snowchickie79 - thanks for the info re Chloe and the first day or so. I'd initially read something like that but then felt reassured when no-one in here seemed to have it happen to them.

At my breastfeeding class today, I was told that at my hospital, my baby WILL automatically be admitted to the nursery and assigned a paediatrician to keep an eye on him, due to the fact I'm on insulin. I was also told that it would be for 48 hours, but that I would definitely still be able to breastfeed. I was pretty rattled by this, as 48 hours sounds like a long time to me (even though I guess it will go quickly once I'm there). I plan to ask my obs more about this at my appt on Monday. I'm a bit peeved I had to find this out during the "break" at a breastfeeding class! And I wonder when they would have told me otherwise. Grrr. I realise that it's probably good for baby to have an extra careful eye on him, so I guess it's not all bad... I suppose it's more about being mentally prepared.

How did you feel when she went to the nursery? Did you find it ok, or was it upsetting? And I have the same question in relation to the tube-feeding too.

kgb - I'm glad to hear the DE & dietician helped.
Katones - totally agree, it's great having people to talk to.

On a totally selfish note, it's nice having you ladies here, as I think nearly everyone else with GD has now had their bubbas, so it's nice to have the company (even though I'd rather you guys didn't have to put up with GD as well!). I picked up my replacement glucometer this arvo (so I had 24 hours off testing in the end - WOO HOO)... and now i"m back on the treadmill again. I went through a bit of the wah wahs tonight, guess I was wishing I'd managed to avoid insulin... then I'd be less likely to be induced, and bubba would be less likely to go to nursery etc. etc... And maybe if I'd just tried harder somehow I could have avoided it... my DH and lovely sister both pointed out that i'd done everything right, eaten really well and my levels still went up so I shouldn't blame myself. I think that's the challenging thing with GD - it's just something else to deal with on top of everything else. As U2 said... "some days ARE better than others".

There we go, enough of my late night philosphical ramblings (I tried to go to bed then realised I was hungry - so have just had a late night low GI snack!)
Oh and to everyone I missed.