Your Pregnancy

I survived HELLP syndrome

“I DIDN’T KNOW it yet, but I was dying. At 33 weeks pregnant, my body was slowly shutting down, and when I woke up in the pre-dawn light on a regular Wednesday morning throbbing with pain, I had no idea I’d be having my baby 16 hours later.”

NOT YOUR USUAL PREGNANCY ACHES

“At 4am, I woke up with a deep ache under my ribs. It felt like my baby was clawing her way out through my rib cage, and the discomfort left me breathless. My swollen feet had puffed out like potatoes, and every cell throbbed and ached. I

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