How to get past Preeclampsia trauma!!
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I was 34 when I gave birth to my baby. Now 36. I had one or two times of high blood in the office which was enough for them to induce me 2 weeks early. Preeclampsia turned severe right after the C-section and was 9 days in the hospital. My baby boy was fine, I was the one who struggled. Same here though that experience has made my decision to not have anymore even though I would really love 1 more. I've heard though that if there were more pregnancies they may not struggle, each one is totally different.
Maybe talk through your risk factors with your doctor and potential preventative measures like baby aspirin. It might be less about moving past it and more about realistically assessing your risk of a similar experience, and doing what you can to minimize the risk. I had an emergency C-section due to a BP spike (gestational hypertension) and my husband and I decided to be one and done because even if the risk is low (we talked it through with our medical real), it wasn't 0. We got lucky that baby and I were ok because it could have been more dangerous. We decided we didn't want any risk of me not being here for our daughter, even if it was small. Every pregnancy is different, though, so I'd lean on providers you trust to help you wade through this. Good luck!
My cousin was born early due to preeclampsia, he only ended up weighing 2lbs 2oz, I'm not sure how far along she was but she was due mid April and had him early January. She had her daughter 3 years later and had no issues with preeclampsia and they have the same father(I say that because it can be caused by the fathers I've heard). My cousin is now 27 and his mom just had a baby with a different father and she went full term after developing preeclampsia at 36ish weeks. She's in her 40s probably close to 50 at this point, and her recent pregnancy was a lot better than her pregnancy with my cousin and her middle pregnancy was perfect.