Gemie- Could you please add my November 16th due date to the first page? It's so busy in here, I'm sure you just missed it! All though the 16th is my official due date, I will likely have a scheduled c section a little earlier than that due to gestational diabetes, but I'll let you know that date later when I find out! Thanks
I forgot to post this yesterday to you. Don't let them discourage you into thinking you will have a c-section. I am a type 1 Diabetic have been for 20 years and this is my first pregnancy. I didn't have insurance nor good control of my disease at all when I finally became pregnant. I bet my blood sugars and everything are so much worse than yours. Actually, I even bet that your Hemoglobin A1c test they check for the average is better than mine will ever dream to be. And that said, I am not planning on a C-section for my little girl. I am in MN and go to the Mayo Clinic where they are seeing me every 2-3 weeks til 24 weeks probably. Then, every week til she is born. I will be checked at 34 weeks to see what she weighs and such. And they tell me the ONLY way they really like to shedule C-sections with Diabetic momma or GD mommas is if baby is projected to weigh OVER 10 lbs. In general they like ALL type of Diabetic mommas to reach 38 weeks naturally. But, things can happen. If you have any questions feel free to PM me I will answer whatever you like.
I have heard of doctors encouraging people to have c sections, but mine has left it completely up to me. I'm pretty sure I'm going to opt for the c section though as my first was also a c section (among other reasons). I'm not exactly 100% sure yet though. I already see my OB every 2 weeks (because of the GD), and mine is diet controlled for the most part at this time. My OB swears that I was probably undiagnosed diabetic before the pregnancy, but I completely disagree since my A1C was only 5! He says that my diabetes was probably just under control, and that's why my A1C was normal. But again, I disagree because I was a Mt. Dew addict for years before this pregnancy and highly doubt that it would have been under control by any means!
Do you have to have an echo on the babies heart at about 28 weeks also or is that what your next scan is for?
that is a pain that is indescribable. i am so sorry for your loss love and i know what you're going thru. take care of yourself and take each moment as they come and remember to breathe 
i had gd with my son and delivered with induction at 39 weeks he was 8 pounds 6 ounces. i was worried about a section but we were able to manage with out one. 
