Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[hawalkden]

Shame the condition doesn't go like the lucky GD ladies! ! Haha.. I'm not saying GD isn't bad but they don't see how lucky they are when they have their LO in their arms.. a few months of needles... compared to Type Ones who have to do it forever!

Now I feel bad because I've just stressed big time at OH & peanuts wriggling around..

 

[shellshocked]

I just wondered.... probably nothing in this but do type 1 diabetics get bumps sooner than those who don't have diabetes? I have quite a bump on me for 17 1/2 weeks! Or have I just not noticed it suddenly pop out? Maybe its just that I've been bloated the entire time.

 

[Tanikit]

hawalkden - it is hard, but so worth it when you have your baby!

Shellshocked I am not sure - I felt like I began to show early, but it varies so much from person to person anyway. I know my baby itself was normal size til the third trimester so that had nothing to do with it.

 

[Jaybear5]

Just to update from growth scan yesterday!
So baby has gone from being on the 95th percentile, to the 60th....So she has slowed up yay....Estimated weight yesterday was 5lbs 1oz
C-section booked for 13th Oct so 4 weeks to go....OMG!!
They are pleased with my sugars too

Only probs that came up were I have too much fluid around the baby which they said was common in diabetics???!!! And am at risk of pre eclampsia so gotta ring for my blood results today and will go from there...Fingers crossed all is clear x

 

[pink23]

fx'd for you jaybear wow 4 more weeks how exciting.
I cant wait to be pregnant barring the hypos xx

 

[capel]

Good news Jaybear. Not long to go. Question for BF diabetics. Is it true that our milk has more glucose? That may explain the rapid weight gain. She went from the 50th centile to the 75th in two weeks.

 

[hawalkden]

Woo kinda good day 2day ..

12.4 breakfast, 7.5 dinner, 8.4 tea ..

Won't last though .. Tomorrow it'll be back to the 11s-15s hope not though! But getting there

 

[Jaybear5]

I've not heard about that Capel, be worth finding out tho!

Well done Hawalkden x

Sugars great here too, nothing over 8 in well over a week! Yay..... X

 

[Tanikit]

I am not sure about the extra sugar if BFing - my girls lose a lot on theiur growth curves after birth and were both born at about 75% and landed up growing on the 25% growth curve in the end (Kirima is 15lbs at 7 months old) So I think its more complicated than just the sugar in the breastmilk.

 

[hawalkden]

Right new week so thinking new start with all the blood writing crap down etc .. Gotta have full set of blood tests done this week though.. ..
no hypos for a whole week wooo .. haha..

 

[Lincoln Girl]

Hi ladies

Sorry ive been so long updating. Life has been manic

Mia Grace was born on wednesday 14th september at 11.19am. Section went well, just had one moment where my BP went low and i felt very ill but they got it back up for me. She decided to move in my belly as they were about to get her out so i could feel them shaking away at my belly and in the end used forceps to get her out but i am totally in love.

She weighed 8 lbs 8.5 oz so actually less than i thought. She is a very content baby but last night was a different story though. I will be writing my full story up in my journal either later or very soon. Thankyou all for your support over the last 9 months and heres a piccy for you xx

 

[Lincoln Girl]

forgot to add- Mia was admitted to transitional care after birth as her blood sugars were low and her temp was low. this was from the wednesday evening until we went home on friday afternoon. but she is fine now. will write more about it in my birth story at some point x

 

[capel]

Contratulations Liconlc girl. She is lovely.

 

[shellshocked]

She is gorgeous! Hope you are both doing well!

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[Tanikit]

Congrats Lincoln Girl - look forward to hearing your full story. Love Mia's name!

 

[nemo1]

Omg Lincoln Girl Mia Grace is gorgeous! Congrats!

 

[Jaybear5]

Has anyone been told they have Polyhydramnios(too much fluid)

I was diognosed with this last week as the fluid arounnd baby was high, the sonographer said it was common in diabetics? But never had this with my son...

 

[Tanikit]

Never been diagnosed with that Jaybear but have also heard it is common with diabetics. What did they say are the implications of it - did they say what level the fluid was at?

 

[Jaybear5]

It was 24.5 so very top end...Over 25 is considered very high....
They just said it can cause pre term labour....But I have been reading up on it as ive been suffering terribly with breathing probs, backache and swelling and these are all common symtoms if suffering with high fluid...! Guess I will find out more later to see if the levels have gone down. x

 

[vintage67]

I know they check my amniotic fluid every time that I go. I was told at the beginning that due to diabetes my fluid levels would be checked as it can cause too high or in some cases too low levels and they would induce early if need be because of it.