***(61) 2015 November Sparklers***

[Mimzy3]

Yeah there is different directions everywhere it seems. My midwife and the instruction sheet I was given says nothing to eat one hour before your test. But I've herd other women have been advised that they don't have to fast at all?

 

[Mrs_Bump]

My random blood glucose was 4 which is the lowest end of normal, and id eaten an hour before. Last time it was 2.4 after fast and 3.2 after drink but they're making me do it again. I am making dh take the day off work as I'm scared.

 

[missmayhem]

The gtt is hell. I've mine in a few weeks really not looking forward to it.

Put in my application for maternity leave taking it as early as possible to keep my SPD at bay. Plus want to enjoy being a family of 4 to the full.

 

[littlesteph]

Hooray for everybody hitting V-day!! That's the best milestone to hit IMO (besides giving birth lol)... we're all going to be in third tri here shortly!

steph, sounds like you've got the perfect combination for the dizziness issues!! Are you on iron supplements now?

oh yea explains a lot abut how I've been feeling pretty much most the pregnancy. he's recommended taken pregnancy supplements because iron tablets make me ill and flare up my ibs.

 

[littlesteph]

Oh Steph, I'm sorry. You really go seem to be having a rough time of things. At least you have an explanation for your dizziness I guess. Iron tablets can be a bit rough. They made me very sick but they do work.

thank you, yea they made me quite sick when I was pregnant with my 2nd so taken a pregnancy supplement

 

[Sunny27]

It's been so hard to keep up with all the post. I've been super busy with work. Only 5 more days until 3rd trimester.

 

[TexMel]

Anyone done the glucose tolerance test yet? I have to go some day next week. Any tips? Anything I should expect?

I have to have mine tomorrow! And I've had to do it once in each of my last pregnancies

My doctor gives me the glucose drink as I'm making my next appointment, so its been sitting in my fridge for 3 weeks. If you have flavor options, don't get the orange. I had orange or fruit punch to choose from. We'll see how bad the fruit punch is

I was told I can eat or drink whatever I want before I drink the stuff. But as soon as you drink the stuff, you have to quit eating and drinking
everything else (including water ) until they draw your blood. I'm supposed to drink it 45 minutes before my appointment.

You'll be given instructions, just follow them. The one hour test isn't too terrible. The stuff is not exactly tasty, but you can eat again as soon as they draw your blood and that helps. Hopefully you pass it the first time and don't have to worry about taking the 3 hour test! I'm really worried about failing the test tomorrow... everything has been going too smoothly this pregnancy, I feel like I'm bound to have some sort of complication like GD

Thanks everyone for all of the insight!

It does seem everyone has completely different directions! They require at my office that everyone gets the one hour test during the 26th week, but they don't actually conduct the test at their office - I have to go to a private lab. The only instructions I was given so far was to fast after midnight the night before and go in around 8 the next morning. They will have the drink and everything there when I get there. I do tend to get hypoglycemic, so I'm a little worried about that, but I'm not sweating GD too much. I have no reason to believe up to this point that I would have it.

Fingers crossed for everyone going through the testing in the next couple of weeks!

 

[DHBH0930]

My GD test is the 25th. I'm supposed to fast after midnight, and they have the drink for me there. I was told I have 5 mins to drink it with DD1, so I just chugged it to get it over with

 

[Mrs_Bump]

Dreading GTT even more now. My appetite is back the last couple if days by which I mean I'm getting extreme nausea if my stomachs empty. At least its just one morning of my life.

 

[Smile181c]

My hips are really starting to hurt nowadays - anyone else? Not sure if it's SPD or not, will bring it up my mw at my 28 week appointment, but they're really starting to burn!

 

[Twag]

Good luck with the GTT test's ladies

Just had my whooping cough jab ouch my arm aches I do not remember it aching last time

I am waddling I am sure of it and really struggling to bend etc now which when you have a 1.5 year old is quite hard

I find my hips hurt at night when I am trying to sleep

 

[aley28]

Got my GTT over with yesterday. The Glucola made me feel so flipping nauseous, and I was able to eat/drink beforehand. I ate toast and drank a ton of water (still gotta be able to leave a urine sample at the appointment LOL) ... then drank the Glucola. I had fruit punch flavor, which wasn't too terrible But I immediately got a stomachache, and then I spent the next hour wanting to vomit. After my blood was drawn at the 1 hour mark, I went home and still couldn't eat because I felt so sick. It was like 3 hours later that I was able to eat anything without fearing that it would come back up, and I just felt gross all day yesterday. SO GLAD to have it over with, now I just gotta hope I don't get a call today or tomorrow saying something is off!!

I got my DTaP shot yesterday too... figured I should just get it over with ASAP lol. My arm was mega sore yesterday and its not much better this morning to be honest!!

I have an ultrasound in 3 weeks! To check the heart, as we didn't get a clear picture of it at 20 weeks, and hopefully-maybe to get a confirmation of the gender, and I believe he's doing a 3D scan of the face to check for cleft lip too. I'm excited for that!! Just hope my husband can get off work for it!

Then its appointments every 2 weeks after that, then once a week, and then I'll have a baby. OMG THIS IS GOING FAST!!! Which is good, I'm so ready to be in labor and then holding my tiny pink bundle.

 

[Twag]

Yay aley your post has made me excited lets get this party started I am ready to be a mummy of 2

So my arm is killing me and you have said your's still hurts damn

I feel like I have been 27 weeks pregnant for WEEKS

I have my 28 week midwife appointment on Tuesday afernoon where they will take more blood from me and give me my anti-d shot another achy arm

Little miss has been having a good wiggle today which is nice but I am also feeling a lot of pressure below so wondering if she has gone head down

 

[lomelindi17]

I have my GD test on the 4th at 29 weeks, had a hard time scheduling it so it's a bit late. My office doesn't do the Glucola drink though, they do the alternative test - I just have to eat a high carb breakfast with eggs, a bunch of pancakes & syrup, and orange juice, then take a 10-20 minute walk, then head to the office where they will draw blood 2 hours after I ate. I was so happy when they told me that I don't have to do the nasty drink lol!

Hope everyone's feeling well, my hips and back were hurting quite a bit the last month or so but seems to have calmed down since I've been taking it easy. Really itching to go get some exercise but every time I step outside I get attacked by horseflies so it's really putting me off going for walks! Hopefully they go away soon, the joys of living in Maine lol! In the meantime, all I want to eat is ice cream, which isn't a good combination with not getting exercise haha!

 

[aley28]

Lomelindi, I've put on 5 pounds of ice cream in the past 3 weeks. Its been nearly a daily "treat" for me, and I REALLY have to stop. Just. So. Good. And it hits the spot in this nasty heat!!! I wish my office did the high carb breakfast... the intense urge to vomit yesterday was horrible. I'm nauseous a lot, but that was obnoxious. I would have vomited - happily - if I wasn't trying so hard to keep it down. I kept burping. On the plus side, when the sugar hit the bloodstream, Baby went nuts and was active for like an hour

Twag, I feel like I've been 27 weeks forever too!?!? I keep wanting to say I'm 28 weeks... and then I look at the day of the week and realize I'm nowhere near. I know the third trimester "slows down", but this is ridiculous. FAST FORWARD button PLEASE!!!

 

[Mimzy3]

lome and aley I was really craving an ice cream bar because I kept seeing the commercials for them. So I ate one it was delicious than about 5 mins later I vomited. Now I won't touch ice cream. Guess now looking back its prob a good thing the ice cream made me sick

I go for my GD test late this afternoon. I normally eat fairly healthy and drink just water and occasionally some chai or green tea. Well today for lunch after my workout I was looking for some extra energy so I had a Coke Zero now I'm paranoid that I'm going to fail my test because of it!!
I drank it around 12:30pm and my test isn't till 4:15pm so it shouldn't matter though right?

 

[aley28]

Coke Zero has no sugar in it, Mimzy - I don't think it'll affect your results Especially that long before your test!

I wish I could stop wanting ice cream. Its not even a pregnancy problem for me... I'd live on ice cream entirely if I could! Obviously I'd be a million pounds and totally unhealthy then though, so I try to limit it. I just keep using "but its hot and I'm pregnant..." as an excuse this summer, and its reflecting on the scale!

 

[Twag]

Hmmmm now I want ice cream

Yes finally I am 28 weeks tomorrow jeez this has been a long week

Ok so my arm is killing me I do not remember my whooping cough jab hurting so much last time I couldn't sleep well as I couldn't lay on that side as my arm hurt so bad to lay on

Worst thing is I have my anti-d injection on Tuesday and I am sure that one hurts too

 

[Mimzy3]

Okay ladies I'm freaking out! My midwife called and said my glucose test came back 138 anything over 130 needs to go for 3 hour test. How did I fail this??!???!?! I eat healthy, exercise 5 days a week, and have kept my weight gain down...I weighted 125lbs at my last appointment and I'm 5'5. How do I have GD??? And worse of all if I fail my 3 hour I will no longer be able to deliver with the Midwives because I will be high risk

Even if I pass 3 hour I'm going to follow GD diet now because obviously my body is not processing sugar how it should and I want my baby to be healthy. Anyone have good links to GD diet to follow?

 

[Mrs_Bump]

My friend had GD in both her pregnancies and is very fit and healthy. It can just be genetic. Diabetic diets are effectively low GLycemic index but if you have to follow it they should give you literature. Her son is very healthy, as long as you manage it there is no reason for your child to be negatively effected.