during a routine visit. My BP is now about 130/85 with meds.
With peripartum & postpartum pre-e, I had NO symptoms. For my 1st, I had pre-e at 39.5 wks then postpartum. I went on mag 3 hrs after admission. I pushed for 5 1/2 hrs, then had an emergency c-sec because he was stuck & stats dropping, while mine were climbing. I was really out of it, dizzy, spinning room, hard to focus my eyes but I’d had Stadol plus IV antibiotics, & other stuff so it might not have been the mag. Because we were mistakenly discharged a day early, a visiting nurse (VNA) came 2 days after discharge (5 days postpartum). I felt fine except normal c-sec pain.
The VNA took my BP twice & it was right around 200/110. The OB on-call insisted I go to the ER immediately since I was at a very high risk for seizure & stroke. I couldn’t even go upstairs to pack a diaper bag!
Once we arrived at the ER by car (I refused an ambulance), I was immediately taken to a ER room & put on a monitor & IV. ER doc examined me right after, told me to stay in bed, ordered labs, & paged OB. My labs weren’t good & my urine was very high for protein. OB confirmed postpartum pre-e & insisted I be admitted to go back on mag & be monitored, though our babe could stay with me since I was nursing. I couldn’t stand to be re-admitted, so I was put on oral BP meds & monitored in the ER for a few hours. I was put on 8 days of strict bedrest, then follow-up with my midwife (CNMW). I stayed on the BP meds for 6 wks.
With #2, again no symptoms but this time pre-e at 25 weeks. More strict bedrest but now for 12 weeks (with a 2 yr old!). I had to regularly log my BP and have stress tests, u/s, & MW visits 2x every other week until 30 weeks, then 3x weekly until delivery. Since they don’t induce for a VBAC, my MW & the OB planned a repeat c-sec at 36 weeks. They kept pushing the c-sec off for a few days, until deciding they had to deliver #2 at 37.5 wks. The day before my c-sec, I went into labor! All that went wrong with #1 went right with #2. Another hyper-rapid labor & close monitoring, but no mag!!, encouraged to rest despite being fully dilated while babe naturally descended (& thus didn’t get stuck like #1). Only 20 min of pushing vs. 5+ hrs, and VBAC with my MW & no OB instead of the emergency c-sec. I still had more frequent MW follow-ups because of the postpartum pre-e risk.
The biggest issue I had with mag was the catheter and not being allowed out of bed for 24 hrs after they stopped it, which for me was about delivery. I don’t know how I felt because the Stadol already made me hazy, not to mention contractions every 90 seconds (I’m not kidding). The answer is to have regular postpartum follow-ups rather than just 6 wks because pre-e often has no symptoms other than high BP & protein in the urine, but that’s not how it’s done in the US. I was oddly lucky; if I hadn’t been discharged early with #1, they may not have caught it since my BP was a little high but still normal on discharge.
Wow, just getting a chance to read through your story. Thank you so much for sharing and making other parents and families ware of how differently this can show up, even for the same person in different pregnancies. 100% agree that earlier postpartum follow up is a must and could be such a life saver. I have found myself dealing with a lot of residual stress and trauma that I have been holding in my body since my own experience (2.5 years later) this is such a scary thing to go through. Lots of love to you
Thank you for sharing, my wife is undergoing same condition 😢
I am SO sorry. This is hard on everyone in the family. Please keep us posted on how she is doing.
Thank you for this! I'm having pain in my upper right shoulder. Swelling I've never seen. Impending doom when trying to sleep. I will definitely call me doctor. I DO feel I was discharged/released too early.
I am so sorry you are going through this, it so scary to feel that way. i am happy that the video helped you. Please get help asap and I hope you better soon ♥️my heart Goes Out to you
@@KassiReyes I was re-admitted right away! They said I was lucky to come in when I did. You may have very well saved my life. Thank you. 💜
@@ogadinma01 oh my goodness, your message made me cry. Thank you for the update, I am so happy to hear that you were able to get the care you needed and stay healthy for your little one
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Sounds like my story same....thanks for sharing ...Such a difficult time..worst was to be away from the baby😭 Even my oxygen levels went low.. while lying down for a day then next day it was fine..had to be at the hospital for another 3-4 days..
Same here.. it’s horrific.. how are you now? BP subside?
Is shoulder pain only on right side or both side?
I’m currently going this now I was post 16 days postpartum when I was readmitted to the hospital after my first postpartum doctor appointment very traumatic situation because it has never happened to me. Got to hospital they tried to start iv but it blew they said your pressure is so high that it’s not letting us get a iv long story short they ended up getting a iv and started the magnesium right away and that experience ugh something I don’t want to experience again just not able to control your body along with just feeling horrible from the magnesium I just wanted to go home but I knew it was for my safety so I just relaxed and let it do it’s job but I was counting down the hours until they stopped it. I think that magnesium stayed in my system for 2 days so I just tried to sleep it off which was rough because of the fear of falling asleep thinking something was going to happen in my sleep but I just prayed and fell asleep best sleep I had. I reached out to one of the providers at my clinic and he also seen me at the hospital before I was discharged and recommend me to up my increase my blood pressure medicine so I’ll see if that will work. Praying that it does I just wanna get back to myself so I can take care of myself better and kids. Good luck ladies
Please how are you now?
@@sherryonono9791 hey I’m better still on blood pressure medicine but it’s a low dose. I found when I go to the gym to workout my blood pressure stays under control now I have to get this eating in order.
@@kinnashonte6141 Thank God, Be good sis.
@@sherryonono9791 yes 🙌🏾 and yes ma’am
The magnesium was the worst!!!!!! Did you had to take meds
I'm on 2 different ones and it's been 2 weeks.. pressure for the most part been down highest it get is 134 over 94 .. do it just go away in 6 weeks ,how do the dr know if it's getting g back regular..
I did the magnesium iv,but my high blood pressure still high..the give me medicine for high blood pressure but still high..
I had postpartum preeclampsia. I received the magnesium sulfate for the high blood pressure. I was discharged from the hospital due to my blood pressure at that time was low. Now 3 days later my blood pressure spike back up. Is that common? I talked to my doctors which they do not seem to be concerned but Im very much concerned with my health. I just want to feel better for my baby. My feet swelled even more.
Hi momma, I am so sorry you are going through this. I know that feeling of just wanting to stay home and be healthy for your baby. Sometimes people need additional medication to control their blood pressure for a while (even after getting magnesium sulfate). If your blood pressure spiked again and you are concerned, please don’t wait for your doctors to tell you to act, just go to the emergency room to be checked. Trust what your body is telling you and trust your gut.
Please always trust your instincts and get checked. I hope you feel better soon.
Hello, i had the same symptoms like you but no one said if i have postpartum preeclampsia, my bp got high 150/100 and feet swelling. I don’t have any other symptoms tho. How are you doing and how it went after?
It’s being 3 and half months of
Pre eclampsia and now I am better but I still have protein in my urine why is this happened to someone too????
Hi Katie , post pregnancy around 7 th day I got raised with head ache and kind of blurred eyes and fits due to high Bp ,after some test found some blood clot and doc gave madicine for 3 months for kindney related and BP control and all good .but still I was in feeling with what happened before and very ancity for things and worring for silly things and thinking of negative thoughts and low confidence.kindly please let me know and provide some confidence 😊
Hi Jaya, I am so sorry you hard this negative experience happen to you just after having your baby. I can definitely relate to the worry and anxiety. I am sure you are doing an amazing job for your baby, you are all that your baby knows and needs. Sometimes it can be hard to have confidence when you are new to something as big a parenthood, and then when you get off to a rough start with preeclampsia it can make it even harder to stay in good spirits. It really does get easier, but if you continue to have negative thoughts and worries that seem to get in the way of your every day activities or of taking care of your baby, please don't hesitate in seeking professional help, talk to your OB/midwife/therapist. Your mental health is very important for you and your baby to thrive.
Same here dear.. I am with you
I have been on Magnesium drips. I had exact same story post delivery with my second born.
Sorry you went through the same. It was a scary experience that made me scared to have another pregnancy ever again. Did you have other pregnancies with different outcomes?
@@KassiReyes My first pregnancy was great never experienced it.
All these magnesium drips and exp happened with my second pregnancy.
Now with my 3rd pregnancy 19 weeks. So time will tell. Due October 1st week 2023
So exciting! I am wishing you a healthy rest of your pregnancy and postpartum. I would love to hear an update from you once your baby arrives 💕
I got this feeling in my 2 nd baby after my delivery when I go to follow up checkup. I have raised bp but dr did not do anything at same night I was feeling dizzy with numbness in my hands my bp was 160 110 my husband take me to hospital they admitted me run some tests but bp did not drop they took me on megnessiim drips. but bp was stable for some time but high again because of my anxiety at 4 day they discharged me with bp medicine for 15 days after that my bp was 122 89 like this so I quite medicine . I was given blood thickening injection at the time delivery.
Thank you for sharing your experience. That is so scary right? I am so happy that you and your husband decided to go to the hospital to get the care you needed. I hope you are getting better now. hugs to you and your family
Thank you so much for sharing. I was diagnosed with it while in the hospital to deliver. I was on magnesium for 2 1/2 days and was completely "doped up" during delivery. It was crazy. My baby and I were discharged yesterday and I started swelling in my leg a couple hours after getting home. Called the doctor and the nurse told me swelling was normal and to stay hydrated and walk. I monitor my BP and it is elevated yet again from when we were in the hospital. I'm concerned and am definitely going back if it's still up another day.
uggg. I am so sorry. This is such a hard thing to go through. Magnesium is NOT fun, although I am grateful for it. I really hope your pressures started to regulate after birth and that you are home healthy and happy with your baby.
I know this a year old but I just had my baby and have high blood pressure as well. I was in the hospital for seven days after I gave birth and he was 6 weeks early, I finally got to go home and one day afterwards I had to go right back because I have bp of 178/107 and I had the magnesium drip and it was awful. I had to constantly use the bathroom and not feeling good. Finally I got out on bp medicine that I cannot breast feed because the medicine that you can use with bp was not working. Now my blood pressure is coming down but I’m having a hard time accepting the bp diagnose of it. I’m just struggling like not feeling like myself. I just want to know if that feeling goes away? Does it get better?
Postpartum is a really hard time emotionally and add on top of that, the struggles of high blood pressure… it can really make you “not feel like yourself “. Remember that it is ok to ask for help from a therapist or counselor if you feel like your mood doesn’t return to your baseline or if it is getting in the way of taking care of yourself or your baby ♥️♥️
Most doctors now a days don’t want to listen when I tried to advocate for myself I still got pushed to the side even in the er
I am sorry you had this experience too. It is so scary to feel like something is NOT right in your body and feel like you are not being heard.
My wife just had eclampsia out of no where. She's okay now post partum but her BP is still 150/105 on average. She is on BP pills but it still gives me insane anxiety that something will happen. Doc said the BP meds should keep her safe but I'm afraid she'll seiz again... how long did your BP stay high?
I am so sorry your family is going through this too!! My BP stabilized shortly after being hospitalized, but I know some people do need to be on BP medication for months afterwards. It the medication isn’t controlling her BP and her BP is still high or you are worried about her symptoms, please be strong with you doctor about your concerns and have her be seen.
Hi Kassi…I went through the same exact thing. I had to advocate for myself, my family didn’t believe I was this sick they told me I should give my body time to recover. 5 weeks post partum and I am still having chest discomfort….when did your shortness of breath stop? Do you know what caused it?
My heart goes out to you. I hope you went back and got the care you needed. It sounds concerning that you are still having chest pain, definitely be in close communication with your doctor or midwife. My shortness of breath was mostly caused by having fluid on my lungs from retaining so much fluid. Once I was on the magnesium for 24 hours, and got a lot of fluid out of my body, the shortness of breath improved. I am hoping for a speedy and full recovery for you. You are stronger than you know, keep advocating for yourself and for your baby.
Going through same thing, having chest discomfort, when will my bp become normal
My experience is fever, been treating fever since April and I have birth February via C section. Anyone else had postpartum fever, how did you treat it please?? Been miserable and will appreciate any help.
This sounds scary. No one want to feel miserable while also trying to raise a baby. Sending you strength and love. Please make sure you are being treated by a doctor you trust and who listens to your concerns. Don’t stop advocating for yourself until they give you an explanation for why you are still getting fevers so far out from birth. Your healthcare team should be looking for the source of your fevers/infection. If you need a second opinion, don’t be afraid to go to a different doctor or hospital.
@@KassiReyes Thank you so much 🙏
Currently going through this right now. I miss my baby 😢
😭😭 it’s so so hard. Glad you are getting the care you need so you can go home to your baby . Sending you lots of mama love
I m also suffering..hope sooo I will be fine after 4 to 6 weeks
Lots of love and strength to you. I hope you have a quick recovery, preeclampsia can be so scary
Thanks kassi ...yes its really scary..
@@knowandhownews6086 How are you now dear? Are you fully recovered?
I’ve been having some headaches, light headed at times, back pain, arm pain etc. could this be something of concern I’m 6 days post op
Yes. If you have preeclampsia in pregnancy it is likely to affect you postpartum. Please seek out immediate medical care.
My sister is going thru the same now and dont know what to do to help her she feels sad and short Of breath she cant sleep and she gets anxiety and scared that she might leave her babies alone
What is as the solution at the hospital when you went back? I hay they did to make
You feel better because they did my sister so many test and they keep coming normal supposedly and her pressure is coming normal but she feels all I mention before.
I am so sorry your sister is going through this. If it is caused by preeclampsia, the solution at the hospital for me was IV magnesium. But if all her tests are coming back normal and she still feels that way, encourage her to be checked again. Also, offering her lots of support for her and her babies is the number one thing that you can do for her. If the anxiety continues encourage her to talk to someone about this too!
My baby now is 9months do my blood pressure will get to regulate as in back to normal? Please help me I'm still in taking my medicine for blood pressure I want to live like nothing to maintain 🥺
So sorry you went through this s well. If you doctors say you still need to be one medication to control your blood pressure, please keep taking it, make sure to check in with them about any questions or concerns
Did you go home with blood pressure medicine? If you did how long did it take to stop taking it and did you breastfeed your baby while on medication?
I had postpartum preeclampsia with my first. I was exclusively breastfeeding & continued to while on BP meds. There are MANY BP meds that are safe for nursing moms so fight if your doc tells you otherwise. I was lucky in that my BP responded quickly to the first med, so I was only on it 6 weeks. HOWEVER, I developed hypertension (despite no risk factors, healthy weight, athlete, etc.) during menopause in my mid 40’s. Having pre-e either peri or postpartum significantly increases your risk of high blood pressure during menopause, and so few doctors (including my own) know that and don’t look for it because they only see you periodically. The nurse at my migraine clinic picked up on it and looked back at my records to see that it’d been high for 4 years! I’ll be on hypertension meds for the rest of my life but I don’t mind since untreated hypertension increases the risk for so many other things including Alzheimer’s, and in and of itself, can be deadly.
Same thing happened to me, 7days after giving birth.
So scary mama. I hope you are recovering well.
Oh yes. That was years ago. But I like many women, I did not know about postpartum eclampsia. Non of the books that I read mentioned it either. Thanks for bringing awareness.
I was also suffering after 7 days
Mine shoots to 198 200 in second n third pregnancy
Were you on hbp medicine for the six weeks?
No, they talked about maybe doing that, but I didn’t end up needing it. Wishing you healing if you are going through this too ❤️
Hi my wife felt the same symptoms but she is having medicine for Blood pressure and eclampsia prevention
Will these medicine would be for longer run??
Sometimes unfortunately people have to take Blood pressure medications long term. if you want to learn more about the safety of any medications you are taking during breastfeeding, you can look them up on LactMed by NIH: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
What is the probability if a person was diagnosed with preeclampsia prior to delivery that they will have post preeclampsia
It’s higher than if you don’t have pre-e during pregnancy, but still pretty low. I had one pregnancy with both (pre & post), and one just during pregnancy. But any preeclampsia significantly increases your risk of developing high blood pressure during menopause so be sure to tell your docs and watch your BP from your late 30’s on. It’s actually “perimenopause” but few women know that it starts sometimes years before your periods begin to change.
I can completely sympathize...my story with my hospital is a nightmare, I thought my daughters birth was scary until I had my son 17 years later. I know the trauma of the post eclampsia but, to add to that having pushed out a foley catheter during active push that was holding back my urine for hours prior, (when I had to come back for post eclampsia all the nurses were buzzing about how I was the kne who pulled the cath out, my husband was fumed about this lie because, he clearly watched the whole situation since he had my leg, he said this is not right how are they lying about this you pushed it out along with blood and urine.) Then had have my son then turned in the canal because, he was now distosia and I completely blame that on a full bladder and displaced cath. and having no room to turn properly on top of being a bigger baby but, once he was moved he can right down. Then ASAP I was treated for sepsis which they blamed on meconium, again I have a feeling it was more related to urine not passing the cath and building in my body. Fast forward 2 days on antibiotic pushed with fluids everytime, the fluid was going to every part if my body and not flushing, then when I did urinate I had no control at all, (again I think the foley damaged my ability to hold) sent home no shoes because, my feet were so swollen I couldn't get into shoes or slippers or wheel chair in the cold November, I walked out in socks. 2 days later, I couldn't bend my limbs s due to fluid, the blood Preassure started to raise to about 200/110 sent back in, mag push, deadly low blood Preassure with first B/p medication push. Then more fluids to raise the pressure again...back to a whole night of peeing every 2 hours. I refused the catheter they tried to administer again....uhm do i look like an idiot??? Then another two days of fiddling with a cocktail of medication to get my BP right, my heart rate down and stable at night. They finally did a test for high T3 levels confirmed(which post partum was nowhere in digital records to be found, paper only, that I had to figure out myself)...fast forward 4 years and I am now weaned off or 2 BP meds one nerve stabilizer and switched to a more mild BP medication and personally switched myself to high quality beer root supplements which work great ....if not better than amlodipine.....moral of the story, the whole time I was there ine nurse stood by myside and told me, this is your body if you do t want them putting a catheter in you and you want someone to manually support you, I will be here for ypu all night...she was my angel and supported my needs to my knowledge of my body, I knew she knew in her heart I was mistreated and wanted to do right by me...she was a godsend.
This whole story made me feel so sad and I am so grateful for you that you were given an angel nurse who empowered you and gave you back the autonomy over your own body. You are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you so much for this comment. Just looked into beetroot supplements because you mentioned it in your comment and found that beet juice lowers blood pressure. God willing, want to try this.
My I am still taking nifedipine 30mg and I am 12wks postpartum. My blood pressure is 113 /74 every day. My doctor thinks I still need the medication. Im breastfeeding and I don’t like to be an BP meds. What was your BP when they took you off meds?
So sorry you are going through this too :( I didn't end up going home on BP meds, but if you want to learn more about the safety of any medications you are taking during breastfeeding, you can look them up on LactMed by NIH: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
I’m on that same medication and dose and my son is about to be 1 year old. 😢 Blood pressure never went back to normal. It sucks. Before this last pregnancy I’ve never had high blood pressure. I have been told that losing weight will probably help. But I’m still struggling with everything that happened after having baby. So scary
My wife has eclampsia. She has been in a vegetative state for 4 days 😢
I am so sorry. This shouldn’t happen to any family. Lots of love to your wife, your baby and yourself
OMG. Has she gotten any better?
@@tttai8993 yes. She’s still slowly recovering.
@@trentsteel1542 omg thank God
@@tttai8993 it turned into hellp syndrome and then she had 2 seizures. She was in a coma for 5 days and got an intracranial brain bleed. Baby is perfectly healthy. We were so worried about him. I’m now 20k in debt and climbing while working on getting my wife’s visa, my son’s American citizenship, and finishing my master’s. Healthcare in the Philippines is rated at number 59 in the world. She needs better.
Hello everyone, i am having high bp 150/100 after my delivery but no other sign of sickness except tiredness (because I can’t sleep properly die to breastfeeding) its been 6 days of my delivery and 2 days my bp increased. Do i need to consult my doctor?
Yes please Contact your doctor as soon as possible with these concerns about your blood pressure.
I go pre eclampsia when I went into l&d and still dealing with it…bp was high and went into hospital. Was readmitted and got magnesium . What an awful feeling….!!! Thankfully things went well for me and I. 8hrs they sent me home.
I am also suffering from this bad disease please pray for me I am not well I have high blood pressure and dizziness and vision distribution and it’s my 3rd weeks to given birth a baby
I am so sorry. Please make sure you are being treated by a medical team. I hope for a speedy recovery for you ♥️
🙏🙏🙏🙏
I pray that god cover you and heal you from your head to your toes. Amen
@@KassiReyescan o asked you one thing that I still have protein in urin is it’s takes time to clear it out
@@priscillaridley2242Ameen thankx for dua
Omg I’m in the er with same symptoms verbatim
😭😭 I hope you have a speedy recovery ❤️🩹
Hello, I had a normal delivery 4weeks before. I had the same issue. During my pregnancy my BP was normal. But at the l36th week onwards my got high. So they admitted me. I took magnesium during my delivery. At the peak time my magnesium level got super high and I gone through magnesium toxicity sideffects. My mag level was 7. Now I am in 4th week postpartum. But my BP is high still. M still on BP med. My BP is fluctuating.some time my BP is 110/70 after 1ht when I check it is 146/107 like that. Do you know is that some thing I need to worry?
Hi! I am sorry to hear that you are dealing with the same issues with preeclampsia. It is such a scary feeling. I would definitely talk to your doctor about the blood pressure numbers you are seeing. Anytime you are worried, it is best to talk with your doctor rather than waiting. Wishing you a fast recovery mama
i had HEALTHY pregnancies, till the end. I suffered too from postpreeclampsia with both my births- with my first baby i had to take lebatolol medication for about a month then my BP regulated. MY second baby it was a nightmare. at 34 weeks, I ended up having a placenta abruption due to the preeclampsia (its along story) I wasn't treated or diagnosed the entire pregnancy, and my doctor missed my signs/ symptoms and i ended up taking myself to the ER and having an emergecny C section!!! All went downhill after that bc of the BP. I was on medication for 4 months!!!! I never thought it was going to regulate again, and i was terrified of that. BUT it finally did, and I was in contact with a cardiologist the whole time. Do you have a cardiologist??
@@emilylopez1816 Hi Emily i am so sorry to hear your bp took that long to be regulated. why were you in contact with a cardiologist?.... I am six weeks post partum and still on nifedipene 40mg/day. I have chest discomfort and shortness of breath my BP fluctuates like crazy........sometimes i feel like i am about to get a heart attack, sleeping at nights is really hard. Did you experience these symptoms for the 4 months it took for your BP to get regulated??
@@sweetneika hi,,do you still take your medicine for bp up to now?
Hi can i ask u somthing i need ur help ?
I can try to answer, but if you need immediate help please call your doctor
Going through this now 😢 do you mind contacting me? I have questions
I am so sorry you are going through it. Please please please get medical help if you haven’t!
@@KassiReyes I’m taking bp meds now but my chest has been hurting for like 4 days now even with me taking the bp meds 😩 I just want this to be over
It is a really scary thing to through. I remember how scary it was. As you know, I can’t provide medical advice here but if your symptoms aren’t improving please seek emergency care don’t wait.
My epidural didn't end up working and I felt my daughter cone out and I strained my body so bad. I had normal BP through pregnancy as well until 37 weeks and they induced me. After I was on magnesium as well. Suuuuuper thirsty but theybket me eatvand drink normally. Just made me tired and hot. I've had HBP since i was 13 and even the kidney drs said I was okay but they don't understand why I've had it that long. They had to up my dose to 600 MG of labetalol 3 times a day as well as a beta blocker and another kind of medicine. But I felt worse in the hospital. Was there for 5 days. I'm always anxious and I feel like that raises BP too.
This sounds so scary. I really hope they help you figure out what is causing your high blood pressure
M in Same Condition.Got Magnesium already n now on meds.My baby is 12 days old.Went to ER 4 times🥹God bless u all.I never had high Bp My pregnancy 😕