No. It does not. You may have a higher risk with your second pregnancy than someone who has never had pre-eclampsia, but it does not mean it will come back.

I had it with my first pregnancy and did not have it with my second.

Is there anything that your doctor advised you to do/not to do the second time around? Or was it pretty much the same things? Did your second pregnancy feel better than the first because you did not have pre-eclampsia the second time?
My pregnancy was miserable.
My fiance and I are thinking about trying for another child sometime when our first turns 2 (around June)...

Nope. My second pregnancy was far worse. I had sciatica from the time I was 9 weeks until delivery. It was the most painful, awful thing ever. My husband said we would never have another child because of it. Halfway through the day I'd be in tears I was in so much pain. Sometimes I couldn't even walk as far as the mailbox. And forget about going up stairs. UGH!

As far as the pre-e goes, my doctor for my first pregnancy never acknowledged that I had it. My TEACHER told me to ask my doctor about it. He said I shouldn't worry about it. When I showed up at the hospital in labor the nurse started hooking me up to this iv bag and I asked what it was for and she said, "Its magnesium sulfate for your toxemia, dear." As if I was an fool and should have automatically known that. I told her I didn't HAVE toxemia and she said, "Oh yes, yes you do." GAH! I had to get that mag sulfate drip for 2 days after delivery.

My second pregnancy, the doctor was really pretty cautious about it and checked often but there was never any trace of it.

Sciatica......
I had lower back pain on my left side (felt like it was my left hip) starting 8 weeks into my pregnancy. It would get SO bad that I couldn't move or I would tear up. Usually would happen when I laid on the floor or something. I asked my doctor about it and he said it was nothing.
It still to this day comes and goes. When I'm laying on my back on the floor, I can't even get up.
You think that could be sciatica?

Maybe it is just old age (haha!).

I sure hope not!!!!!! I'm only 23!

I had it with both of my pregnancies. On bed rest for the last month or so for each - and was induced early with each. The blood pressure was not as high the second time - but the swelling was worse.

hi ladies,
i have now 4 beautiful children, severe preeclampsia wiht our first, emergency c and i was in a coma, it was a traumatic time. baby and i struggled but both made it home.
in each of the following pregnancies i had traces of protein and the high blood pressure but no where like the first. at 19years old first bub, i felt i was going to have heart attack,

now going through 4 difficult deliveries i want ot be a midwife, i love babies, and more so pregnant people.

i have learnt alot in the last while about preeclampsia as a metabolic disorder.
If considering another pregnancy i would suggest looking at dr brewers book, on preeclampsia, he suggests that by increasing the protein dramatically many are having positive outcomes wiht lowering hypertension, also with swelling not to cutout the salt as the body swells to try to maintain sodium. there is a reason why things happen, and alot is nutrient deficiency in my opionion. All the best ladies knowledge is power.

I would like to share some information about the MIST test. It is a noninvasive test, which is able to determine if hypertension or preeclampsia will develop and can be done as early as 16-22 weeks into pregnancy. This test allows you and your doctor to know 2-3 months in advance if you will develop preeclampsia and can put you on a treatment plan. This can save both your pregnancy and your unborn baby’s life. Ask your doctor for your MIST test.