Birth Story (Preeclampsia)

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I was diagnosed with preeclampsia on Thursday, 11/01.  My doctor?s exact words were:  ?The baby looks great.  You, however, look terrible.?  My blood pressure was up to 165/115 and there was a lot of protein in my urine.  I was admitted to L&D and my induction started immediately with Cervidil (sp?) and Pitocin.  It didn?t work.  On 11/02, I was given 2 doses of Cytotech (Also didn?t work).  By 11/03, we tried Pitocin again and I still didn?t go into labor.  At this point, I was mentally and emotionally exhausted.  Finally, after weighing our options, we decided to move forward with a c-section.

Our daughter, Kate, was born on 11/04 via c-section.  She weighed 8 lbs, 6 oz and was 20.75 inches long.  Since I had preeclampsia, the doctor gave me Magnesium Sulfate (to keep me from having a stroke) via IV for 24 hours.  I was on bedrest that entire time and did end up getting a little sick.  It was all worth in the end. 

My daughter is drop dead gorgeous and we?re so in love with her.  My days are spent learning how to be a mom and taking care of her.  Some days are harder than others, but overall this has been such an incredible journey and I'm so happy to finally have her!