Hellp Syndrome 7

Why I’m thankful that Kim Kardashian opened up about hating pregnancy

Kim Kardashian is pregnant with her second child, and from her recent comments regarding her pregnancy, she is definitely not feeling particularly glow-y in her current condition.

“I’m gonna keep it real: For me, pregnancy is the worst experience of my life! LOL!” The reality star wrote on October 5th. “I don’t enjoy one moment of it and I don’t understand people who enjoy it.”

During her first pregnancy, Kim suffered from pregnancy induced hypertension and the … Keep Reading!!!

HELLP Syndrome: Sarah

Images and text by Sarah Brown.

My name is Sarah Brown and I am from Hurricane, WV. I am 28 years old, have been married for almost 9 years and have a 6 year old and a 16 month old. In 2012 I was getting ready to compete for the Mrs. WV International pageant when I discovered I was pregnant. I decided to compete anyway and as luck would have it I won the state pageant and went on to … Keep Reading!!!

Hellp Syndrome: Jennifer’s Story

Images and text by Jennifer Schaffener

“Don’t worry, you will have her early,” my friend Ashley said as I juggled the diaper bag and corralled my almost 2 year old Ryan out the door. I turned at looked at her and I said, “If there is a God I will,’ and I shut the door and left. The pain started the next day.

It felt like gas. Maybe it was heartburn or maybe my chest was going to explode. It … Keep Reading!!!

HELLP Syndrome: Leila’s Story

By Alisha Galbraith

Phone Call

My mother called me at 5:30 Monday morning and I instinctively knew something was very wrong. Mom was calling about my sister and though she was calm, her voice was shaking;

“Leila had the baby last night. The baby is doing fine. Leila is not. She has bleeding on her brain and the doctors said things do not look good. She has no neurological activity and is in a coma on life support…we don’t … Keep Reading!!!

Preeclampsia – My HELLP Syndrome Story

300,000 women each year will be diagnosed with Preeclampsia or HELLP Syndrome.

Knowing the signs and symptoms is the single most important thing you can do to increase you and your baby’s chance of survival.

Unfortunately, you can’t always trust the medical community to make an early diagnosis. Preeclampsia, and especially HELLP, are finicky diseases in the beginning stages and often go undiagnosed until the situation becomes severe.

Preeclampsia affects between 5-10% of all pregnancies. HELLP is considered rare, but … Keep Reading!!!