@kimberlyyyy_the-preemie-mom, thank you for sharing your experience with me I was just curious

I think it just depends on how quick it hits you and how it progresses. I don't think there's a set answer for that. Some people can have little bits of protein in their urine for weeks and others can suddenly have a lot of it coming out. I'm not sure how likely it is that they'll let women continue the pregnancy if it looks like it's getting worse though. I'm assuming i didn't have all the symptoms with my first son and that's why they let me have that extra week. With my second son I was already having issues with the pregnancy and I had another condition which could be an extreme variant of preeclampsia and that's ultimately what caused the need for my emergency c section so early. With my first son I felt fine, just had swelling but everything else seems ok, with my second I could tell my body was fighting a war within me. Every pregnancy is different though. Thankfully you are far enough along and things will be fine. Don't let my stories make you more nervous. My experiences are not typical. Lol. Try not to stress.

so it just depends on how bad and how early they find the preeclampsia? like if your at the end they let you wait it out but since they found it so early the second time around that time like you said you didn't have a choice? @kimberlyyyy_the-preemie-mom

They wanted to induce me at 39 weeks but I was really stubborn and I basically in the nicest way told the doctor to fuck off and they kept monitoring me until my due date- I was induced at 40 weeks exactly. It wasn't really bad or something I guess. With my second though i had an emergency c section at 29 weeks exactly so I didn't have a choice in the matter.

You'll be okay!

@kreese88, thank you for telling me I'm just a nervous

24 hour collection is more accurate then just the pee in the cup, they may find some but since there's more to test you never know. @jessgnov

@kreese88, if they found something in my pee what's the chances they find something in the 24hr collection?

what happed with your first since you were already 37 weeks like me did they let you wait till you went to 39 or 40?@kimberlyyyy_the-preemie-mom

I always got high bp at the ends of my pregnancies, I was never really told why. I did two 24 hour collection with my middle and 1 with my youngest. All three of my kids were born 36-37 weeks because of it. My oldest I was induced at 37 &5 my middle I was supposed to be induced but he came the day before my induction was to happen. My third was born at 36 & 2... I had a drs appointment earlier in the day I was already dilated to 3-4 cm so when I had my nst I was contraction and my bp kept going up and down, they finally got it normal well a few hours later I went into active labor my midwife broke my water I went from 3-9 in like and hour and he was born with one push.

Preeclampsia hits suddenly sometimes. I had the same issue with my first pregnancy probably around how far along you are, and then by 28 weeks with my second son I had severe preeclampsia. It just happens.