Possible pre eclampsia/HELLP

Hi all, I have been quite unwell the last week and triage doctors are taking things quite seriously now and I'm getting a bit scared.

I started with mild on off headaches, nausea/loss of appetite, dizziness and been suffering with night sweats/shivers and horrendous heart burn over the weekend. Didn't feel baby much over 12 hours or so, so went in to get checked.

No high blood pressure or protein in urine, however I do have raised liver enzymes and declining platelets (even from my bloods 3 days ago).

I am due to move house 3 hours away in a weeks time and will be 35 weeks tomorrow.

Has anyone had similar symptoms and it been something else or any experience of the conditions and what were the outcomes. I am so anxious, don't even have my hospital bags packed 🫠

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I’m 34 weeks and a few days and have been having these exact symptoms for like 3 days, went into hospital today and they checked everything and blood pressure and urine was fine and they took bloods but the results have only just come back and my liver enzymes are so elevated, I have a consultant appointment tomorrow anyway but I’m freaking out too 😅 sorry I don’t have an outcome for you :/

I'm 36 weeks today had consultant appointment last Wednesday, my placenta bloods came back as 35 so not great, trace of protein in urine, headaches, and scan baby has dropped from 90th to 50th centile... Midwife appointment tomorrow and another consultant and scan Tuesday .. 3rd baby xxx

Sending all the good luck vibes, these babies do like to cause a worry or two don't they! This is my second, my first I had no issues and smooth labour, thought this time would be the same 😭

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