i think it's worth getting checked by your GP, cos if you take AB's for thrush, and it's not thrush, that could cause an imbalance too. I thought thrush was more than just itchiness, e.g a discharge as well. Us guessing online and you guessing, is not the same as you being accurately diagnosed by a medico. i realise it's a pain to take your toddler to the GP. If you book an appointment, tell the receptionist you are bringing a LO, they might be sensitive to that.

THe "average preg weight" sounds a very hard one to have an answer about, people vary so much.

i hear you on the "being proud of your mummy bump", i felt that way too. (but the other direction, my baby bump took a long time to become obvious, when i was DYING for people to comment, no-one did!). You are baking a lovely bub, no wonder you want to show off your bump, if i was preg again, i would too :hugs:

i actually think what you put in your body (healthy food) is more important than what the scales say. So if you're eating well, and still gaining whatever - so be it. But if your medico SUSPECTS you might have GD, but is waiting for the 28 wk mark (usual time for the test), i don't understand why your medico is not being PROactive, instead of waiting. That does sound a bit irresponsible to me (assuming that once you ARE diagnosed with GD, you might need to make changes. Why wait if medico suspects it now? ( this is a comment about your medico, not you).

best of luck, i hope you get some relief soon, sounds uncomfy for you.
Last time i had a pap smear, the medical centre got a nurse with 5 mins spare, to take my DD for a walk, so i could have the pap done, without worrying about my DD stickybeaking etc. i hope yours is helpful too.