GD support thread

[sweet83]

thanks hun .. u r very helpful to me!!

 

[madmae]

Having a couple of blurgh days. I am finding it so hard now to even eat. I think its because its been nearly 20 weeks of just thinking about food nearly all the time. What to eat thats ok to eat....when to eat.....what to snack on etc etc etc. Half the time I have no appetite anyway. I am just so thankful that I only have 2 1/2 weeks left at the most.

 

[natsar1]

girls .. can you please let me know the normal blood sugar levels for fasting, 1 hour after meal and 2 hour after meals

my ranges are when i woke up (fasting)-90
2 hours after meal--117

please help me.. and is it required to do urine test strips for glucose?

Hi my fasting numbers are between 90-105 and 2hrs after between 105-120 think every1 is different. I use blood strips to test as well. Hope this helps.

 

[sarahgx4]

Hello my GD people=) I just got back from a eight day stay at the hospitsl due to uncontrolable bleeding. Talk about a nightmare. I started bleeding at home and once I arrived at hospital, they considered it as spotting and assured me that the baby was looking perfect on the monitor. It was my third day there they were really able to see how much blood I was losing, my hands and thighs were covered and all they claimed to be able to do was monitor the baby and as long as she's fine there's not much more they could do. I'm now on strict bedrest at home. My blood sugar levels have been out of control and really I cant exercise to bring it down. My doctor checked my cervix and discovered either 2 polyps or cysts on my cervix and can't fix that issue until after I deliver. Talk about scary. Here I thought having GD was as bad as it gets and boy was I wrong! I'm dilated to 2 and 30% effaced and now with the bleeding I'm super high risk=( This pregnancy has been extremely hard these past 5 weeks. My past three pregnancies were very uneventful. I can't wait to meet my little one though=) She's right at the 50 percentile which is one good thing that I have experienced this week, I think seeing your baby on the US screen makes you so happy regardless of how much pain you're experiencing or other issues you may be going through. I hope you're all doing well. I havent really had a chance to read any new threads! Feel free to fill me in=)

 

[madmae]

wow that's scary Sarah.....I am so pleased that you and little one are ok. Does the bleeding affect how and when you'll deliver?

 

[sarahgx4]

My doctor will do an amnio in two weeks to decide when I will be induced

 

[marley79]

I HAD MY BABY!!! YIPPEEEEE!!! I GOT MY VBAC!

Just brought her home so first chance to log on. I have a beautiful baby girl called Holly Grace. 7lb10z at 38+5. I was booked in for a c-section for this morning and yeah I avoided it - had her totally naturally!!!
Wasn't allowed induction but was given three stretch and sweeps. the first was on wed last week and started contracting that afternoon, then contractions went. Few on thurs then second sweep on friday and they started again - nearly went in friday night, got v. excited and then they stopped again. Few on saturday but not many then lots on sunday morning and went into delivery only to be told I was only 3cm and they weren't strong enough and would most likely not deliver before c-section and sent home - a very low moment. But they gave me another sweep before I went home. Ended going back in that night because my waters went but got sent home again as contractions weren't 'strong enough' but as waters gone they had to deliver within 24hours via c-section if I'd not gone into labour. So they brought me in on Monday morning at 9am for monitoring and to be taken up by tuesday for section. Well I ended up doing 90% of my labour on the monitoring ward in the room with all the other inductions. awkward as some women desperatly wanting to contract and their inductions to be successful and I'm there contracting with them getting thicker. I never really believed my contractions were going to carry on - so even though I knew I was in labour just never believed I was going to beat the c-section clock. They did no vaginal exams. I just had hubbie and doula helping me - i don't think the staff realised I was that progressed. Then all of a sudden I needed the loo and went on all fours and screamed I needed to push - this was 4.30 ish (my contractions began in earnest at 9am). My husband ran to get a midwife and I was told they were all busy on labour ward - funny they soon managed to find one, they examined me and I was told I was 6-7cm and the head was bearing down. they got me in a wheelchair and took me to delivery room - where the midwife ended up being one of my old best freinds from school (this was her first ever delivery as a graduate - v bizarre and wonderful). I delivered one hour later at 5.27pm on Monday. I'd survived my full labour on tens on the ward and pushed her out with gas and air. It was v. painful but I never realised or ever believed fully I wouldn't be taken off to theatre because of my previous section and all the doctors telling me that was what would probably happen.
Holly is beautiful - has had no problem with any sugars and I wasn't monitored at all in labour on a diabetic protocol - they didn't start that until i was in the delivery room, as like I said I was left - but that was the best thing for me in the end.
Moments after she born - the olympic torch went passed my hospital window as it was in my city. I was stood there with my little girl in my arms - watching it go by having had a blissful shower and feeling the BEST EVER! We gave her the middle name 'Grace' becasue after a GD pregnancy and being told I would never have a vaginal birth - the chances were so slim of delivering naturally at 38 weeks without any induction drugs - but I did - so that is Grace to me.
I love her she is beautiful and ladies after a hard horrid 9 months that feels like forever, the moment you have them in your arms you will feel like you can't even remember the hard days of GD so hang in there.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[izzy29]

Oh Marley i am so pleased for you!!! Congratulations! Such a gorgeous name too. I came on here earlier to see if there were any updates from you and I hoped the lack of them meant something was happening or had happened for you. Well done!!!!

 

[izzy29]

Ps, did they do anything regarding your BS after Holly was born? Did they check them or just assume GD is gone and you stop all medication as soon as the baby is born? I have it in my head I am def having a section but I might push for the sweeps and see what happens, all depending on my growth scans off course. Dont fancy it if its nearly an 11lber like last time lol

 

[marley79]

Ps, did they do anything regarding your BS after Holly was born? Did they check them or just assume GD is gone and you stop all medication as soon as the baby is born? I have it in my head I am def having a section but I might push for the sweeps and see what happens, all depending on my growth scans off course. Dont fancy it if its nearly an 11lber like last time lol

Didn't test my sugars at all after and I can't be bothered. i might do in few days but was told stop taking meds as soon as she out and enjoy food. i had a lucozade straight after and was eating icecream that evening. having a curry tonight - will start thinking weight loss in few weeks - and enjoy time being! Holly's bloods were done 3 hours after the first feed and every three hours or if I wanted to feed earlier than 3hours I just buzzed a MW and they came and took them before I fed. they were fantastic but as I knew what the protocl was I also made sure it happned. They wanted to stop it after 12 hours and I reminded them it should be 24 - and so they did. All her sugars were around 3.2. her lowest was 2.4 (2 -is when they want you to feed quickly) below 2 concern and around 1 off for glucose drip. so she did great. she then had 24 hours of a temperature check every 3 hours. All ok so got go ahead for discharge :0)

 

[mightyspu]

Congratulations Marley,so pleased for you

 

[madmae]

Congrats...I am so, so thrilled for you. And she is gorgeous

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I didnt want to start a new GD thread so I am hoping you ladies dont mind me asking the question here

I have just found out I am pregnant with #2 I was diagnosed very late in my first pregnancy with GD (35ish weeks) because I had no risk factors - I managed to just about control it with diet until I was induced at 38 weeks.

Anyway my daughter was born absolutely fine, weighing 6lb 7oz, no real sugar issues at birth, placenta was perfect and I didnt have excessive fluid.

Now already going into a second pregnancy - 1. At what point could GD kick in again 2. How were the 2nd, 3rd + timers dealt with in subsequent pregnancies? Did you have the GTT again etc? I am just dreading being labelled high risk and having a miserable induction again like last time.

I still have no risk factors (like last time) and a part of me hopes maybe I will dodge it this time..........

 

[PCOSMomToTwo]

I didn't have GD with my first pregnancy.

They tested me at 28 weeks with this pregnancy and came back positive for GD.

I have heard they test sooner if you had GD in previous pregnancies.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I would rather monitor my sugars, it isnt that the GTT was a problem I am just fairly sure I would fail it regardless, my body is crap at processing sugar generally.

I guess because my little girl wasnt particularly big and there were none of the traits of GD it makes me wander if that was truly what was going on

 

[izzy29]

Anyone tried diabetic ice cream? I just got some delivered with groceries. Should I not affect my levels? Wonder if I had some with peanuts would it be even better for my levels. Oh my mouth is nearly watering as I have been so so good but I am scared to have a treat in case I go off the rails lol!

 

[madmae]

I didnt want to start a new GD thread so I am hoping you ladies dont mind me asking the question here

I have just found out I am pregnant with #2 I was diagnosed very late in my first pregnancy with GD (35ish weeks) because I had no risk factors - I managed to just about control it with diet until I was induced at 38 weeks.

Anyway my daughter was born absolutely fine, weighing 6lb 7oz, no real sugar issues at birth, placenta was perfect and I didnt have excessive fluid.

Now already going into a second pregnancy - 1. At what point could GD kick in again 2. How were the 2nd, 3rd + timers dealt with in subsequent pregnancies? Did you have the GTT again etc? I am just dreading being labelled high risk and having a miserable induction again like last time.

I still have no risk factors (like last time) and a part of me hopes maybe I will dodge it this time..........

Last time I was diagnosed at 27 weeks....this time they tested me at 16 weeks and I failed. I have had far more issues this time than last. Like any pregnancy no two gd pregnancies will be the same.

 

[madmae]

Anyone tried diabetic ice cream? I just got some delivered with groceries. Should I not affect my levels? Wonder if I had some with peanuts would it be even better for my levels. Oh my mouth is nearly watering as I have been so so good but I am scared to have a treat in case I go off the rails lol!

I saw some diabetic ice cream in asda the other day and thought about getting some.....but I am lucky enough to be able to get away with eating a little of normal and it not affect my sugars to much. Does it taste the same as normal?

 

[ameeann]

I'm so glad I found this thread my doctor has genuinely terrified me!


She told me that because I have GD babies lungs won't have formed as quickly as they should, which means even at 37 weeks they might not be fully functional still . . .

I asked her if it was possible to be induced rather than have a c section (if baby gets too big) a few weeks early and she said no, they'll just give you a c section on your due date!
she also think's that they might let me go in to labour naturally if they think baby is going to be under 10lbs (I asked, what, even at 9lb something and she said yes!)
Now I don't know about you, but theres is not a chance in hell that I would be able to deliver a baby of that size, I'm only ickle! she then went on to say they could give me an emergency c section . . .

I would rather have a planned c section than an emergency one if essential, I don't want to risk a traumatic birth for baby!


so my question is, how many of you ladies have heard of people having their babies early because of GD and the babies being totally fine?

 

[madmae]

I had my last son at 38 weeks due to GD. He did end up in scbu but that was due to low sugars and nothing to do with breathing.


How is your GD controlled as for my trust that affects when you're induced. Its 39 weeks diet controlled and 38 weeks drug controlled.


I do know that my trust have changed their protocols with GD and inductions but I don't know exactly what it is at the moment....I'll find out next week when I have my last scan and appt. But if I have read the paperwork properly then they give you steriods now so it sounds like my trust agree with yours.

My first son was 9lb 8 and I had him fine. He was actually easier to deliver than my 7 and 8lb babies. Don't dismiss it out of hand that you can deliver a big baby as you'll be surprised what you can do.