Pre-eclampsia is absolutely terrifying, my heart goes out to her. The NYT doesn't talk about it, but this article does.

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  1. Honestly it’s too bad Kate and Meghan can’t bond over doing the school runs.

  2. I had preeclampsia prior to giving birth and I gave birth at 29 weeks. It can be incredibly scary and isolating. I spent eight days in the hospital recovering and still take blood pressure meds to this day, 4 years later.

    I don’t actually think preeclampsia is that rare. Maybe because I’m a slightly older mom, but I know plenty of women who have had preeclampsia either prior to birth or after. So I sympathize with her. You can die from it or become seriously incapacitated. I watched a video of a mother who survived a stroke due to preeclampsia, and she was a shell of the person she was before. Seeing that video really put into perspective how dangerous it can be.

  3. Pre-e is terrible, don’t know if she had it during both of her pregnancies but so glad she and her kids are okay.

  4. I had pre-eclampsia with one of my pregnancies but not with the other. It was scary and oh man I was swollen. My son was born at 36 weeks and was heathy but tiny at just 17 inches and barely 5 pounds.

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