I had PE with my first child and severe cholestasis with my second, so hello.

I completely understand what you're going through. Allow yourself to experience the stages of grief as you mourn the loss of control over your birth. The final stage is acceptance and when you get there it is quite liberating, but don't be hard on yourself.

I just want to say, with cholestasis alone the best choice is delivering the baby early. I don't want to alarm you but there's a 15% increased chance of stillbirth which is significant. Add PE to your mix and you're really looking at a high risk scenario.

I desperately wanted an all natural water birth and did everything, EVERYTHING to get there, but my body just fails me in pregnancy. However, I have 2 beautiful healthy babies and that really is all that matters.

My baby girl was induced at 37.5 weeks. The induction went smoothly, but the amniotic fluid was thick with meconium. My ob told me at my 6 week check up how lucky we were. I already knew it in my heart, but to hear it from him made me realise that everything that happened was worth it.

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Jude 07/10/2008 | Lilac 16/06/2011