Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[Tanikit]

Hawalkden I had the opposite problem when in hospital around 33 weeks pregnant - I was going low every single day no matter how much they lowered my insulin (and having glucose drips each time too) - when I had been there 5 days with lows every single evening they sent me home and I got it right and then had to increase the insulin all over again in the next couple of weeks.

Jaybear good luck with getting a date - you are getting really close now.

Gave my LO a sippy cup with water today and she sucked on it so much and drank so much water I started getting nervous - always nervous when my kids drink a lot of especially water, but she's fine - I think the cup was a novelty.

 

[nemo1]

Hi ladies how is everyone? I haven't here in AGES n feel like I've missed a lot! Hope every1 is ok. My bubba turned 16 weeks today. Had his jabs this morning n has been a grumpy baby!

Hope every1s pregnancy or TTC is going well. My sugar have finally stabilized. Just hope I can continue!

 

[Jaybear5]

Aww Hi Nemo! 16 weeks already! Wow. Bless him xx
Glad you're ok and you're sugars have settled down

 

[Tanikit]

Hi nemo - hope the jabs don't make your little one too miserable. Glad your sugars have stabilised.

I went for a 6 month check up at the endocrinologist today and when they checked my sugars they were 1.7 and I didn't even know - I was just carrying on as normal, so now my endo says I must raise all my sugars to at least 7-10 all the time so that I will again become aware of when I am going hypo. So for a month I am allowed to run high. I think its the breastfeeding that is doing this though as I am just giving my baby all my energy.

 

[Jaybear5]

Will def be breastfeeding whats causing the serious dips hun...I could only breastfeed my son for a day cos every time I fed him I was dropping as low as 1.3 and it made me feel so poorly that I decided enough was enough. x

 

[pink23]

i would love to breast feed next time but im scared of the lows.
I had another low in the night with my stupid jerks and screams. I even text oh and he nearly came home from work. hba1c has come down but its only 0.2% so its 8.3 now. Dr wants me to add more basal rates so will start on monday.xx

 

[capel]

How was the recovery with your elective Capel?! I've been told you recover quicker than when you have an emergency section?! Am hoping this is true cos I had an awful few months recovering after having Jay!

I was walking the same day. The first two days were very painful, but thanks to morphine I was fine . The first week I was sore. It was hard to do things like getting in the bath. The second I taking the painkiller more not to get the pain than because I was in pain. The third I was pain free. I got the scar infected, but as I noticed it at the beggining I took the antibiotics and three days after was ok. Now 6 weeks after the scar feels different but not painful. It is like I never had surgery. I have to say that the recovery from the induction was not so much easier but I had forceps and a major stitches down there.

 

[capel]

I am breastfeeding but not having so much lows anymore. Maybe because I am eating ALL the time

 

[Jaybear5]

Thanks hun! The recovery from my emergency section was tough and my scar got infected, so I know what to expect! Just hoping it will be a little easier to cope with minus a 3 day induction/labour process this time round! x

 

[Tanikit]

They say elective C-sections are easier - I had an emergency but after only 10 hours of labour so I don't think it was terribly different. It did take a while to recover and I only walked the next day but that was because I had the C-section very late afternoon.

Capel sounds like you are doing well. I dropped my insulin like the doctor said today (down by 4 units at breakfast) and landed up at 24.2 before lunch! So then I took 1 unit more than my normal lunch time dose (not the one the doctor dropped it to) and went to 4.1 before supper so clearly there is not much space to play - 1 unit makes a huge difference to my levels!

 

[Lincoln Girl]

back from hospital after having my steriods and sliding scale. god what an ordeal!! would help if the MWs and doc knew how to treat a hypo. Did they really think 50mls of lucazade on its own would do anything?????

Glad i wont be doing that again!!

Roll on wednesday for my section!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nemo1]

Omg Wednesday eekk how exciting Lincoln Girl!! Good luck with it all!

Tanikit 1.7 and u were normal?! Wow. I was like that during pregnancy but some awareness seems to have returned.

 

[Tanikit]

Lincoln Girl not much longer now - will be thinking of you. Keep something with you so you can treat yourself if you become hypo.

Nemo having tested a lot lately I clearly have no clue when I am low - I get no signs at all. The only thing I notice (after I have tested and found its low) is that I am maybe a bit more tired than usual - but with a baby around I would expect to be tired.

 

[Jade_Kitten]

has anyone been borderline diabetic before pregnancy and get gestational diabetes....i know that it will usually go away but im not sure about if you had it to begin with, would it go back to borderline or full blown diabetes after baby is born...my first appointment with the high risk doctor and dietitian isnt til tuesday so of coarse im just being a total worry wart mess right now. plus i was told i would probably have to go on insulin cause i failed the test pretty badly, so scared and worried about that too. and of coarse so worried for my baby...couldnt eat hardly anything up til about 2 weeks ago now i have GD

 

[Lincoln Girl]

Lincoln Girl not much longer now - will be thinking of you. Keep something with you so you can treat yourself if you become hypo.

Nemo having tested a lot lately I clearly have no clue when I am low - I get no signs at all. The only thing I notice (after I have tested and found its low) is that I am maybe a bit more tired than usual - but with a baby around I would expect to be tired.

Im fully stocked up in my bag. I have a massive bottle of lucazade, some digestives, and a bag of choc raisens just incase im taking no chances

cant believe i only have 2 days to go!! xx

 

[hawalkden]

When do I start nagging about what's going to happen about the labour? I'm 27 weeks now & itching to go and look around my local hospital for giving birth, but I don't know if I'll be at 38/39 weeks or going full term with the way the ob consultant said is that they let good controlled ladies go to their due date..
They've not mentioned anything about induction or about labour it's self. I'm the kind of person who needs to know in advance about things and I can plan and mind set is organised too..
I know labour isn't always planned but if I'm being induced or even on my due date I can start planning now can't I?! I'm so impatient!

 

[pink23]

my hospital never told me what was happening, i was 36 weeks and didnt know anything. But then mw sent me in a few days later because of high bp and i had caleb at 36w 4 days.
Do you have a time for your section lincoln? so excited for you xx

 

[Jaybear5]

My drs have only just started to talk about my choices for birth etc...I have to always bring the subject up tho!

 

[Tanikit]

Lincoln Girl your baby will share my first daughter's birthday - she's turning 4 on Wednesday. Sounds like you are good to go!

My first pregnancy they never said anything til I was about 36 weeks pregnant and at my 38 week appointment it was suddenly all decided very fast and I went in for an induction two days later. With the second one they wanted me to have a c-section so brought it up early (from before 20 weeks) but I was anti and pushed for an induction instead.

 

[Lincoln Girl]

my hospital never told me what was happening, i was 36 weeks and didnt know anything. But then mw sent me in a few days later because of high bp and i had caleb at 36w 4 days.
Do you have a time for your section lincoln? so excited for you xx

No definate time for the actual section but diabetics are usually first arent they unless theres emergencies.

Got to be at hospital between 7.30am and 8am so getting there for 7.30am so they can get insulin and glucose sorted out quick enough as when i was there friday for my steriods it took them forever to get everything prescribed. So then it will just be a waiting game. eeeek im so excited!!!

I cant wait to have my body back though. Im sick of feeling rubbish now