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Artechim
I am already on insulin, although only a small dose (4units before dinner & 4units before breakfast) i think i am now going to just eat as bland as possible...
As soon as i inject myself not even 5mins after i have done so i feel VERY nautious.. is this normal?? last night i also didn't feel good at all after injecting...
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Hmmmm I'm not sure on the nausia. I have a feeling they said something about it but can't remember for sure.
If you're at all concerned call your dr or DE.
Hope you feel better soon.
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Are you nervous or anxious about doing the injections at all Katones? That's all I can think of at the moment. Five minutes after an injection is too soon for the insulin have started working as it takes at least 30 minutes to kick in if you are on an actrapid/protophane mix which is what most GD's use. If you are worried about it an it doesnt settle down i would ring your dr or De and maybe they can change the type of insulin you are on to see if that makes a difference.
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hiya
i had high levels with Isaac my last. I was on 20 - 24 units (novorapid) before breakfast, lunch and dinner and then 80 units before bed (long lasting - can't remember hte name). As i got bigger it climbed higher. It was one of the reasons why i was induced. My little man was in Special Care for 3 days due to low blood sugar but i was on very high insulin levels. It wasn't as bad as what i thought it would be.
Any questions ask away.
Angel
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nope NOT nervous at all doing the injections.. had to do them with IVF prior to getting pregnant with this bub...
i have a OB appointment tomorrow so will see what they say...
this morning pre- breakfast was a doozy & 2hrs post breakkie was even HIGHER...
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belfie - That is terrible to find that out at a breastfeeding class. We were told all these little bits and pieces during our antenatal classes which was run by the hospital and the teacher was the RN with neonatal quals who looks after the bubs in nursery. So she did let us know about the GD bubs and what "might" happen but there was no mention of automatic 48 hours.
Initially when Chloe had her first BSL immediately after birth I was really happy as she got a 3.1 (had to be over 2.5) and then she BF straight afterwards for almost an hour. About 4 hours later I was going to try to BF her again so I had to call the nurse as they needed to do her BSL prior to eat meal until she got 3 readings over 2.5. The 2nd reading was 2.4 so only just under the min. They bought her back and the nursery nurse came (who was also our antenatal teacher and gave us great relief knowing she was looking after Chloe) and explained that they would take her to nursery and give her a formula feed to try to bring her level up. They would then keep her an hour and test her again. If her sugars had gone back up then she could come back to me but if not then she would need to stay in nursery overnight. Her next reading was 1.6!! The paedeatrician was then called and they came in and told us what would happen. They advised they would insert a feeding tube, down her nose into her belly so that they could easily feed her without her having to exert any energy. The process of BF'ing uses up blood sugars so instead of trying to BF her to get her levels up it could have used up more sugars than those she would get from BF'ing, hence the feeding tube to take away any energy she would otherwise have to use to feed and also to assist with her not getting used to a bottle. She was taken back to nursery and we were told to wait 15 minutes and then we could go up and see her, enough time to put in the tube without us getting upset. I heard her cry but they assured me it was an annoyance cry rather than a pain. A kind nurse explained to me that her 6yo son had to have a feeding tube put in and that he is capable of telling her when something hurts and he didn't complain about it at all. That made me feel better about it but I was still a little upset just because I had wanted her with us. Here I was with no belly anymore and no baby near me so that was difficult. They begun 1hour formula/colostrum feeds (I manually expressed and they mixed it with formula). They then tested each hour and would continue that until she got 3 x levels over 2.5. The midnight BSL test we were invited to come to so we went up there and they tested her while we stood with her. I rubbed her belly and crossed my fingers for a higher reading and she gave us a 4.8.. I was so happy. They kept her overnight to make sure she got 2 more high readings so we then went back to our room and tried to get some rest. I think I got an hour or two but each time I heard a baby cry I wondered if it was her, she hadn't cried with me so I had no idea what her cry sounded like. We were told we could go down to the nursery (only about 20m away) at any time to see her. I was told they would bring her back to me around 6am to feed if all was fine but if any problems they'd wake me. I still didn't sleep and each time I heard a trolley come down the hall I'd wake thinking it was them bringing her back. Sure enough though, 6.30am she came rolling back in and she stayed with us from then onwards. They took out the tube at 3pm that day and did some additional random BSLs in the day or two afterwards but all were fine and they then stopped testing her. Her poor little feet though had little pin ***** marks and band-aid spots on them. I felt really bad about that part and seeing her be tested but they generally took her to nursery to do that so I wasn't watching.
Hope that helps and just my experience.
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snowchickie79 - thank you SO much. I really appreciate hearing about it - I guess it's one of those things, sometimes it's easier to cope with if you have a chance to mentally prepare for what might happen. My heart went out to you when you said how you didn't know what her cry would sound like, it sounds like a difficult first night. But, it's really good to get an idea of what can happen. How is your gorgeous little bubba girl going now?
For me, one suggestion a friend has made is that if I know that bubba boy will be in the nursery, I ask for a room as near to nursery as possible. I'm seeing my obs tomorrow morning, so I'll be asking him all about this!!
katones - good luck with your appt and hopefully they can do something to ease that nausea, that's no fun at all. And doing IVF & GD, gosh you'd think you'd get an easy path by now wouldn't you! Very unfair.
angelraelz - Good luck with your GTT on the 7th & congrats on the twins! With your previous PG, did your insulin get steadily higher or did you need to jump it up quite quickly? I'm only on 14 units of protaphane in the mornings, so i'm kinda hoping it'll stay relatively low. After a few dodgy BSL's, the last few days have been really good & steady - and I've been on 14 for 2 weeks now, so I guess I wonder if it's likely to need to go up or not... guess that'll depend on the pancreas & the hormones huh!
Artechim - that's good that your bubba didn't have to go away. How high was your insulin in the end?
kgb - I hope you've had a good weekend and those BSL's are going well.
My obs also mentioned that we may need a sizing scan - did any of you have one? And did it seem to be accurate? I've heard some very mixed things about them! My fundal height isn't measuring particularly ahead (I think that's cos I've stopped gaining weight & lost a kilo or so - since about 28 weeks), but I was thinking if we're supposed to have one, I'd guess it would have to be fairly soon - there's not THAT long to go!
Apart from that, I'm busy getting my nursery set up & washing baby clothes... lots of fun! Hope you're all going well. I've discovered that I can't get away with gluten free pizza (probably wise!) but I can manage a gluten free lasagne with minimal pasta layers - YUM!
Belfie
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