Your story got me so emotional, I’m in a situation right now currently 17 weeks, not preeclampsia, but something life threatening for me. I’m praying I can get this baby far enough to deliver🙏❤️
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that with the doctors. I had a similar experience recently (17 weeks pregnant) where I was supposed to be on the way to work but when I checked my blood pressure it was at 180/120. My OB immediately arranged for me to be admitted in the hospital. I was just very fortunate that she and my perinatologist (high risk pregnancy specialist) were on the same page about saving both mother and baby. They made the amazing nurses check my blood pressure every hour, then every two hours for monitoring, then they brought a cardiologist in to bring down my blood pressure, and then worked together to ensure that I can have all this under control until I can reach at least 34 weeks, but hopefully longer for premature delivery via c-section. Hoping and praying for the best.
I feel you 100 percent! These doctors need proper training, and from my experience some of their equipment is a bit faulty as well. My nurses were awesome too!
I'm 22 weeks right now and have symptoms of preeclampsia but my blood pressure isn't that high. It's around 130s. I have my ward review tomorrow. I'm watching your story and it's giving me hope. Thank you
@@i_comment_on_everything yes trace amount. Saw my doctor yesterday and my blood pressure was 127/69 which they said is good so they will be monitoring me now
6yr ago I developed pulmonary hypertension three days after birth. I had fluid around my heart and lungs. My son came at 36 weeks but healthy 6lbs 11oz. I was told it would be a risk with another child. I felt like I had pneumonia and couldn’t breathe and I was swole all over. I had to be away my newborn for 5days then my pressure went down and I was prescribed pills for my heart. Three months later I was fine . Well I’m 22 weeks as of today with my second and I was told I have chronic hypertension they were watching for preeclampsia. Last week I had a little protein in my urine. Two weeks ago I was 187/100 went to the hospital And weirdly dropped down to a normal pressure but my pressure has been going up and down. Today I was tired, weak and my ankle by the bone is kinda swole and hurts. I feel for us moms going through this. I wouldn’t wish this on a enemy.
So proud of Austin! I would love for my husband to say the exact things he said! Yes, they’re doctors but thats YOURE baby. It IS possible the baby makes it! Of course the parent would want to try every possible outcome! Hats off to you Austin!
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. No one understands unless you have really been through it. I developed pulmonary hypertension or preeclampsia three days after birth
Watching this reminded me of what we went through with doctors. Everything felt like and experiment. Ive heard them say trial and error. I had my few battles with the doctors like your husband.
You're an a very Amazing young brave woman Alex and hats off to Austin for literally fighting for you and you're baby Ryker it sounds like to me personally the nurse couldn't have been a lot more kinder and with more real compassion then being very mean and blunt personally. And with the real stress of you're blood pressure I can't even imagine Alex you're not dumb you're a very beautiful smart young strong woman this was very stressful for you the both of you. I'm on blood pressure medicine also and I am a diabetic also bedrest was very tough for you to deal and handle with with very strict hospital limitations also.!
Wow what a story, your husband is 100 percent right, some doctors think they are god, good for your husband for sticking up for your baby, these doctors need to be put in there place, it's not up to them to decide who lives or dies, there job is to do everything possible to save lives, quality of life is not there business, that's in G-ds hands. I've seen some babies born 22 weeks and they are thriving and growing. I absolutely hate those doctors who think they can play god. So sorry u had to deal with morons. I'm so grateful that everything worked out for you!!! May he continue to make u both proud!
Thank you for being so candid about your mental health while enduring everything else. Currently on bed rest for preterm labor and everyday is a battle with my thoughts🤍
Having had a double kidney infection turn into sepsis. I felt like I was dying before I found out I was going into sepsis shock. Not even 10 minutes at the ER and they admitted me so fast. I was in the hospital for thankfully 7 days. But I totally get what you mean when you said you cannot take it anymore. That was me. I couldn't take the pain anymore. I was cold, clammy, shaking uncontrollably. High pain tolerance here. I am sorry you experienced all of this. But I am glad to see you and baby are doing well.
Last month I lost my baby boy at 35 weeks due to pre_eclampsia, it's so painful till now whenever I think about it I feel like blaming myself for everything . I wish God to bless me with my rainbow soon
We lost our baby 34 weeks also due to pre eclampsia because she didn’t get the right cared . My wife is pregnant again .. now she’s in the hospital until the baby is born due to pre eclampsia . God will bless you again 🙏🏼god is good .
@@CynthiaJohnson-rl2yq I pray for your rainbow baby. I am 35 weeks right now with mild elevation of BP. We have decided to induce at 37 weeks to try and prevent preeclampsia as I have many risk factors. I can’t imagine the pain, as that has been your worst nightmare come true. Please be gentle with yourself right now.
Even if this is all going on and quite serious, I cannot say enough about BEDSIDE MANNER! DRs are desensitized after awhile but every now and then there's a good one in there. Preeclampsia NEEDS to be thoroughly spoken about at the 12 week appointment in detail for EVERY mom to be. Regardless of how many you've had. It's not spoken about enough and it needs to be part of protocol, as well as explaining holistic methods to controlling it or just using aspirin at the proper dose. Same with gestational diabetes.
Bless you; I know how it feels to go through that whole talk about how the baby probably won’t make it and having the mental breakdown. My doctor just basically said my water broke at 21 weeks and the hospital couldn’t handle premature babies, so they would normally terminate the pregnancy! I broke down thinking that was it. We couldn’t imagine aborting the baby, so my husband asked what the chances are of our baby surviving if we just put me on bed rest. We just trusted God but it was hard…
I had postpartum preeclampsia with my first baby and my BP shot up to 264/170 something along those lines and the hospital team were soo chill. 1 nurse however said I'm surprised you walked into hospital and not stretchered in! They didn't even put me on a magnesium drip. I went on to have 2 more babies and I had it again 2 more times. That's it for me - too much drama and heart ache and trauma....I 100% believe with preeclampsia its hormonal....our hormones get out of whack and it just messes us up!
Yeah I had that too bad still going through it 2 weeks postpartum. I developed it 2 hours after delivery and never had high BP during my pregnancy. My doc said it’s the way your body responds to the placenta, hormones and pregnancy 😩😩
I just came across your videos and I can’t even begin to say how similar our experiences are. Unfortunately my preeclampsia developed into hellp syndrome. I was in such a same situation with the doctors. I had one doctor come into my room and flat out tell me (when I have diagnosed anxiety that they had on record), tell me “if this were a third world country you’d be dead right now” and basically attacked me about how important it is to go to prenatal visits when I went to my prenatal appointments every single time. I went 4 times in one week because I knew something was wrong with me. I believe there needs to be more education about how to handle preeclampsia with pregnant moms. It was the most traumatic experience of my life. I had a nurse forget to give me my bp pills and cried beside my bed saying “I’m sorry if something happens to you because it will be my fault.” LIKE WHO SAYS THAT?! Still to this day I blame the trauma on how I was treated in that hospital. I had another nurse tell me “I was possessed” because of how much pain I was in when my liver was failing. It’s like not enough education is done about this. I’m sorry you went through what you went through. But thank you for sharing your story. I feel seen and heard ❤️
I feel bad for that doctor. She was trying to tell them their baby could end up with serious life-altering challenges and her husband was being unreasonable. It wasn’t the doctors’ fault all of this was happening. He didn’t know better than them and should’ve been more respectful.
There’s a way to tell them that hard and difficult news, as she said, the doctor could have shown more compassion. Of course her partner is going to be retaliating, he was obviously struggling himself. The frustration towards the doctor most likely wasn’t anything personal but more about how he was coping and finding the whole situation overwhelming, scary and heart breaking.
Hyy dear ....i had also bad experience of severe pre eclampsia ....i had lost my child on 33weeks .....still iam recovering due to extreme bp high still i had protein loss from urine ...which leads to may be nephrotic syndrome.....next week iam going to doing renal biopsy ....i missing my baby badly in each n every time😭😭😭.....
Girl... i had my son last year, my water broke at 20 weeks so i was on hospital bed rest 2 hours from home for 14 weeks. Im now pregnant again with my daughter, 22 weeks... and im watching these videos because im having this issue. It took me back to being hospital bound for 14 weeks. So depressing and down and traumatic. I am praying that this doesnt happen to me again. Thank you for these videos! Very informational and i needed to listen
Don’t think the doctor meant to sound insensitive about baby’s chances. 24 weeks is the known cut off for most premade babies to even have any chance of survival so at 22 weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to hear that from my doctor. I would’ve expected them to tell me the baby had about a 1% chance. It’s not the doctors’ fault.. We just don’t have the technology yet to save those premises in most cases and they can’t lie to moms. As far as resuscitation at 22 weeks, most doctors agree since there is something like an 85% chance of baby having serious deficits if born at that point…lifelong deficits. The doctors can’t lie to parents about that and say everything will be fine when the odds are, it won’t be. Parents would then sue the doctors when their kids end up disabled.
I would rather have a blunt doctor cus so many doctors give you false hope. They should have told you the risk you was in. You could have stroked out or had a siesure and went brain dead.
Hats off to Austin being such a fighter. He doesn’t seek out confrontation so that was a big choice to stand in the way and fight for You & Ryker.
'10% chance your baby will live'. Great way to get your blood pressure down 😡
I'm glad you're both OK now
Right what in the heck!
Your story got me so emotional, I’m in a situation right now currently 17 weeks, not preeclampsia, but something life threatening for me. I’m praying I can get this baby far enough to deliver🙏❤️
Praying for you!! You got this!!
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that with the doctors. I had a similar experience recently (17 weeks pregnant) where I was supposed to be on the way to work but when I checked my blood pressure it was at 180/120. My OB immediately arranged for me to be admitted in the hospital.
I was just very fortunate that she and my perinatologist (high risk pregnancy specialist) were on the same page about saving both mother and baby. They made the amazing nurses check my blood pressure every hour, then every two hours for monitoring, then they brought a cardiologist in to bring down my blood pressure, and then worked together to ensure that I can have all this under control until I can reach at least 34 weeks, but hopefully longer for premature delivery via c-section.
Hoping and praying for the best.
I feel you 100 percent! These doctors need proper training, and from my experience some of their equipment is a bit faulty as well. My nurses were awesome too!
I love how your husband stood up for his baby!! ♥️♥️
I'm 22 weeks right now and have symptoms of preeclampsia but my blood pressure isn't that high. It's around 130s. I have my ward review tomorrow. I'm watching your story and it's giving me hope. Thank you
Do you have protein in your urine?
@@i_comment_on_everything yes trace amount. Saw my doctor yesterday and my blood pressure was 127/69 which they said is good so they will be monitoring me now
6yr ago I developed pulmonary hypertension three days after birth. I had fluid around my heart and lungs. My son came at 36 weeks but healthy 6lbs 11oz. I was told it would be a risk with another child. I felt like I had pneumonia and couldn’t breathe and I was swole all over. I had to be away my newborn for 5days then my pressure went down and I was prescribed pills for my heart. Three months later I was fine . Well I’m 22 weeks as of today with my second and I was told I have chronic hypertension they were watching for preeclampsia. Last week I had a little protein in my urine. Two weeks ago I was 187/100 went to the hospital And weirdly dropped down to a normal pressure but my pressure has been going up and down. Today I was tired, weak and my ankle by the bone is kinda swole and hurts. I feel for us moms going through this. I wouldn’t wish this on a enemy.
@@sexyndacityable I'm so sorry you have to deal with this, wish you all the best and a healthy and safe pregnancy💗
So proud of Austin! I would love for my husband to say the exact things he said!
Yes, they’re doctors but thats YOURE baby. It IS possible the baby makes it! Of course the parent would want to try every possible outcome! Hats off to you Austin!
You’re a Gladiator Alex! So Epic & so Sad.
How scary, I can’t imagine how anxiety producing this had to be. I’m glad you all are doing well now
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. No one understands unless you have really been through it. I developed pulmonary hypertension or preeclampsia three days after birth
Watching this reminded me of what we went through with doctors. Everything felt like and experiment. Ive heard them say trial and error. I had my few battles with the doctors like your husband.
You're an a very Amazing young brave woman Alex and hats off to Austin for literally fighting for you and you're baby Ryker it sounds like to me personally the nurse couldn't have been a lot more kinder and with more real compassion then being very mean and blunt personally. And with the real stress of you're blood pressure I can't even imagine Alex you're not dumb you're a very beautiful smart young strong woman this was very stressful for you the both of you. I'm on blood pressure medicine also and I am a diabetic also bedrest was very tough for you to deal and handle with with very strict hospital limitations also.!
Wow what a story, your husband is 100 percent right, some doctors think they are god, good for your husband for sticking up for your baby, these doctors need to be put in there place, it's not up to them to decide who lives or dies, there job is to do everything possible to save lives, quality of life is not there business, that's in G-ds hands. I've seen some babies born 22 weeks and they are thriving and growing. I absolutely hate those doctors who think they can play god. So sorry u had to deal with morons. I'm so grateful that everything worked out for you!!! May he continue to make u both proud!
Thank you for being so candid about your mental health while enduring everything else. Currently on bed rest for preterm labor and everyday is a battle with my thoughts🤍
You are so strong!
Having had a double kidney infection turn into sepsis. I felt like I was dying before I found out I was going into sepsis shock. Not even 10 minutes at the ER and they admitted me so fast. I was in the hospital for thankfully 7 days. But I totally get what you mean when you said you cannot take it anymore. That was me. I couldn't take the pain anymore. I was cold, clammy, shaking uncontrollably. High pain tolerance here. I am sorry you experienced all of this. But I am glad to see you and baby are doing well.
Last month I lost my baby boy at 35 weeks due to pre_eclampsia, it's so painful till now whenever I think about it I feel like blaming myself for everything . I wish God to bless me with my rainbow soon
We lost our baby 34 weeks also due to pre eclampsia because she didn’t get the right cared . My wife is pregnant again .. now she’s in the hospital until the baby is born due to pre eclampsia . God will bless you again 🙏🏼god is good .
@@edgarcano6501 I am praying for my rainbow baby soon 🙏
Did you have any warning signs or anything? I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m 34 weeks right now with my first and I have gestational hypertension.
@@sarah29880 Yes dear ,sharp pains on my waist and my blood pressure was so high
@@CynthiaJohnson-rl2yq I pray for your rainbow baby. I am 35 weeks right now with mild elevation of BP. We have decided to induce at 37 weeks to try and prevent preeclampsia as I have many risk factors. I can’t imagine the pain, as that has been your worst nightmare come true. Please be gentle with yourself right now.
Good for your husband THAT is how you protect your family. ❤
Even if this is all going on and quite serious, I cannot say enough about BEDSIDE MANNER! DRs are desensitized after awhile but every now and then there's a good one in there. Preeclampsia NEEDS to be thoroughly spoken about at the 12 week appointment in detail for EVERY mom to be. Regardless of how many you've had. It's not spoken about enough and it needs to be part of protocol, as well as explaining holistic methods to controlling it or just using aspirin at the proper dose. Same with gestational diabetes.
Bless you; I know how it feels to go through that whole talk about how the baby probably won’t make it and having the mental breakdown. My doctor just basically said my water broke at 21 weeks and the hospital couldn’t handle premature babies, so they would normally terminate the pregnancy! I broke down thinking that was it. We couldn’t imagine aborting the baby, so my husband asked what the chances are of our baby surviving if we just put me on bed rest. We just trusted God but it was hard…
I had postpartum preeclampsia with my first baby and my BP shot up to 264/170 something along those lines and the hospital team were soo chill. 1 nurse however said I'm surprised you walked into hospital and not stretchered in! They didn't even put me on a magnesium drip. I went on to have 2 more babies and I had it again 2 more times. That's it for me - too much drama and heart ache and trauma....I 100% believe with preeclampsia its hormonal....our hormones get out of whack and it just messes us up!
Its so hard! My doctor said it would happen for every baby and probably worse. We have a surrogate carrying our next child!
Yeah I had that too bad still going through it 2 weeks postpartum. I developed it 2 hours after delivery and never had high BP during my pregnancy. My doc said it’s the way your body responds to the placenta, hormones and pregnancy 😩😩
I just came across your videos and I can’t even begin to say how similar our experiences are. Unfortunately my preeclampsia developed into hellp syndrome. I was in such a same situation with the doctors. I had one doctor come into my room and flat out tell me (when I have diagnosed anxiety that they had on record), tell me “if this were a third world country you’d be dead right now” and basically attacked me about how important it is to go to prenatal visits when I went to my prenatal appointments every single time. I went 4 times in one week because I knew something was wrong with me. I believe there needs to be more education about how to handle preeclampsia with pregnant moms. It was the most traumatic experience of my life. I had a nurse forget to give me my bp pills and cried beside my bed saying “I’m sorry if something happens to you because it will be my fault.” LIKE WHO SAYS THAT?! Still to this day I blame the trauma on how I was treated in that hospital. I had another nurse tell me “I was possessed” because of how much pain I was in when my liver was failing. It’s like not enough education is done about this. I’m sorry you went through what you went through. But thank you for sharing your story. I feel seen and heard ❤️
You are all amazing 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
I feel bad for that doctor. She was trying to tell them their baby could end up with serious life-altering challenges and her husband was being unreasonable. It wasn’t the doctors’ fault all of this was happening. He didn’t know better than them and should’ve been more respectful.
There’s a way to tell them that hard and difficult news, as she said, the doctor could have shown more compassion. Of course her partner is going to be retaliating, he was obviously struggling himself. The frustration towards the doctor most likely wasn’t anything personal but more about how he was coping and finding the whole situation overwhelming, scary and heart breaking.
You very amazing women you are strong and beautiful ❤
Hyy dear ....i had also bad experience of severe pre eclampsia ....i had lost my child on 33weeks .....still iam recovering due to extreme bp high still i had protein loss from urine ...which leads to may be nephrotic syndrome.....next week iam going to doing renal biopsy ....i missing my baby badly in each n every time😭😭😭.....
i feel your pain , i delivered my son at 33 weeks n 3 days in January this year n he lived in NICU for 5 days then died , I miss him too
Girl... i had my son last year, my water broke at 20 weeks so i was on hospital bed rest 2 hours from home for 14 weeks. Im now pregnant again with my daughter, 22 weeks... and im watching these videos because im having this issue. It took me back to being hospital bound for 14 weeks. So depressing and down and traumatic. I am praying that this doesnt happen to me again. Thank you for these videos! Very informational and i needed to listen
Don’t think the doctor meant to sound insensitive about baby’s chances. 24 weeks is the known cut off for most premade babies to even have any chance of survival so at 22 weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to hear that from my doctor. I would’ve expected them to tell me the baby had about a 1% chance. It’s not the doctors’ fault.. We just don’t have the technology yet to save those premises in most cases and they can’t lie to moms.
As far as resuscitation at 22 weeks, most doctors agree since there is something like an 85% chance of baby having serious deficits if born at that point…lifelong deficits. The doctors can’t lie to parents about that and say everything will be fine when the odds are, it won’t be. Parents would then sue the doctors when their kids end up disabled.
Hi! Why did they take such measures? Taking your phone no tv or family? Is it because of stress factors!? I'm so sorry honey. Can't imagine
Focus on one hour at a time…..he’s not God! Love whoever told you that.
God is kind and compassionate and a miracle worker. These doctor's don't understand! They're too scientific for their own good.
agreed! Thank You!
I would rather have a blunt doctor cus so many doctors give you false hope. They should have told you the risk you was in. You could have stroked out or had a siesure and went brain dead.