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Hey Possum I probably should read back a bit and see what your story is but I'll comment anyways.
Why are they pushing for a c/s? I've had two GD babies, ended up on insulin for both of them, and while I had to be induced at 38 weeks (a given here once on insulin) I didn't have to have a c/s. Both were born naturally (other than the induction).
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The same breakfast gives me 5.8 right up to 7.3 - even before the insulin. But yeah - drives me crazy!
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well, I found today that the same breakfast I've had a few times before (which usually give me about a 5.1) gave me a 7 today!
And yesterday morning my fasting BSL was 5.6 and every other day it's never been over 4.9
At what point do they like to start you on insulin Seachange?
On a side note I was speaking to a teacher at DD's kindy this afternoon and she told me that her sister has had GDM with the last 3 or her 5 pregnancies. Apparently baby # 3 was born weighting 14 pounds! (and born vaginally)mg: And her 4th and 5th were both born at about 33 weeks and already weighed 7 pounds. Holy dooly . . .
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I think thats what drives me to distraction - you cannot predict what your BSL will be with any certainty.
I am taking overnight insulin - started on the 14/05 (week 29), as my fasting readings were high. The dietician told me that the slow release insulin would keep working until lunch time. The decision was reached after a meeting between my Endocrynologist, Obstetrician and Midwife.
Hooly dooly indeed!
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If it's any consolation, with GD these days usually because it's picked up & monitored well - there's not the same issue with huge babies. I know most of us in here who've had it with previous pregnancies have had perfectly normal size bubbas. My fella was 7lb 7oz at 39 weeks - so nothing too drastic at all!
On a side note I was speaking to a teacher at DD's kindy this afternoon and she told me that her sister has had GDM with the last 3 or her 5 pregnancies. Apparently baby # 3 was born weighting 14 pounds! (and born vaginally)
Also, regarding insulin different places seem to do it slightly differentlygo figure huh. I know with mine that I got told once I'd had more than 3 readings over 7.5 or 8 (I can't remember exactly sorry). My endo said it didn't matter so much the three readings but it was also the general trend... everything was going higher and higher. And sometimes no matter how well you eat, it's the hormones & placenta doing the nasty on those readings. Soooo frustrating when you get different reads off the same foods.
GL to you both, I think you're both doing a fabbo joband I know how annoying it is!!!
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It is crazy that you can eat the same meal and get different readings each time. What also got me was when I was sick, like cold or flu, my levels went haywire. It was crazzzzzzzzzy.
My DS2 was born at 39wk+3 and he was 8lb 10oz. Not too massive either. Even with my first pg without any GD DS1 was 7lb 15oz at 39wks.
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Belfie and Jewel, that's re-assuring to know that not all GD babies are big.
Well I've gotten a slight shock this morning. my fasting BSL was 6
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Your cold could be affecting your BSLs, yeah definately. Hopefully when you're feeling better they'll go back to what's normal for you.
As for the levels and when/if you need insulin, it's up to your doctors. With me as long as I had my levels between 4 - 7 before meals, and 4 - 8 2hrs after eating then he was happy. I guess you'd have to discuss it at your next appointment as I'm not sure if different doctors have different cut off points, you know. Sorry I can't help any.
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