Someone always says it better than me...

Some of you know that with M I had preeclampsia. I was very very lucky. It came on slowly, with some warning, and late enough in my pregnancy that it was essentially a non issue. However, I was lucky, more lucky than I realized at the time.

What causes it is unknown, and there is no real prediction for if it will happen in a second pregnancy. What is known is that your risk of developing it increases. My one and only known risk factor is my weight. My losing weight is a major consideration for having another child. Also, not so shockingly, is if a certain geriatric PTSD suffering wife insulting old dude gets elected, (who for the record I actually liked a decent bit eight years ago, but feelings change) because if he has his way, getting sick again really could mean I die, not just a multitude of other bad stuff (like losing a child).

Alexa put it better than I ever could. This is something we all should care about. Julie also is more eloquent than I am.