GD support thread

[bumpsmum]

I have a quick Q, my fasting no and 2 hour after breakfast remain high and I always have at least a + ketone mid morn. So far I am just diet controlled but the last 3 days I have developed an unreal thirt I can't quench (this would explain the ketones) but is it something I should be reporting, does it make a difference to whether or not I need the insulin or is it just an effect of the GD xx

 

[pinktiara]

I was put on insulin for the same reason my morning and after breakfast numbers would not go down no matter how strictly I ate she said my hormones are too strong and as they keep going up I wont be able to control it so insulin it was I do it at night and 2 in the morning and it has helped alot. Less stress on numbers which is nice doesnt hurt at all im glad they put me on it never thought I would say that.

 

[kintenda]

Congratulations Natalie very encouraged to hear about your birthing experience as my induction is booked for 8th April at 38 weeks! Hope that everything continues to go well for you. Just out of curiosity, I am expressing and I think that I remember you saying that you were too - why did they give your little man formula rather than your breast milk? Xx

 

[Kiwi4545]

Hey I am new to this board, I was diagnosed borderline after a one hour glucouse test. Has anyone else had this? I declined the 3 hour and just said I would moniter my food intake, and my weight gain. I was around 114 pre-pregnancy,and now weigh 127...so I haven't gained that much. Any other advice? I was wondering if it could be a false alarm,too.

 

[SuperKat]

Kiwi- do you have a way to monitor your blood sugars? It's hard to say if it is a false alarm or not without doing the 3 hour test, do know a lot of people that fail the one hour and pass the 3 hour, but not everyone does.

 

[pinktiara]

I would highly recommend taking the 3 hour test I tried to control my GD with diet and my hormones are too strong and I ended up on insulin even though I was very strict with the diet they said there is nothing I can do. I have only gained about 15 lbs this time around and am measuring right on so that's not really a sign and your only 28 weeks your hormones will get stronger from here and you will most likely gain more weight. Better to be safe than sorry I would say as much of a pain it is to test all the time and do insulin I am glad I don't have to worry about my baby with not knowing!

 

[NatalieW]

Congratulations Natalie very encouraged to hear about your birthing experience as my induction is booked for 8th April at 38 weeks! Hope that everything continues to go well for you. Just out of curiosity, I am expressing and I think that I remember you saying that you were too - why did they give your little man formula rather than your breast milk? Xx

Because I didn't take the colostrum in with me. They had no where to store it for me frozen. It hasn't stopped my milk coming in or Marcus. I was never adverse to formula. Just wanted to try the harvesting.

 

[familygirl30]

Hi ladies,I have my glucose tolerance test tomorrow,having it as my bmi is 33,I'm from the uk,when u ladies had the test did u get weighed?Also if I do end up having GD are u encouraged not to gain weight?

 

[CelticNiamh]

familygirl30 no you need to gain some weight for baby, but if you do have GD and are following the diet you do tend to lose body weight but baby still gains you may not even notice it, on the GD diet as soon as I deliver I am back to or below my prepregnancy weight good luck with the GTT

Well I am having a holy crap moment today, my insulin has been increased again today I now need
9 units at breakfast, 4 units at lunch, 2 injections at dinner of 5 and 2 units and 4 units at bedtime
I guess comparing to my last pregnancy were I started out on an injection at bedtime and breakfast which slowly increased to 7 injections a day on till I delivered I am feeling a little over whelmed with it this evening
I am worried about the amount of insulin I will need before I have my baby and will it go away this time I guess I had more time to adjust last time, it is a little scary this time round

 

[pinktiara]

I have already lost weight on the diet i have only gained about 15 lbs so its all baby and I dont think i will be gaining much more but I was already bigger from my first so its a good number for me everyone is so different. I got my insulin upped today too I take two 6's in the morning and what used to be 6 at night will now be 8 and 4 hormones are only going up I guess makes sense. I just started last week so im sure it will go up more but only 5 more weeks to go so I can deal with the now 4 injections. Gotta say for a first timer and being afraid of needles these pens are a breeze to use and it hurts less than testing my blood.

 

[ttcnewb]

Hi I have just been diagnosed with GD. I'm pretty devastated I have had a lot of stress from work and now I have to deal with this. I have had a huge sweet tooth being pregnant or it could be the stress craving it. Just not sure how I am going to cope.

 

[BroodyBlair]

32wks today and as from yesterday i have an insaitable appetite. It's only lunchtime and I have already ate porridge, 2 brown toast, 1 veda, 1 apple, a subway sandwich and a bag of crisps, handful nuts and could eat more!!! Is it true that with GD the baby starts gaining a lot of weight now and therefore needing more food etc? would i need to inform Metabolic Dr of increase in appetite? Thanks xx

 

[pinktiara]

im 35 weeks on saturday and my appetite is about the same so I don't know about that but never hurts to mention it.

 

[NatalieW]

Marcus and Isobel

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[AmeliePoulain]

Awwwww perfect! How are things going Natalie?

Is he bigger or smaller than your daughter was?

 

[NatalieW]

Going pretty well thank you Amelie. He was a struggle last night.

Marcus was predicted at 8lb 3oz but came out at 7lb 2oz. Isobel, with a new more days gestation was 7lb 3oz.

He currently has jaundice. He lost 6% off his birth weight. He got weighed again today and he has put on 3oz in two days!!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Good stuff, my Elodie lost 8% (my eldest lost 9.5%) and both of my girls took 3 weeks to regain their birthweight.

I think with bf babies there is always a little jaundice, both of mine had it and it just cleared on its own.
Elodie is 8lb 12oz now and gaining nicely on the 9th centile so I think my GD inflated her birthweight a bit even though she wasn't big she was quite big for me.

 

[CelticNiamh]

Good stuff, my Elodie lost 8% (my eldest lost 9.5%) and both of my girls took 3 weeks to regain their birthweight.

I think with bf babies there is always a little jaundice, both of mine had it and it just cleared on its own.
Elodie is 8lb 12oz now and gaining nicely on the 9th centile so I think my GD inflated her birthweight a bit even though she wasn't big she was quite big for me.

I find that as well, my babies have all been over 8 pounds one was 10.2 but they do not stay big, they lose quite a bit of weight and slowly gain again but I do BF as well and I know they gain at a diffierent rate to bottles

 

[nickynora]

So I had my first apt with my diabetic specialist midwife today - got all my bits for testing blood sugars etc.

Got a 7.8 on my GTT so right on the cut of point so been trying not to worry too much.

Well this evening my mum (whos been diabetic for 13yrs give or take) has been asking what my readiings have been, I got a 6.7 during my apt (bout hr 1/2 after lunch), a 4.7 before dinner and an 8.0 after dinner (which I thought was quite good for my first day!) I didn't really change anthing except to have bit less spaghetti carbonara, and more veggies for my dinner!

I posted a pic of my dinner on facebook - as I have been trying to get better with my cooking.

Well when mum saw my results she text me and said that I should have had less carbonara (as I had more than they would have recommended) and should have had less peas (as they higher in carbs than other veg) - it just felt like a bit of a kick in teeth when I had already had less than I would have done before.

I know she's only trying to help but it is only day 1 for me and so I'm just learning what I can and can't have and how much.

Also when I gave her the ranges I have to stay within her response was 'well their tight, and you should test 2 hrs after meals not an hr after!) - to which I replied I was just doing what I'd been told!! So her words were 'maybe coz your pregnant' !!

Sorry for long rant, it really pissed me off when she knows how hard I've already worked to control my weight (have high bmi, so trying to avoid putting on too much weight - in fact I've actually lost weight, which my midwives are impressed by) and its got me feeling a bit down

Not sure I'm gonna be able to stand her scrutiny for the next however many weeks!

 

[CelticNiamh]

So I had my first apt with my diabetic specialist midwife today - got all my bits for testing blood sugars etc.

Got a 7.8 on my GTT so right on the cut of point so been trying not to worry too much.

Well this evening my mum (whos been diabetic for 13yrs give or take) has been asking what my readiings have been, I got a 6.7 during my apt (bout hr 1/2 after lunch), a 4.7 before dinner and an 8.0 after dinner (which I thought was quite good for my first day!) I didn't really change anthing except to have bit less spaghetti carbonara, and more veggies for my dinner!

I posted a pic of my dinner on facebook - as I have been trying to get better with my cooking.

Well when mum saw my results she text me and said that I should have had less carbonara (as I had more than they would have recommended) and should have had less peas (as they higher in carbs than other veg) - it just felt like a bit of a kick in teeth when I had already had less than I would have done before.

I know she's only trying to help but it is only day 1 for me and so I'm just learning what I can and can't have and how much.

Also when I gave her the ranges I have to stay within her response was 'well their tight, and you should test 2 hrs after meals not an hr after!) - to which I replied I was just doing what I'd been told!! So her words were 'maybe coz your pregnant' !!

Sorry for long rant, it really pissed me off when she knows how hard I've already worked to control my weight (have high bmi, so trying to avoid putting on too much weight - in fact I've actually lost weight, which my midwives are impressed by) and its got me feeling a bit down

Not sure I'm gonna be able to stand her scrutiny for the next however many weeks!

I always find that with my FIL and a friend my FIL is diet controlled and is just watching his fasting levels when he remembers, but my friend is a diabetis and on insulin but she says the same oh it should be 2 hours etc!

Try not to let it bother you and may be give her some information on GD as it is treated diffierent and your numbers are much tighter for baby sake you are doing very well and keep up the good work