Anyone diabetic before pregnacy

[080509]

Thanks xx
I was having a piece of toast with the levemir but it was pushing me up to the teens so i've had to cut that out now, its all trial and error though isn't it, one minute things can be stable and the next, haywire! Levels have been fairly okay today though i've had 2 hypos and on the way back from town i had a 9.5 but corrected as soon as i was home, so now 6.8. x

 

[JoLM]

080509-It certainly is trial and error. xx

Just to give everyone a laugh, I got the breast pump out too see if I could start collecting some antenatel milk for the induction and completely ignored the big warning sign around the air flow tube plus 3 warnings in the instruction manual not to steralise the air flow tube.

Looks like first thing Monday morning i'm going to be contacting Tomee Tipee for a replacement part. Feeling very stupid and currently blaming baby brain. xxx

 

[080509]

Oh dear! i hope you can get it fixed as soon as possible, i often don't notice things like that, i'm too eager to try things out! I only have a manual pump, its a philips avent one, i wasn't too successful in expressing last time round but luckily his sugars were fine so didn't need any expressed, but i'm thinking of giving it another go this time just incase with my wacky sugars.

When are you due again? xx

 

[JoLM]

Spoke to Tommee Tipee today and they are going to send me a replacement part today, free of charge which is fantastic. They are inducing me on 29th May, I've continued to try hand expressing whilst waiting for the new part. Managed to get a little speckle of something yesteday, hopefully things are starting to work and will get more over the next couple of days.

Do you know when you're likely to be induced? xx

 

[080509]

Blimey thats not far off, i bet you are looking forward to things now! I think my induction will be around the 26th august, putting me around the 38 week mark, it can't come soon enough, my bump just seems to huge this time, hopefully not down to the sugars but more so that i've been eating better this time round. Glad to hear about the replacement, its always good when you get decent service from a company! x

 

[LouisaC]

I have to say that I've been finding it really hard to hand express the last few weeks - things really turned around over the weekend - I had some precious alone time with OH - being as bubs is now actually expected by the end of this week.

I was able to express twice as much as I had been before having the time with OH - apparently the good time hormones increase production! I managed to express more in one sitting today than I have in a full day before the weekend. Now there's an excuse if I ever heard one!

Just thought I'd share and see if it helped anyone else.

 

[JoLM]

I'm certainly counting down the days, been really tired today with a horrible headache. I know how you feel been like that since 32 weeks.

LouisaC-Thank you for the guidance and will certainly try again tonight after a snuggle with hubby.

 

[kellyrae]

anybody who went into natural labour.....what were your blood sugars like low or higher?

I think I started with mild contractions this morning.....not too intense but definately there!!!

I have noticed though my blood sugars have been higher than usual since they started

Is this normal? I was induced last time and they stayed around the 5mmols mark, they have been between 8-10mmols so far and i'm pumping insulin like you wouldn't believe

Currently sat here timing and waiting for action!!!!

 

[JoLM]

Hi Kellyrae, can't help with the blood sugars but wishing you the best of luck snd keep us updated. xxx

 

[kellyrae]

Hi Kellyrae, can't help with the blood sugars but wishing you the best of luck snd keep us updated. xxx

Thanks, still sat at home but they are coming a little more frequent so hopefully should have a too long wait

 

[080509]

I've no advice but good luck and i hope your LO is on her way! I've had 2 inductions and they had me on the sliding scale thing so i don't know how my sugars were really but hopefully its labour? xx

 

[080509]

I've had to double my background in the past 2 days! Did anyone else notice this around 24 weeks Bump is huge and i'm measuring big.. also had to increase my novorapid from 1u per 10g to 1u per 5g...

 

[JoLM]

Hi, that was about the same time I had to start increasing both my Levemir and Novorapid.

Looks like little munchkin being a bit awkward, had my 3rd CTG today before the induction next Wednesday and two midwifes think he may have decided to turn from head down to breech, they couldn't be sure. Getting a scan done on Tuesday morning to have a look and presume if that is the case, i'll have a C-Section instead. Hopefully still on the Wednesday as reallying looking forward to finally meeting him xxx

 

[080509]

Hi, that was about the same time I had to start increasing both my Levemir and Novorapid.

Looks like little munchkin being a bit awkward, had my 3rd CTG today before the induction next Wednesday and two midwifes think he may have decided to turn from head down to breech, they couldn't be sure. Getting a scan done on Tuesday morning to have a look and presume if that is the case, i'll have a C-Section instead. Hopefully still on the Wednesday as reallying looking forward to finally meeting him xxx

Aww bless him, its not far away at all now, i'm sure how ever he decides to come along it will be next week, i'm guessing if they are giving you a section they would do it sooner, and not let you past the wednesday anyway, incase he were to come along before the section/induction x

 

[080509]

yay 25 weeks for me, counting down! hopefully just 13 weeks left lol

 

[JoLM]

It'll fly by and be 38 weeks before you know it. xxx

 

[kellyrae]

Well after having what I thought were contractions for 36 hrs and ending up in labour and delivery ward for 2 days suddenly stopped

What a few days we had!!! Sent home with codeine and a very tired mum to be with no baby was not what I was expecting......but still only 3 days to wait for my section as long as this little madam doesn't decide to play silly buggers again

Good luck to those who are being induced or sectioned 28th & 29th if I don't get chance to get on here again till after Tuesday.......hope it all goes well!!!

 

[080509]

Aww no, already turning out to be cheeky and shes not even here yet! i'm sure the next couple of days will speed along and she will be in your arms before you know it! And same to you Jo, not long left at all, i'l be lonely in here! haha x

 

[JoLM]

Oh Kellyrae hope everything goes well on Tuesday and hopefully we'll be able to catch up next weekend. xx

080509-I'll still be checking oin the site as I'm sure i'll need a lot help when having to reduce my insulin once the munchkin arrives. xx

 

[080509]

Oh Kellyrae hope everything goes well on Tuesday and hopefully we'll be able to catch up next weekend. xx

080509-I'll still be checking oin the site as I'm sure i'll need a lot help when having to reduce my insulin once the munchkin arrives. xx

This is something i'm wondering about, because i'l be on alot more insulin by the time our baby is here, will they put me on a dextrose drip? For instance if i take my levemir (background) at 8pm in the evening (it lasts nearly 24hours) and i were to give birth a few hours later, i would have alot of background insulin in me after he is born, so i'm worried about major hypos! lol, shall i just go in armed with loads of lucozade? Last time my babies have been born in the evening so i didn't have that problem, but i'm wondering if he just popped along a couple of hours after i've had the background.. it will drop like mad! x