SueW, if you are having bubs at the Angliss, they will tell you that s/he will be taken to special care for 12 hours for blood sugar monitoring. I had my baby there by c/s 9 weeks ago and this is what I was told. In the end, just before they took me down for the c/s they said that special care was full and that bub would be staying with me but the nurses there would check his BSL's every 2 hours. His first 2 levels were fine and then they got a bit low (2.4 was the lowest - they like them to be 2.5 and above) and he had a little bit of formula as we just couldn't get enough colostrum from me (took ages for my milk to eventually come in).
Anyway, even though they say baby must go to special care (their policy etc), obviously it isn't super important as the test is easily done on the ward. I would be discussing this with your care provider before hand to make sure you know what the plan is. I was told different things by different people with regards to GD babies and it's so frustrating.
I am off to have my follow up GTT tomorrow. Have done some testing occassionally the last few weeks and levels have been great so I hope all goes well tomorrow.
Just a quick question - sneaking back in here. I had GD in my PG, and monitored my BSL's following the birth, and they were all fine. I never got around to having the 2 hour fasting test... my GP didn't seem to reealise, no-one referred me for it, and um... well I never reminded them either .
I just felt a bit crappy today, so was curious and did a BSL tonight 2 hours after thai takeaway (stirfry with rice & noodles) plus a hot choc - so a pretty carby meal. I got a 10 . From reading up I suspect I may have impaired glucose tolerance... it sounds stupid but I really don't want to go do the test and have on my permanent medical record... I've already lost about 6kg, and I need to lose a few more to have a healthy BMI and waistline, so i think these things could hopefully make a difference and reduce my BSL's. My question is - does this BSL of 10 mean what I think it means? Or am I just being foolish and I should go do the proper test? I just think some people end up with diabetes in their file and then keep it under control for years with diet & exercise, yet are still tagged with it.
Oh and no, I haven't noticed many typical diabetes symptoms (i.e. thirst etc... maybe a bit of tiredness but that could be from having a 9m.o.!).
thanks melbel. Went to the doc today, turns out they never got told I had GD!!! Go figure huh. I also checked my fasting glucose this morning, 6.3. At lunchtime was 5.7 so that was nice. I'm doing a blood test tomorrow on fasting glucose and if that's "grey" then the doc will do the 2 hour glucose challenge. I've read something on the net that says that fasting glucose can miss some people and the 2 hr should be done also. Anyone else heard that as well? (not that I want to do the 2 hr particularly, but I wanna know if I'm clear i'm REALLY clear IYKWIM!).
I got a positive test result from my GTT two days ago so I guess I have gestational diabetes. I had it in my last pg as well so not a total shock but still really disappointing. I was diet controlled last time and hoped that by being really good and sticking to my diet from the beginning I would avoid it. Unfortunately, not the case and in fact my results came back worse this time than they did in my last pg even though I weigh less, have eaten better and excercised regularly
I have an appointment with the list of specialists that I have to see next Tuesday so I will find out if I need to be diet controlled or have to go on insulin this time.
There are a few things that I am already a bit worried about - last time they induced me at 38 weeks because my baby was 'huge'. It took 3 days for labour to establish and DS was born at 38 weeks, 3 days weighing a whooping 8 pound 4 ounces (that is said very tongue in cheek - I don't think he is that huge - DD was born at 39 weeks 1 day after a spontaneous labour and only weighed 8 pound 5 ounces but she was 3cm shorter than DS). I really don't want to be induced this time - especially because I think their measurements are entirely incorrect.
I was also hoping to leave the hospital very soon after giving birth. Hospital policy here is that once I have even one shot of insulin in my pg, my baby has to go straight to special care and stays there for a few days. I really want to avoid insulin if possible. Even if the baby doesn't go to special care, both me and the baby have to be monitored for 24 hours after birth with regular blood glucose tests to ensure that everything is normal. It breaks my heart when they take blood from the baby
Anyway, that's me and where I am up to. I am so disappointed to be doing all this again (my specialist clinic appointment experiences were less than pleasant last time as well) but at least this time I have BB, so I am hoping it gets me through a bit better.
Townsvillegirl, sorry about your test results. I guess on the plus side, you've been there done that, so you know what you have ahead of you. I can completely understand your concern regarding having bub taken to special care. I had GD and was on insulin. I was on it 3 times per day for a total of 18 units at the end from memory. I was also told that the baby would be in special care for 24 hours for monitoring of blood sugar. At the last minute, before I had my c/s (he was breech so was booked in at 39wks) I was told he wouldn't be going to special care as they were full. They just as easily took his levels on the ward. His numbers were fine. They got a bit low by the 4th test, but I had next to no colostrum so we had to give him a bit of formula to get the levels up. Had he needed to, they obviously would have found a place for him in special care, but obviously it wasn't a medical necessity to have him in there (even though it is generally their policy). As for size, my DS was 7lb9oz so there goes the GD babies are huge theory out the window!
Although I was on insulin, my GD was controlled which would have contributed to DS having no problems as well. I think to have them in special care for a few days is a bit over the top to be honest. If I were you, I would really push the issue if you want bub with you and she's perfectly fine. Hopefully you wont end up on insulin though, so you wont have to worry about it.
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. From reading up I suspect I may have impaired glucose tolerance... it sounds stupid but I really don't want to go do the test and have on my permanent medical record... I've already lost about 6kg, and I need to lose a few more to have a healthy BMI and waistline, so i think these things could hopefully make a difference and reduce my BSL's. My question is - does this BSL of 10 mean what I think it means? Or am I just being foolish and I should go do the proper test? I just think some people end up with diabetes in their file and then keep it under control for years with diet & exercise, yet are still tagged with it.
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