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

[aley28]

:wave: Heya catmummy!! Good to see you again! I'm glad that everything is OK with your bump, and congratulations on !!

Third trimester officially starts at 27 weeks... you're SO close!!

 

[Twag]

Mrs Bump good luck with your GTT today and hope the consultant can put your mind at ease

Catmummy - glad all is okay and congrats on team

 

[catmummyof4]

Thanks ladies 5 days till third and FINAL trimester!! X

 

[Mrs_Bump]

Glad all is ok cat mummy.
Survived the gtt. Gagged on the drink and it pretty much made me feel drunk with the sugar rush. I only drink water so it was a bit weird for me. Hoping not feeling any more ill than my usual morning sickness isn't a bad sign. I'm sure it isn't, I think paranoia is just sinking in. Back home for a pit stop and then back for the consultant. The fact she was running behind at 10:00 doesn't bode well though, sigh...

 

[DHBH0930]

Congrats on team catmummy!

 

[Twag]

Gkad the GTT wasn't too bad Mrs Bump good luck hope the consultant isn't running behind too much

So in the UK they do not do the GTT unless you have a history of diabetes in the family etc but then how would they know if you got it???? Like how would I know if I was suffering with it and how would my midwife pick it up if I was? Is that why they test your pee for keytones?
Sorry might sound a stupid question but I am worrying (more than likely for no reason)

 

[Mrs_Bump]

They test for sugar in your urine and also if you're measuring ahead and baby is big , if either of these is the case you will be given the gtt.

 

[Twag]

Thanks Mrs Bump

 

[Sunny27]

Officially in the third trimester!!!!

 

[Twag]

Yay for 3rd tri

 

[aley28]

Welcome to third tri, sunny!! The final stretch!!

Twag, I was wondering about that too. If its not routine there, how would they even know when to test for it, since anybody can get GD? So thanks for explaining, MrsBump! Jealous though... I wish it was more like that here. Though I'm sure I'd still have to do the test, as I'm obese.

I'm glad the test wasn't too hard on you this time, MrsBump! I only felt nauseous after drinking the stuff, and it seems to have been fine for me as I never got a call saying I need to do a 3 hour test.

AFM, nothing interesting. I'm properly uncomfortable now, practically all the time. I'm having to pee more often, and I can't lean forward when sitting or bend over when standing. I can't reach the floor, I can barely put on socks, my ribcage feels crowded, and half the time the baby is laying transverse - I can tell because the kicks come at the left side and then I'll get ticklish movements on my right hip. Fortunately I'm still sleeping really well and I can still just survive with Tums and some Gaviscon for heartburn, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much

But seriously. If we can just skip the next 10 weeks or so, I'd be happy!!

 

[Twag]

I am wanting to fast forward the next 8/9 weeks as I have worked out that me and work are not friends at all during this pregnancy

I just feel shit when I am at work I feel more sick, my body aches more, my hormones run riot and seriously I could strangle my boss everything he does angers me! I have to pee like a 1000 times - I am hating being at work 8 more weeks just feels like pure torture

I am much happier at home!

 

[sweetgirl75]

Hi lady's hope everybody doing well. I got not so great news today I failed my GD test I was supposed to be at level of 135 and I was at 154. Going for my 3 hour test tomorrow please pray that I pass that test. Because I am scared

 

[aley28]

Sweetgirl, I'm sorry you failed the first test!! Hopefully the 3 hour one is a pass! Let us know!

 

[Twag]

Sweetgirl sorry to hear you have to do the 3 hour test fingers crossed for you

 

[Mimzy3]

Hi lady's hope everybody doing well. I got not so great news today I failed my GD test I was supposed to be at level of 135 and I was at 154. Going for my 3 hour test tomorrow please pray that I pass that test. Because I am scared

I also failed and go for 3 hour tomorrow morning. I pray we both pass! I've been going crazy thinking about what if I don't. I ate well this weekend and I'm going to eat a good dinner in hopes it will help me pass but who knows if my efforts will even matter since I ate well the day of my 1 hour too

I think its a good sign if you get sick from the drink. With DS it made me feel ill and I passed this time around I felt fine and I failed at 138

 

[Mrs_Bump]

Just an interest question but if you pass the 3 hour and don't pass the one hour what does that mean, do you still have GD, if not why even do the one hour test?

 

[catmummyof4]

Hey im sorry you failed your gtt i have a few questions about th gtt tests: mine is th 26th when am i likely to find out the results? What are th signs of gd? Xx

 

[Mrs_Bump]

It may vary a bit by trust, mine said if I hadn't heard anything within a week then the result was all clear.

Consultant went surprisingly well, in that she was nice and listened. All normal tests ok but have to have an extra scan tmrw as they forgot to book it before, as I am extra low Papp a. She wasn't too concerned about the weight loss as bump was measuring dead on. I just find all this stuff scary because it really brings home how much risk me and baby are under. Although she said it's a really great sign that little miss likes to beats me up regularly.

 

[aley28]

Just an interest question but if you pass the 3 hour and don't pass the one hour what does that mean, do you still have GD, if not why even do the one hour test?

If you fail the 1hr test but pass the 3hr test, then you do not have GD. But I think they start with the 1hr test because its got to be easier for most people to stomach, whereas I hear the 3hr one can be really brutal Having never failed the 1hr test, I'm grateful we don't just all do the 3hr one.