My name is Marley Holt, I am 22 years old. I got pregnant in 2024 and was due on March 6th 2025. I ended up being induced on March 8th and gave birth on March 10th at 10:26am. We were then discharged the next day in the late afternoon. My legs were swollen directly after birth. I figured it was the fluids pushed during labor and the nurses didn’t seem too concerned, so neither was I. The first week of being at home I had a terrible headache and chalked it up to being sleep deprived. By Sunday that week I had a headache so terrible my brain felt as though it was rattling. I then started losing my vision, I could only see outlines of everything. I told my husband I need to go to the E.R. I knew something was terribly wrong. I went to the hospital. I told them I think I am suffering from postpartum eclampsia. It took them over 5 hours to give me any medication to bring my blood pressure down. I was at a 190/120 blood pressure and was told that it was my “anxiety”. They gave me anxiety meds first instead of blood pressure meds. They gave me an mri, cats can, spinal tap, etc. Just to find out that I was right and it was postpartum eclampsia, and that I was also suffering from HELLP syndrome. My blood pressure was so high that my brain was swelling. I had to be in the hospital for 3 days freshly postpartum. My husband had to advocate for me when I couldn’t for myself because I was passing out due to severe pain. If I could tell any postpartum mom anything it is trust your body. When you know something is wrong or you feel anything is feeling off just go to the hospital and fight for yourself. We are the only ones who can fight for ourselves.