Well I started on Protaphane the other day - so far so good, though the muggyness and humidity down here played with my after breakfast & before lunch readings today, the rest have been really good though.
So now I'm on 14 units of the novorapid and 2 units of protaphane a day.
Sorry for no persies, trying to get the 2yr old to eat his dinner so we can all have an early night tonight - he hasn't had a sleep yet today, so he's waaaaay overtired and running amuck.
Thanks Jaki with regards to SCN. I might have to change my midwife. She seems to be all doom and gloom and it is really getting me down. I'm starting to feel really depressed and I'm not sure how to get myself out of it. I don't want to do insulin injections any more, I don't want all the medical interventions that I know are coming, I want to have some control over what happens but I'm being told I can't. For my last pregnancy I just wanted simple and uncomplicated (laughs to myself wryly) How did this get so out of control and complicated???? The money issues are really worrying me as well. Nothing I can do about those but follow the budget but it would be nice to be able to afford some new stuff for this bubs as all the other stuff is over 2 years old. Also I need to either get my fridge fixed or buy another one but again no money and we badly need the fridge. Why did it all have to happen right now?? I wanted to relax and not stress about anything. Sorry ladies for whining here but I just want to curl up and cry and hide until this baby comes. I don't want to look after anyone else - just me. Does that sound so bad??? No-one is thinking of the stress I'm under and they expect me to continue like I always have. I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to!!!!! Ok tantrum over for now
Just stopping in quickly as I am completely exhausted not feeling too well.
Had a bad headache from thursday night onwards, and was getting regular painful BHs every 20 mins last night, then woke up this morning feeling like something wasn't right so went to maternity and spent 4 hours hooked up to the CTG machine - only because Little Miss' HR was high (175-182bpm when active) and she wouldn't stay still long enough (3 hours straight of constant movements!!! plus only one big contraction in the entire time that made me feel like she was going to pop out right then and there lol) for them to get a good resting HR rythm - and had a pee test that showed ketones were present and that I was dehydrated before they said I was good to go home at 2:30 this afternoon.
They got me to drink a whole heap of water before they let me go, and thankfully it brought Little Miss' HR down to a nice resting level and put her to sleep for an hour or so lol She hasn't been that active for a LONG time, I was getting kicks left right and center, and she wouldn't stop moving her head from side to side either.
The registrar on call did a quick scan too, I didn't get to see the screen but hubby did before he had to go to work, she's still anterior and still engaged, and has developed the habit of lying her body sideways with all her arms and legs stretched out, made the midwife think she had turned posterior again - which the midwife was really nice and helpful and made me feel a lot better about going in as I was worried that it was all for nothing.
So now I just have to take it easy and rest as much a possible, and drink as much fluids as I can to stop me from getting dehydrated again.
I was told the same thing Kim about the baby going into SCN once its born Apparently the more insulin you're on the longer bub has to be monitored. I dont think it sounds bad at all that you just want to look after yourself hun, I dont think anyone understands how stressful this is unless they've been through it. There's so much more going on and to think about than I would have ever guessed if I didnt know from personal experience. I hope you dont have to have all intervention your midwife is talking about and sorry to hear things are tough with money atm - not what you need right now Try to rest if you can and think of holding your beautiful little princess at the end of this roller coaster of a ride xx
Congrats Jaki on having your levels under control. Fingers crossed that its smooth sailing for you till baby arrives xx
Wow Jenna sounds like you've been through the ringer, you poor thing. Hope your feeling better and that your little girl gives you a bit of a break. Will you need to retest for keytones at all?
AFM my insulin is still going up. Im now on Novorapid - 16 unit at b/fast & 20 units at lunch then 24 units of Novomix at dinner to try and keep my fasting levels down. Never thought that id get to 60 units a day!!! My OB has decided on a delivery date of 12th April (38+1 wks) so only 4 weeks to go - OMG i dont think im ready for this LOL. Like Kim I was told that baby will have to be monitored in SCU - in my case it will prob be for at least 48hrs because of how much insulin im on (which is likely to keep rising too). I always knew id be having another c/sect (my 3rd) and ive slowly come to terms with that but to be told that I wont be able to have my baby with me is what im most upset about. When DD1 was born she was in SCU for 2 days because of jaundice and it was horrible - even though I knew there was nothing seriously wrong with her I still felt like a part of me was missing and thats the one thing im dreading this time. Bad enough that they take the baby from you when you're in recovery but to then not be able to have it beside me for god knows how long is going to be horrible
Ok ladies I'm having some trouble getting answers here. I need to start expressing before bubs gets here jic of the NICU situation. I posted this in another area and so far have had people tell me I will only get colostrum. I only want to know what is the machine that everyone would use to start expressing!!!!! I usually get milk before bubs comes so I'm not worried about just getting colostrum but I haven't had to do this before so need info on the machines. What is the softest and easiest expressing machine that you ladies know of. I can wait until Wednesday to see the midwife but it would be good to have the info before hand. My middie is more concerned about the new computer system atm than answering questions for me. She is a bit anal that way lol. Hope you ladies can help me
Hey Ladies,
Just sticking my head in here for a quick question. How early did you get tested with your second pregnancy after having GD in your first? I was on insulin with DS 3 years ago and am now 19 weeks into this pg - I was just wondering when is the best time to test and if you know whether there's anything I can do to avoid it (well, probably not or you wouldn't be in this thread, der!).
Thanks heaps!
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Apparently the more insulin you're on the longer bub has to be monitored. I dont think it sounds bad at all that you just want to look after yourself hun, I dont think anyone understands how stressful this is unless they've been through it. There's so much more going on and to think about than I would have ever guessed if I didnt know from personal experience. I hope you dont have to have all intervention your midwife is talking about and sorry to hear things are tough with money atm - not what you need right now
Try to rest if you can and think of holding your beautiful little princess at the end of this roller coaster of a ride xx
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