With my first pregnancy I didn't have GD but my daughter had a little jaundice so hopefully it will be the same this time.
At my scan this week they confirmed I am having another girl, I am so excited as I always wanted two girls as I only had a brother and I always wanted a sister. We havn't told anyone the sex as we want to surprise everyone, everyone thinks I am having a boy. The name we have chosen is Jasmina Gabriella.
Belfie - congrats on your little boy sounds like a cutie.
Pollyanna - I feel for you girl. Silly doctor. Hope everything is going better now. the Liver problem doesn't sound to good but i am sure they will sort it all out. With the insulin try not to stress to much because that can up your levels too. But in saying that i had days where eating hte same things would give me different levels.
My diabetic instructor was really nice and she said "you know sometimes there is nothing you can do to change things with GD (as in diet) if your body is not coping then insulin is hte best choice. There is/was nothing you could have done to change things."
which sort of made sense for me because i felt like i was beating myself that i didn't do the diet properly or my thought would be - if only i hadn't eatten this or not done this then maybe i wouldn't have ended up on insulin. But my body just couldn't cope this time around.
Now days i look back on my pregnancy with isaac and i've come to the conclusion of this - If i didn't follow the doctors with the diet, insulin, finger *****ing etc then if something happened to my baby then i would feel like the worse mother. In doing what they told me to do i was helping my little boy who is now 1 the best way possible even though i hated doing hte insulin, i hated being on insulin, i hated the diet change and everything GD related.
But we are ok now and that is what counts. Like someone else said think of it as medicine for my baby. Because that is what you are doing every time you take insulin you are helping your baby.
Hope this helps some of you are going through a hard time. I am still hoping it stays away this time around but i know in my heart that being twins and having it before that i will most likely get it. And then i hope you all will be around when i have my off days.
Totally agree with what the other ladies say re your body sometimes just needs the insulin and it's not in your control. I had a day where I really felt annoyed that i could have done more to avoid it, but the truth was that i did everything I could - my BSL's just went too high. Only other option would have been starving myself and that wouldn't have done myself or bubba much good!
Thanks for the congratses. We're doing very well, and in answer to the jaundice question, not necessarily for GD babies... well I was induced for his birth: 3 lots of prostin gel, waters broken & synto drip (at 39 weeks exactly). Labour was 12 hours and I had an epi after 7. He needed suction which popped off, so was born with the assistance of forceps. He had a graze on his head from the suction and a forceps bruise (which cleared very quickly). We were warned that he might have breathing problems but he was fine. He was admitted to nursery for 24 hours to monitor his BSL's which were all good (3.2, 3.6 and 3.2 or something like that!), but most of that time he was with us even though he was formally "admitted" so to speak. He was also given formula to keep his fluids/sugars up.
I was told that 90% of babies get jaundice. Because I'm 0+ and he's A+ that would have exacerbated the jaundice PLUS he had the bruising and scrape which would also have made it worse. My milk was slow to come in so he remained on formula for quite a while, which was actually a really good thing for the jaundice. We've now phased out the formula and he's been on 100% boobie milk for the last 3-4 days which I'm thrilled about. I didn't expect it, but in retrospect the formula top up was actually really good and helped keep the jaundice from getting worse, plus he's a really happy settled little guy and I think the fact he was well fed helped. He didn't lose that much weight and he's already over his birth weight. Because I'd been so psyched for him to be in Nursery to start with, once he went back in, I didn't find it too hard.
Oh and while he's not huge (I hadn't done sizing scans, but my obs had been concerned about size), they did do a manoevre at birth to prevent shoulder distocia (basically curled me into a ball - knees to chest) and he came out roofward so to speak! When I queried my obs about it (I thought it must have been just precautionary given he wasn't THAT big) his comment was that while he wasn't that big, I was very small and it was a very tight fit. So we feel like he came out at the right time. Oh and when he was put on my chest.... oooh just magical
Pollyanna - your dr sounds daft and hope things improve for you
Katones - I've been thinking of you, not long to go now! You'll love getting rid of the GD!
kgb - gorgeous name! Oh and I used to find porridge was good for my BSL's.
Oh and while I was thrilled to have GD gone, my fructose malabsorption promptly played up and I spent most of my hossie time with the runs (sorry if TMI) and couldn't eat anything sweet anyway! One afternoon I was in tears after seeing the afternoon tea tray with all these gorgeous cakes that i STILL couldn't eat (too much wheat & sugar for me!). But it's finally settled and I've been able to have some cake (actually for my 35th birthday yesterday). OMG it was good.
Hi to everyone I've missed, hope you're doing well.
Cheers,
Belfie
Belfie - congrats on the birth of Xander, he is a cutie!! We were a bit the same with feeding in the first week, topping up with formula, but it all worked out in the end.
Pollyanna - hope that you are getting some better answers now and everything is OK. Hopefully once the UTI passes then you can have a more relaxed few weeks before bub's comes.
KGB - congrats on the girl, great name too!
Hi everyone else.
Thomas had his 3 month check up last week - he is 6.1kgs, 59.5cms and is getting close to sleeping through (goes from 11pm to about 5.30am at the moment!).
Hello
I am new to this thread and i am hoping that you may be able to help or at least give some advice.
I had been diagnoised with Gestational Diabetes last week as they were not able to do the Glucose tolerance Test (3 hour test) as my fasting level was extremely high so i was diagnoised on the spot. Then on Thursday i went for my weekly check and i was put on insulin straight away as my levels were all over the place but my fasting levels were to high.
I am now scared as i have 8 weeks to go and so stressed taht i am going to have a huge baby. Thi sis my second child and i didnt have any of this except for preclampsia. None of my family have had it either and i am confused to why it has happened to me. My levels since taking the insulin throughout the day are appearing to be pretty good and on target but after 3 mornings my fasting levels are still high. I am seeing some doctors on Tuesday and hopefully i will get more info by then but i am just over whelmed with the whole thing and needed to vent to people who understand cause as much as my husband is really supportive i don't think he gets it.
Thanks for listening
Tracy
Tracy - It's very scary when you're first diagnosed. But firstly, there is nothing you could have done to prevent GD. It's just one of those things. Not sure what the drs have told you or what you already know so please excuse me if I'm telling you stuff you have already heard.
There is a hormone that your placenta noramlly produces that inhibits the effects of your natural insulin. This is all normal, but it effects some more than others.
I was put on protaphane at night to help with my fasting levels (the ones that were affecting me) and in the last two weeks I was on novorapid with dinner).
Most of us have found insulin to suck the big one, but I have said a few times to look at it as medicine for bubs. It certainly helped me looking at it like that.
It isn't uncommon to have a big baby with GD, but it is not a given. You may be sent for sizing scans (just like a normal u/s but they take different measurements and guesimate the size), but these scans can be up to 20% out. I had a scan with Ethan (who is now 10 weeks old) at 36 weeks and he was measuring 8lb 3oz then. So was looking at being about 9lb full term. I was induced at 38 weeks because of their concerns. The drs recommended an epidural due to the higher risk of a c-section (my previous labor being induced and forceps - he was 8lb 3oz, this one being induced and GD babies are more at risk of needing a c/s). Well when the time came my labor lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, no time for an epi and he was only 7lb 10oz. So yes ther is a bigger risk of having a big bubs, but it's not always the case.
Not sure what else you want to know atm. Reading through our previous threads might help. Butu feel free to ask us anything. There are no stupid questions, most of us have already asked them at some stage anyway.
Hey, Trac.
Sorry to hear you've got GD. It is very overwhelming. As Becci said there isn't anything you can do to prevent it. Some people just get it.
I hope your bubbba isn't really huge. We all probably had those same thoughts too when we found out. I know I did. I was so worried he'd be so massive and I wouldn't be able to have him naturally.
This is a great thread and we're all here to support you and answer any questions you have as best we can. I know what you mean about your DH, my DP was supportive mostly but I don't think he fully understood as he has never had to constantly think about food, levels and all that jazz all the time.
Big hugs
Good luck with your appointment. I hope the last 8 weeks fly by and you'll be holding your bubba in your arms in no time.
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sounds like a cutie.
(sorry if TMI) and couldn't eat anything sweet anyway! One afternoon I was in tears after seeing the afternoon tea tray with all these gorgeous cakes that i STILL couldn't eat (too much wheat & sugar for me!). But it's finally settled and I've been able to have some cake (actually for my 35th birthday yesterday). OMG it was good.
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