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Teepee, it was probably nothing you did or could avoid. It is hard going and sometimes the exact same meal will give a different reading on a different day - stress, tiredness etc can affect it. I was going up a couple of units every few days for a while there because despite everything I was doing it just wasn't enough to control the BSL's.
Well I'm up to 14 units of insulin as of this morning, 4 in the morning, 4 at lunch and 6 at dinner... knew my good luck streak was going to run out sooner or later and had been expecting this to happen for the past week lol
At least Little Miss isn't a big baby - estimated weight was only 2.7kg at 35wks and she was sitting right on the 57th percentile, so average... unlike her boof of a big brother who has been istting on the 75th percentile all his life lol
Hope you're all going well.
Hi all, sorry I haven't been on in a while but I have been in the hospital with DD3 as she was getting her insulin pump fitted. We went in Tuesday morning and only got home at dinner time today. She is still having trouble with her overnight levels but they are trusting me to be able to get them under control.
My levels pre breakfast are still abit high so am at 16 units of protaphane tonight and will see how that goes. My other levels are great but I have another appointment on Wednesday so will see what they say then. I'm 31 weeks today and omg can't believe how close it could be :o
JJ - I'm glad to hear that miss muffet is not on the large side. Fingers crossed that Frogglette is the same :)
Hi to everyone else and take care
Hi ladies. Hope you're all doing well.
Jaki i dont remember what I had for dinner before the 10.8 but t wasnt much different to what I normally eat, thats why i got so worked up over it i guess. Ive come to the same conclusion about dieticians. I increased my carbs to what they suggested and felt sooo sick - it was just way too much for me so ive cut back again and am starting to feel a bit better.
Artechim i seem to be going up every few days too. I know it isnt easy to control and I 'think' im sarting to come to terms with it all being hormonal and not really my doing:D
Jenna good to hear your little girl isnt getting too big. She's doing well not to follow in her big brother's footsteps LOL
Kim hope your DD is ok. Must be hard for a little one of her age to deal with. Fingers crossed that her night levels settle down. Time certainly does fly doesnt it. 31 weeks sounds early in a way but the big day will be here before you know it. Have they said whether they'll induce you early at all?
AFM im now on 36 units a day 12 each at bkfast, lunch & dinner. My fasting level this morning was up so i have a feeling they'll be introducing protaphane some time soon - they've been threatening it for a while so its only a matter of time LOL. Starting to feel like a bit of a pin cushion but i know it'll all be forgotten once baby arrives. Have an OB appt tomorrow and a scan at 35 weeks to check on the baby's size and make sure the placenta is still doing its job. My OB has suggested delivering on 12th April so only just over 5 weeks to go for me!! :O Really need to get organised...
Saw the midwife and the endo this morning and now I'm on 4 units of novorapid for dinner as well as 28 units of protophane before bed. Hopefully this should bring my levels down to where they want them to be. The midwife has told me not only will I be on 2 drips but that I will have to have continuous monitoring and more internals and that when Frogglette is born she will have to spend time in the NICU. BUGGER!!!!!! I really wanted minimal intervention with this pregnancy but looks like I'm getting the works now. I'm scared that with all the interventions that I will end up with another c/s any way. Only 7 more weeks to go and I still have a crap load to organise. Our fridge has broken down and we have no money to either fix it or replace it while I'm trying to pay off the cord storage. I'm starting to get very down with all the money we have to pay out and DF's bestie left us with huge bills and no money. AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH I hope I feel better tomorrow.
We are on the exact same dose Kim!
Saw the brissy endo today, they are super happy with my levels. Whoot!
I asked about the SCU thing and they don't take baby unless they have to :D
Hi ladies,
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.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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 :hug: 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 :(
Woo hoo Jaki has had her baby. Check out the BA's
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!
Hey girls, just wanting to let you know the aftermath of the GD stuff with Wyatt...
No special nursery :)
His levels were perfect for 24hrs, so no drama at all for us thank goodness. It is a relief considering he has not been drinking a huge amount as we are having some attachment issues :(
That is wonderful news Jaki. Sorry about the attachment issues and I hope they sort themselves out soon. Congrats again on little Wyatts arrival
Kim how did you go with expressing? Did you get any advice from the midwife re: what machine to use. Ive only ever used an avent manual pump which i didnt find very gentle. I wouldnt worry about only getting colostrum, its good for the baby anyway! Sorry you couldnt get a straight answer in your other thread - some people feel like they have to over-analyse and give their 2c worth I guess :D
Congratulations Jaki and welcome little Wyatt!!!! Thats wonderful news that he didnt need to stay in special care. Hope the attachment issues have been sorted xx
AFM... I had an OB appt yesterday and Im definitely booked in for a c/sect first thing on 12th April at 38+1 weeks. I asked about the baby having to go into special care and he said that its likely (because im now on 60units a day) and he's thinking at that level bubs will need monitoring for about 48hrs but that it depends on who the paed is. When I told him who ours was, he said that our paed was more relaxed than some of the older ones and is usally happy for the baby to stay with mum as long as things are stable. Apparently he's great with GD cases so I still have hope!! My levels have finally stabilised and will hopefully stay that way. Have another appt with OB next week - only 3 weeks to go!!!!
ETA: I had a scan last Wednesday to measure bubs and make sure all was well and it seems that the baby is right on 50th percentile so by no means a big baby which was a huge relief!!
teepee - haven't been to see the midwife yet (tomorrow) but have a breastfeeding clinic to go to for diabetic mums on the 6th April. I'm hoping that they can give me a bit more information about what I need to do. I will have to organise a tour of the NICU as well. Glad to see that bubs isn't going to be a massive one for you :) and wow at only 3 more weeks to go. I have so much to do before this baby comes I kind of hope they don't induce me lol. Yay for having an paed that is a bit more flexible and that you get to keep bubs with you.
I'm kind of dreading tomorrow as I have a feeling they will up my insulin again and maybe put me on novorapid for breakfast as well and up my dinner dosage. They may even up my protophane (long lasting) as well. Not sure who I'm seeing tomorrow. Think it is the midwife and the endo and maybe the diabetic educator again. The next appointment after that should be with an ob as well as everyone else :( I have my growth scan on Monday so will get to see Phoebe again :) I'm looking forward to that. I just hope everything is ok with her.
Take care ladies and not long now for some of us. Hope it all goes well
Well had ultrasound done today and Frogglette is just right for age :) She is measuring 2.56kg or 5lb 11oz with a head circumference of 31.15cm and is dead on the 50th centile. I'm hoping she stays that way lol.
I saw the diabetes educator last week and yep they upped my long lasting so I'm now on 30 units of protophane at night as well as the 4 units of novorapid at dinner. I also saw a dr instead of the midwife (as she was really busy) and the dr was great. She told me heaps of stuff that the midwife wouldn't have but she did tell me that I'm likely to be induced between 38 and 39 weeks instead as I'm on the insulin. That means Frogglette could be here in 4 weeks time :o
Hope everyone else is doing ok and gets on and posts soon :)
Thats awesome news Kim!! Its a huge relief to hear that the baby is right on track size wise isnt it :D Even though im having a c/sect i was still worried about having a big baby LOL. Its great that your got to see a Dr too, there's always things the educators dont think to tell you or we dont think to ask. 4 weeks is going to fly by!!! Hope your insulin dosage stabalise now. My OB mentioned the other day that once you hit 36 weeks things usually settle down and sometimes the levels even decrease :)
Not much change from me. Insulin has increased slightly, im now on 70 units a day - but ive kind of stopped counting now LOL. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks to go!!
Hi girls.
Glad your doing well :)
Just thought I'd pop in and say hi.
Wyatt is taking the b(.)(.)by now, only with a shield tho but that's better than not at all :D
Yay Jaki that is great news. I'm glad you are able to breastfeed now. Shield or not it doesn't matter xxx
teepee - I haven't hit the 36 week mark yet and some of my levels are starting to creep up there again especially after breakfast and dinner. I'm expecting to start/increase insulin in those areas after the next appointment (next wednesday). Oh well not much I can do about it so just have to accept it. Only 2 weeks to go for you teepee :o wow it must be coming up even more quickly for you now. Have you got everything ready???
Overall not feeling to bad. Getting a little down sometimes (something I will keep an eye on) and am having some mild panic attacks. Not sure why - as it's to places that I know and have been before but when ever I go out these days I get so sweaty (it drips off me) and heart rate increases and I feel like I'm going to faint. I'm hoping it is just stress related and not the start of something long term :o Will chat to the midwife on Wednesday about it.
Take care all and I'm looking forward to reading the next BA :)
Hi guys, not much happening, just getting irregular contractions every day. Currently on 16 units of novorapid and 2 units of protaphane still, so not doing too badly though my BSL's are starting to creep up again. Almost had a hypoglycaemic attack yesterday - my after lunch levels were down at 3.6 and started to get a nasty headache and cold sweats so had to get some sugars into me pretty quickly.
Other than that I'm booked in for tomorrow morning to have my waters broken, so hopefully by this time on thursday I'll be holding my Little Miss Dragonfly... which if anyone has me on FB, please don't say anything as hubby & I want to announce it ourselves first before having a whole heap of messages pop up on our FB walls
Feeling a bit crummy, been constantly nauseous since friday, so just trying to take things one day at a time right now.
Hope you're all doing well!
Jenna I disabled my fb wall the day I went in to be induced so no one could write on it and reactivated it when we were ready :)
Wow Jenna. I hope little dragonfly comes as planned (if not sooner lol) How exciting for you and Matt. Fingers crossed for you for a smooth labour and birth
Thanks guys :)
Jaki - I have no clue on how to disable my FB wall lol don't even think I'll even get on FB today either, can't be bothered really lol means i'll have toi log out of hubby's FB and re-log back into mine, too much effort lol
just popping my head in (had GD + insulin both my PG's), to tell you all about a new program with Diabetes Australia... which as ppl with GD you're all eligible for. Basically it's like a health coaching course (in person or by phone). I'm just about to start it now my bub is a bit older, but I was interested to see they changed the criteria so anyone with GD can do it. I'm using it to help me lose weight & reduce my diabetes risk (my post-birth GTT result was good, but the odds of getting diabetes post GD is still too high for my liking). Link is here.
KimB - noticed your post about expressing. I expressed colostrum (never got any actual milk) for a few weeks prior to my birth hoping to avoid top-ups. Took me a little while to really get good at handexpressing (it was pretty slow!!). I was told not to use a pump, but in retrospect I reckon I coulda tried (esp given the pump & I know each other pretty darn well!). I got the ok from my obs of when to start due to risk of bringing on early labour. I didn't get any extra BH at all from it. And the colostrum I expressed (30ml) saved us from top-ups by the skin of our chinny-chin-chin! (none of my bubs were ever able to attach prior to my milk coming in, so I had to express all the colostrum she got). I also liased with an LC prior to birth (due to feeding probs last time) so she reminded me about sterilising equipment & what to store it in etc. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask or PM me. We ended up getting little Decor "bright & healthy dressing tubs" (pack of 6) 35ml each, I think they were at Safeway or Woolworths. You want to freeze itin really small lots cos your bubba won't be able to take much at all, and of course you won't wanna waste it! GL!
Hey everyone, Little Miss Dragonfly was born on wednesday after a 4hr 43mn labour, successful VBAC too :) Weighed 8 pounds, 52cm long, 34cm head circumference. Her BSL's were perfect and she didn't have to spend any time in the nursery - in fact she never left me the entire time - and mine were back to normal the next day and have been perfect ever since, even when I've been naughty and had cake and chocolate and fish and chips.
Still sticking with most of the GD diet, but as I'm always hungry with the whole milk-producing thing I have to eat some things I wouldn't have eaten with the GD.
Hope you're all doing well and belly rubs to you all!
Yay Jenna. I congratulated you in the BA thread but here's another lol Welcome to Elise and good on you for having her with you for the whole time. It was really good that she didn't have to spend any time in the scn and that you no longer have GD. I'm hoping that is what happens to me.
belfie - thanks for all the info. If I don't get all the info I need on Wednesday I'll definitely PM you. I'm already leaking so if they tell me to use a pump then I probably could lol. Next appointment is Wednesday and I'll be nearly 36 weeks :o omg this is just going so quickly.
Another quick question. How do you control the sweet cravings???? I'm having terrible cravings at the moment and with the GD obviously I don't want to pig out but what else can I eat to satisfy the cravings. It is really getting to much. I'm trying to be so good and this is not helping lol. BTW I weighed myself today and I have put on 5.2kg this pregnancy. This takes me to 88.7kg. I was hoping to get down into the 70's after the birth of this one but the weight is coming on fast atm. Could this be due to the insulin or just bubs putting on the weight too? This GD is doing my head in :(
Congratulations Jenna!! And welcome little Elise. So glad to hear she didnt have to spend any time in SCN. I hope she's settling in well xx
Kim I never have sweet craving (never really had a sweet tooth anyway). I know what you mean about the GD doing your head in, im the same :( Hope the panic attacks settle down, must be horrible for you :hug: Was your appt last wednesday or is to tomorrow? Hope you get some of the answers you're after. Once your mind is at ease hopefully the panic attacks will stop xx
Thanks for the info Belfie. I'll have a look when I get a chance. After seeing my Endo I was pretty startled when he said that my chance of getting type 2 later in life was 100% - so anything I can do to delay it would be great!
Well AFM..... I cant believe that in 7 days I'll be holding my new little baby! Im excited but scared at the same time LOL. Dont know how i'll go handling 3 kids but I'll just have to give it my best shot hey LOL. Im scheduled for 7.30am next Tuesday (12th) and have to go into hospital tomorrow for a CTG and then my last OB appt. Sugar levels are still on the rise so the sooner I get this baby out the better. Cant wait to stop these injections!!
7 more sleeps..... Eeeeeeekkkkkk!!!!!!
What the!?!?! What is he basing that on?? I've always heard that lifetime Type 2 risk is 50%... unless you've got other risk factors too? So yes, our risk is higher than that of a normal population, but it's a risk, not an actual certified you WILL get type 2 diagnosis. I reckon you can NEVER say 100% unless you already had it! *stomps around indignantly*:
Plus I've known plenty of women who had it in PG and didn't get it in later life!
(and woo hoo for 7 days - sorry was too busy being indignant lol)
I initially had the same reaction Belfie. I dont know how he came to that conclusion. There is a history of type 2 in my mothers family but neither of my parents have it so he said family history doesnt really count unless its one of your parents. I dont know... maybe he was trying to scare me into taking better care of myself once the baby is born? I dont really know much about it so had no idea whether it was an accurate assumption or not. He was quite direct and adamant that I would get it... he said its not a matter of 'if' but 'when' :(
I think id better look into it a bit more. Nothing wrong with being healthy but id rather not have it hanging over my head just waiting for it to happen! Thanks for the push in the right direction!! xx :D
Well ladies saw the endo again today and have now been put on insulin for lunch as well. So 4 units for lunch and 4 units for dinner and 34 units of long lasting for before bed. They are talking of inducing me between 38 and 39 weeks and will check me next week to see how my cervix is doing. I also attended the breastfeeding for diabetic mums clinic this morning and have to start trying to express from now. How am I going to do all the things they want me to do I don't know but will attempt to try :)
teepee - I would be getting a 2nd opinion as well
Kim I'll definitely be getting a 2nd opinion, though I think i'll stick to the diet for a while - hopefully it'll help me shift the extra baby weight and maybe, fingers crossed, even more :D
How was the breastfeeding clinic? I didnt know they had them. Where did you attend yours? If you dont mind me asking, what did they suggest? I had supply issues with both my previous pregnancies and wasnt able to breastfeed for long. I have since been told that having PCOS would have contributed to that but im thinking the the GD wont help either :( Ive tried google but cant find any clinics/talks in my area - not that ive got much time to attend one - have to be at the hospital at 6am next Tuesday!!!
I know its very daunting but you'll get through it all. Heck you're already a mum of 5 - you can do anything!!!! LOL
lol thanks teepee. I went to a clinic run by my hospital. Phone yours up and ask if they have them. It was only an hour long but they were talking about having some expressed jic bubs needs extra if they have to go into scn. One thing they did tell us was that because of the GD it could take longer for our milk to come in. Also that by breastfeeding as much as possible it reduces the risk of bubs getting diabetes when they are older. They think there is some link to GD babies having formula in scn to getting the diabetes themselves so they recommend b/f'ing.
They gave us some little cups (like the ones you get in chinese food for the sauce lol) to use to collect the colostrum (need to sterilise them first in Miltons :) ) and some sticky labels to put on them and also some syringes in case we couldn't get much in the cups. The only problem I can see is that I'm not a cow and pulling on the old boobies is hurting lol. They did suggest trying for only 5 mins at a time, twice a day and see what we get. I'll have to get a move on too as I only have a couple of weeks to go.
Wow to only having 5 days to go. Will be waiting for your BA :)
Tried to hand express tonight and got .6 of 1ml. Oh well I'm sure it will improve the more I do it. Was doing it while watching Biggest Loser make overs lol
I'm 34 weeks and had a ultrasound today just to check on my baby's size and its 3 kg. big surprise for me because i feel quite "small" but it does look very cramped in there.
I have an appointment with the obstetrician thursday so will probably have to go on insulin
anyone here had a big baby due to gestational diabetes? i'm wondering if i'll have to have a cesarean?
Hope everyone is doing well. I havent posted a BA yet but our little boy Liam James was born at 38+1 weeks on Tuesday 12th April @ 8.05am via c/sect. He's such a good little baby and is doing really well. He ended up in SCN for 24hrs but his BSL's have been great so he was discharged this morning and is now allowed to stay in the room with me. They were talking about giving him a formula comp feeds if his sugar levels dropped but thankfully that didnt happen. Milk hasnt come in yet but im hoping that when it does it will be enough for him. My PCOS may affect supply and they're looking into meds to help boost it - apparently that may be my only chance because of my hormone levels. At this stage i'll do anything to make BF'ding work!!
Here is a link to my FB album. Not sure if it'll work, if not feel free to add me as a friend if you like. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...9&id=719276520
Kim how are you going with expressing. Hope you've managed to stock up :D
Hi Sarah. My OB thought that Liam would definitely be a big baby. My scan at 35 weeks showed that he was 2.5kgs which is right on 50% but the OB said he thought he would be much bigger seeing as i ended up on 80 odd units of insulin a day. Well im happy to say the he is actually the smallest of all 3 of my children and was born at 3.280kg so not small but not big by any means. Your little one is a little bit above average but doesnt mean you'll end up with a huge baby. I dont see why you'd have to have a c/sect unless there are other complications. My c/section had nothing to do with my GD and was based on my previous deliveries. If you do end up on insulin they may induce you early to avoid bub getting too big. Good luck with your appointment tomorrow, hopefully you can avoid insulin altogether!
OMG teepee Liam is gorgeous. Well done chook on birthing your boy (doesn't matter how he came out). I was told that having the GD means that your milk supply can come in later than usual so don't be upset about that. When you get home try the lactation cookies (recipe in the appropriate section lol) as a friend of mine made them and she got heaps. Also she just liked the cookies :)
Sarah - my 3rd baby was 9lb 12oz (4.4kg) and that was without GD so don't get stressed about the size. I birthed him naturally and with no tears. You will do just fine.
I had another appointment yesterday and I am now on novorapid for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as long lasting before bed. Still not alot but enough that they are going to really be monitoring me during labour. I got a really good midwife yesterday and asked her about the continuous monitoring and said how I wanted to negotiate for 20 mins monitoring and 20 mins off. So all up in the hour they can monitor me for 40 mins but then I could move around for 20 of it. She didn't seem to think it would be a problem so yay. She actually thought my birth plan was quite reasonable. I did have problems yesterday though as I was supposed to see an obs but they didn't book me in so now I have to wait until next week :o and then they will do a VE and book either an induction date or c/s date. I also don't know what date they are going to go by. My edd from LMP is 6 May but from the 12 week scan date it is 2 May. I know only 4 days but it can make a difference when they do the induction. According to me I'm 37 weeks tomorrow but the scan date would put me at 37 + 4 so at my next appointment I'm either going to be 37 + 5 or 38 + 2. Oh well will see next week (if I make it :) ) The midwife actually apologised for the bad care I have received so far and she took the time to actually talk to me about some of my concerns so I was very impressed with her and I hope she is on when I go into labour :)
Enjoy your time with your new little man teepee. Give him big cuddles from me and I can't wait until I can post on here about my little girl.
Take care all
Teepee Liam is so cute! :) Congratulations :D
Thanks for your advice and information and Thanks to you too Kim :) its good to hear. other peoples experiences
I think i immediately thought oh no! because the ultrasound technician was preganant and she gave me a pittying look and said goodluck haha
the obstetrician said yesterday booked me in for another ultrasound in 2 weeks to see how much bigger my little one is and at this stage they might induce me at 39 or 40 weeks because he was explaining how the shoulders may get stuck if baby is too big. So thats good news wont really be early at all and they didnt even mention insulin :)
Sarah - Elise was estimated at being 7pound 9 at 37weeks (they are supposed to start putting on an ounce a day around then), and she was born at 40+2 weighing only 8pound, and I was on 16 units of insulin a day at that point.
With my DS I didn't have GD and he was born at 41+5 weighing only 8pound 3, though he was estimated at being almost 3kg at 33weeks.
The ultrasound weights are only estimates, and are made up in part by combining the measurements of the baby's body - including the legs - and if the sonographer is out in his/her measurements by only 1-3mm on all measurements it can put things out by quite a bit.
Hi everyone else, Elise is going well and has slept through for 7 nights out of the past 17 already, just trying to deal with her colic and DS has come down with the cold that hubby and I have had for the past 2 weeks, and Elise is showing some symptoms of it too, so have been rather busy being sick and dealing with sick family lol She also put on 140g in a week when she got weighed on wednesday, so was 50g above her birthweight so happy about that! Can't wait for her to get weighed again this wednesday to see if the EBM and occasional bottle of formula is still doing it's job.
Hope you're all well!
Hi!
I have no idea about what blood levels are normal and too high when it comes to GD. So I was hoping some lovely people here know about glucose levels in the blood
I failed my first GCT test with a level of 9.7 and the Pathology lady said the upper level they liked was 7.
I took the GTT 2 hour test yesterday and after 9 attempts and collapsed veins in both my arms they completed the 3 blood tests. The lady only told me the level of my first blood test and that was 5.6 after fasting overnight - before I drank the lovely sugar drink! She never told me the other levels because I think they were too busy trying to get veins up in my arm. I'm now awaiting the results to see if I passed that one or not.
Just a question - Does 5.6 sound like a normal level after fasting overnight?