February 08, 2025 By Dashea Line
I was due with my rainbow baby after 2 miscarriages at the end of October. I had hyperemesis for 24 weeks and I started to develop PUPPS at 34 weeks. I started swelling and having headaches at 35 weeks. I gained 12 pounds in between 2 appointments. When I kept asking if I was okay. I got told repeatedly that this was just part of pregnancy and no I did not need to stop working my 12 hour nursing shifts early. No extra labs or urine samples were taken. At my 37 week appointment my blood pressure was 200/110 and low and behold I needed to go have a baby today. Immediately diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and needed to be induced immediately. I was on mag sulfate for 2 1/2 days. My induction failed. I ended up with a c-section and my baby in the NICU with grunting. My doctor dropped the ball and ignored completely obvious symptoms. My daughter and I are fine now, but my first delivery was a complete disaster. I had to take BP meds for the next six weeks. My next pregnancy I was watched like a hawk and everything was checked. It was fine and I was able to VBAC. They did everything they should’ve done the first time.
My perfect daughter, Katie, gave birth to her first child just eight days before she passed away due to postpartum complications. Her deliver...
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