Fletch - sounds like you need a checkup? They are alarming symptoms! I'm sorry to hear you have experienced PIH and are having symptoms this pregnancy, cross fingers it won't develop any further. Thankyou for sharing your story here, I don't like to hear anyone else has had it or got it, but it helps to talk about it with others.

Michelle, I remember reading about your visits leading up to the birth of Elenor and feeling frustrated for you, how big was she in the end? I actually live in NSW, but thankyou for the offer to chat

Katkins - you are beautiful, thankyou I live about 4 hours from Sydney, but your offer is lovely and it helps that people understand. I've been feeling down about the possibility of being hospitialized today and being away from my kids, it's such a PITA to live this far away from the hospital and I feel even selfish for having another baby at the moment really ignoring the risks of PE reacurring, I feel like I have not been fair to my other two kids. I love and want this baby badly, I just feeling negative right now I think and I don't want my kids to suffer for it. I'm quite protective of them I guess and right now there aren't too many options for their care if that happens. Just getting to the day stay unit on Monday is becoming a drama, trying to drop them off early somewhere. Unfortunately we have no family in the area.

Beebee - I'm sorry to hear that you had PE so badly....how did your baby go being born so early? My problems pale in comparison when I read a story like yours, I have been lucky. I thought of a BP machine but have read they aren't very accurate and I was worried about it having a psychological effect if you know what I mean? Like my BP would go up because I'd be worried about it, and it could be inaccurate but that could still make me worry more and need to go in more. I'm not sure.

I've just been feeling negative today I think, I woke up feeling just 'not right' if that makes sense. I had to go for a GTT test which didn't go down well on my stomach and I feel dizzy after it. I was looking up some information to show DP about PE as he wanted to read up about it, he's never heard of it before, and I stupidly clicked on the 'read stories' links and read some really sad outcomes of PE. It was silly of me, but I had no idea really it could be that serious!

Thanks very much for your support girls and your stories