Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[lesley1978]

Just nipped in to have a catch up!

Glad to see how everyone is getting on. I have my 36 week growth scan and consultant appointment tomorrow so waiting to see how big baby has got, baby was measuring around 7 lb 12 oz at my 34 week scan. I have already been booked in for an elective section (not through my choice) because baby is big and was still breech at the last scan so we'll see if its turned tomorrow.

My section date is the 12th September so just less than 2 weeks to go now and I am really struggling.

Sugars have started going a bit wonky again but the DSN said that my insulin requirements should start decreasing again now so that is prob why I have started getting a few more hypo's again!

It's such hard work and I won't be doing it again but I'm just looking forward to having the little one here now!

x

 

[shellshocked]

Felt a little deflated at appointment today, specialist diabetic midwife I'd not met before she was fine but changed all my doses said I was having too many hypos and I just feel stressed now she may well be right but right now an hourandahalf after dinner my BGs are 8mmol I think I prefer having hypos than highs....

I hate having to build new relationships with people who are overseeing my treatment, they just aren't aware of how far I've come and this particular MW jsut didn't have the positivity that my team usually have.....on the plus side the obs was lovely, I was shaking before my scan and she was so reassuring and lovely.... LO was bouncing around.....

Hope you are all well and not to tired. Wishing Good BG's levels to you all.....xx

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[Lincoln Girl]

Thanks girls for your comments, just got back from clinic today,they seem happy with me, I've got to adjust my ratios which I thought I would have to, what's everyone's ratios and lantus requirements???

i currently have 6 units per 10g carbs for breakfast, 5 units per 10 g lunch and 2 units per 10g for tea. im on 36 lantus. still not the best though

 

[pink23]

shell- id be pleased with 8 after eating but thats me.
Mine are a bit over the place at them moment and i just cant get into the swing of it. Back to the feel sorry for myself and wishing I hadnt got the lovely diabtetes xx

 

[hawalkden]

When did you ladies start buying baby clothes?

I've got my growth scans booked one next week and then two more one in mid Oct & Nov..

I've been buying 3-6 months sleepsuits just to keep my baby buying rage at bay and I'm waiting for the Winter (red/creams) to come out before I get Peanuts Come Home Outfit.. Glad I've got to wait for the Winter things just because I know I won't be buying newborn items when it's born! I'm sure peanut will be in 0-3months Just nervous about buying to small of clothes haha :\

 

[pink23]

i would by some small clothes or just have a back up plan. I didnt expect caleb to be 4 weeks early and we had to buy new born. xx

 

[hawalkden]

Oh another question...

What actually happens at the growth scan?!

Just the same as 12 and 20 weeks then a nag off diabetic/obs team?!

 

[Jaybear5]

Growth scans are just the same, they just take measurements from
The babies head, belly and leg and combine them to give a percentile rate and weight guess
I've got newborn and 0-3 in my bag! My son was 8lbs 2oz and newborn was big on him so had to get OH to get him a couple of first size bits (he dropped down to 7lbs 6oz) so we did need the smaller bits x

 

[Tanikit]

My baby was 8lbs 7oz at birth and stayed in newborn for a month - she drowned in the 0-3m clothes even when I did change over.

 

[Lil miss]

Hi girls, any of you had to have a ambulance out to you due to low bloodsugar? I'm really worried for my baby, I had to have a glucopen and glucostop, I'm just really worried that the low bloodsugar could of effected my baby!

 

[pink23]

lil miss. i had the ambulance about 8 times last pregnancy. oh couldnt do the pen because i fitting so much. It cant be helped. I dont think the hypos affect baby, its the highs tbh xx thats what i was told xx

 

[Jaybear5]

Hey girls...Just got home from my growth scan and feel a bit upset
Her belly measurments have suddenly shot up and now my chances of a vbac are at risk...They say if her belly carries on being bigger then everything else they advice I have another section! My HBA1C is 6.7(down from 11.2 at booking) so I know I have not done a bad job tho my sugars could be alot better....Its just really deflating isnt it?!
So another growth scan in 2 weeks, then no doubt they will want me to make a decission re the section!
I know the measurments can be out(they were with my son) so Im trying not to take it all to heart just yet....
Here at the measurments from today.... Maybe someone has some 31 week measurments to compare to? I worked out her weight is 4lbs 7oz(according to an online converter)....

 

[Lincoln Girl]

Hi girls, any of you had to have a ambulance out to you due to low bloodsugar? I'm really worried for my baby, I had to have a glucopen and glucostop, I'm just really worried that the low bloodsugar could of effected my baby!

it wont affect baby, its just you they worry about incase you fall and hurt yourself which could then hurt baby iykwim xx

Hey girls...Just got home from my growth scan and feel a bit upset
Her belly measurments have suddenly shot up and now my chances of a vbac are at risk...They say if her belly carries on being bigger then everything else they advice I have another section! My HBA1C is 6.7(down from 11.2 at booking) so I know I have not done a bad job tho my sugars could be alot better....Its just really deflating isnt it?!
So another growth scan in 2 weeks, then no doubt they will want me to make a decission re the section!
I know the measurments can be out(they were with my son) so Im trying not to take it all to heart just yet....
Here at the measurments from today.... Maybe someone has some 31 week measurments to compare to? I worked out her weight is 4lbs 7oz(according to an online converter)....

They only do AC and HC on my growth scans and at 31 + 6 Mia was measuring 297 mm, HC was 290.6 mm xx

 

[Jaybear5]

Thanks hun....xx

 

[Lincoln Girl]

Thanks hun....xx

your welcome.

Ive been told if i did still want a VBAC i could but as you know i decided on the elective section from the start. So dont rule it out completely xxx

 

[Jaybear5]

Yeah they are all just seriously pushing it which makes me nervous as they are clearly starting to get woried incase her rate of growth carries on...They compared her notes to Jaydens tho and actually she weighs less than what he did at the same gestation! Just her belly is bigger??!!
Will wait till my next scan in 2 weeks before making an actual choice...If and thats a big IF I decide to go ahead with the section I wanna give myself a couple of weeks to get my head around it and plan ahead etc...xx

 

[Tanikit]

Lil miss replied on your other thread - especially this early on in pregnancy the lows won't affect your baby. I had the ambulance with glucose drips 3x last pregnancy.

Jaybear the abdominal measurements are usually the least accurate of all the measurements though they still like it to be close in percentage. Its a hard decision to make - my baby was said to be big in her abdomen but looked perfectly proportioned when she was born. Girls are likely to be smaller than boys at birth but I guess they get worried about shoulder dystocias.

 

[Jaybear5]

Did they try to get you to have a c-section? Or were you able to have a natural birth with her? x

 

[Tanikit]

I was induced but it landed up in a c-section as her heart rate was dropping - I think the gynae was glad it was a c-section as here they do far more c-sections than natural deliveries in private care (its about 80% c-sections) so I had to fight for the induction in the first place and was probably only allowed it because my first delivery was natural-induced.

 

[Jaybear5]

Yeah
I think thats what they are worried about as much as her size, is that I had the emergency section first time round they feel it would be much safer for us both having an elective this time round...
Obviously if she is still measuring larger at my next scan I think an elective will be the best choice as much as I hate to say it...And if she turns out to be smaller than predicted so be it, least she will be born safe and sound x