Postpartum preeclampsia came out of nowhere at week 4

hey, it’s been a minute for real this time. things have just been a blur lately with niall pulling up on everything and my library budget fight. but i was thinking about those early weeks today.

like how absolutely blindsided i was by postpartum preeclampsia. i remember it was exactly 4 weeks pp, i’d just gotten a sort of decent night’s sleep (for a newborn parent, anyway) and woke up feeling… weird. a headache that wasn’t a normal headache, like behind my eyes, and my vision just fuzzy at the edges.

i called the ob office, almost didn’t, bc i just figured i was tired. being 42 and a