Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[Jaybear5]

I was induced at 38 weeks with my son! It did work but took 2 days and 6 lots of gel just to get me into labour!!!! I then had a further 11 hours of active labour but got to 9cm and his head was sideways and was told I wouldn't be able to deliver him was so upset as I'd got so far! So was rushed for an emergency section straight away!
So the consultant knows I can be induced and it works, and that I labour properly as such which is why he is keen to promote the VBAC in my case!
Nemo- may I ask how your friend managed?! Did she get just the one day to go into labour?!
I'm the same Capel and will be trying every wives tale in the book to get labour going! They are giving me a sweep at 37 weeks too if I do decide on the VBAC! X

 

[capel]

Nemo, was your friend induced? That's the thing I was reading that the risk of inductions raise dramatically after a c-section, that is why in my hospital they only let you have a VBAC if you are not being induced. It is safer to have another section. But I am thinking here pitocin in a drip. I think just the pessaries migth be ok. I am heading to my consultant app now and I will ask. Post back in the afternoon.

 

[Jaybear5]

Good Luck Capel let us know what they say! I'm gonna ask the consultant again next week to go over it all again x

 

[capel]

Asked her and she said it is possible but you need extra extra monitoring because the risk of uterine rupture is much higher. This is the reason that most doctors don't recomend induction with a VBAC. But she doesn't like c-sections and she rather stay with a patient if she will try a VBAC. And she said that she would let you go more than a few hours on labour. AndI think it migth be a cost saving thing because she said that an induction with a VBAC requires a doctor with you, not only a midwife because of all the risks.

Anyway, got my section booked for the 2nd of August. Can't believe that this may well be her birthday. And good because end of July, beggining of August is a busy period for birthdays in my family but the second was free She offered a sweep, but after discussing what happened last time we decided that in my case the c-section was safer for baby, if not for me. And that is from a doctor that hates c-sections.

 

[Jaybear5]

Awww how exciting that you finally have a date how do you feel about having another section hun?! I imagine tho an elective section is much better and calmer than an emergency one anyways! X

 

[Tanikit]

Capel nice to have a date! Not too long to go now.

I would not be allowed a VBAC - I've had one successful induction and one that ended in C-section at 8cm dilated as baby got distressed but they don't like the risks here and are very pro C-sections even for normal low risk deliveries. Pitocin apparently ups the risks a lot. Both my inductions took about 10 hours of active labour and only one gel that worked fast in both cases (much faster the second time though - that took literally minutes to work, about 2 hours the first time)

Nemo the only thing I miss about being pregnant is feeling baby's kicks and knowing she was safe inside me - the rest of it not at all.

 

[capel]

I did not have a c-section last time. She was born with forceps. But the moment I said HIE the doctor said c-section. Actually it is written in HUGE letters in many places of my notes. Oh, HIE stands for hypoxic ischemic encephalopaty. It is when the baby gets starved of oxygen, before, during or shortly after birth causing brain injury. And it can be avoided by a c-section. That is why when people are not progressing or baby seems in distress they perform a section. To avoid HIE because that is the worst it can happen in these cases. Well it happened to me and I can't cope with the thougth that it could happen again. So c-section it is.

 

[capel]

And I just have a date now because doctor is going on holiday but she wants to do the section personaly. So she can book her holiday as well

 

[funkym]

Hi ladies can i join u all again?!! Bit about me - Ive been type 1 diabetic for 9 years, had 3 miscarriages and a 2 year old boy - found out on Tuesday I'm pregnant again. My blood sugars have been through the roof, it's currently 13.2 and i've already had 8 injections today as they have all been high!!! Has anyone got any advise?? thanks xx

 

[pink23]

Hi funkym :wave: Im not sure what to suggest but keep at it at. I always seem to take too much and I end up low. 8 injections is quite alot. Hve you got to go to the hospital now to see diabetic team x
Thanks for the information about vbac all very interesting. I would love a vbac just scaried xx

 

[Jaybear5]

Ah yeah forgot Capel sorry! Your section will go jus fine hun, you never know you may go into labour before 2nd Aug?! Good luck xx

Hi Funkym congratulations on your BFP my advice is to stick at it, when I first got pregnant my sugars were through the roof for 2-3 weeks before the hospital put me on 4 injections and I had to really watch what I ate! My hba1c was 11.2 at 4 weeks preg, now down to 6.5....Have you seen your Diabetic consultant yet?! Hope things calm down for you soon!
It's so so soooo hard xxx

 

[funkym]

To be honest i havent had it confirmed yet as I'm being cautious!! I had a chemical in April and had a letter for antenatal thrm a day later i had lost it so dont want to jinx it, i've got an appointment in 2 weeks time to see if this pregnancy progress until then. My b/a is 8.7 now, no doubt will be low soon!!! Can't win, so much hard work isnt it?!!xx

 

[pink23]

well funkm we are all here so any questions just ask xx

 

[funkym]

Ah yeah forgot Capel sorry! Your section will go jus fine hun, you never know you may go into labour before 2nd Aug?! Good luck xx

Hi Funkym congratulations on your BFP my advice is to stick at it, when I first got pregnant my sugars were through the roof for 2-3 weeks before the hospital put me on 4 injections and I had to really watch what I ate! My hba1c was 11.2 at 4 weeks preg, now down to 6.5....Have you seen your Diabetic consultant yet?! Hope things calm down for you soon!
It's so so soooo hard xxx

Thank you hun - got an appointment in 2 weeks to confirm it as i'm sooo early and being negative!! My last hba1c was 8.5 - with my LO it was 6.8 so have gone up quite a bit!! xxx

 

[funkym]

well funkm we are all here so any questions just ask xx

Thank you so much - its good to hear we are all in the same boat and know how hard it is!! x

 

[Jaybear5]

Good luck with your appointment! You are right, we can't win! it's bloody hard work...
We are here if you need us hun x

 

[pink23]

I have been thankful of this group. Its so nice to write down worries and share simular stories and even better moan about the hypos to. No matter how much a doctor or nurse says they will not undersand what its like. If only there were more diabetic docs/nurses who actually had it themselves. I would love to train but I just dont think I could afford the cost of uni. Maybe whe the kids are old enough I could give it a go , even if it was just a diabetic nurse xx

 

[Lincoln Girl]

welcome funkym and congratulations xx

 

[Jaybear5]

Lincoln Girl, How are you doing hun? How have your sugars been during the 2nd Tri? xx

 

[capel]

Pink I always say to my husband that everyone should have a hypo one day just to understand how it feels like. Then you would not have to hear things like my BIL says. Once I was low and my DD was crying and I told DH to go to her. He was forever moaning that he could not see anything wrong with me and I was just being lazy. Thank you very much, next time when I pass out I let you call the ambulance. Or when I refused to give my piece of chocolate to his little girl he was upset, because I was an adult I should give the sweet to the girl. And I am diabetic I am not suposed to eat sweets anyway. It was my last piece of carb and I was not yet low but would be soon without it. I said better her without the sweet and us without an ambulance.

I made DH give him a lesson in diabetes, the different types, hypos because his ignorance was drinving me crazy. But sometimes I wonder if he got it. He thinks I take insulin because I am lazy to control my diet. This is because his uncle is type 2 diabetic diet controlled.