GD support thread

glad all your scans have gone well ladies. Madmame hows your heartburn - is it better with the meds?
Is anyone else struggling in this heat?
I've been feeling a little off - nauseaous and a bit loose - stupidly took a diarolyte and my bloods went up to 9.2 (oops)!
Hope you all have a fab weekend. xxxx

When I remember to take the pills its fine....though twice I have forgotten and been woken up the early hrs with a not so gentle reminder as to why I was prescribed them.

I am really struggling in the heat.....swollen legs and feet and I've also been feeling a little nauseaous too.

Glad the meds are working. I wonder if his position is what has made the heartburn bad. i had it bad around 25-29 weeks ish and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, and i think baby turned or moved cos it just stopped - it still comes back a little bit now and again.
This weather is not good for us ladies.
ps birthing balls are great - I'm on mine every night now!
I don't know if you can google moxibustion for tunring baby. I'd never heard of it but I'm part of a local mummy group on facebook (like a netmums thing) and a girl posted in desperation asking what she could do to turn her baby - she had a couple of weeks to go. Quite a lot of others replied telling her to get moxibustion done and she replied back a week later saying it had worked. It's some kind of acupressure/acupuncture herb thing. google and see if its something you would fancy. x

Funnily enough they've just started doing this at our hospital so the midwife is going to call me and arrange for it. I did google it and it said it could take 10 sessions but thats just not doable as the hospital is 20 miles away and I have to have some one drive me.
 
What are you fasting levels Madmae? I am finding if I exercise in the morn before I check it has been lower although it might have just been a fluke but it is usually within range anyway, just! Probably get worse the further I get on.

They are regularly over 6 now which was the fasting cut off point. I can't exercise as I can barely walk now.......there is so much fluid that everything is uncomfortable. I was told this would happen anyway....my fasting levels going up.....I am surprised it took this long tbh.
 
glad all your scans have gone well ladies. Madmame hows your heartburn - is it better with the meds?
Is anyone else struggling in this heat?
I've been feeling a little off - nauseaous and a bit loose - stupidly took a diarolyte and my bloods went up to 9.2 (oops)!
Hope you all have a fab weekend. xxxx

When I remember to take the pills its fine....though twice I have forgotten and been woken up the early hrs with a not so gentle reminder as to why I was prescribed them.

I am really struggling in the heat.....swollen legs and feet and I've also been feeling a little nauseaous too.

Glad the meds are working. I wonder if his position is what has made the heartburn bad. i had it bad around 25-29 weeks ish and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, and i think baby turned or moved cos it just stopped - it still comes back a little bit now and again.
This weather is not good for us ladies.
ps birthing balls are great - I'm on mine every night now!
I don't know if you can google moxibustion for tunring baby. I'd never heard of it but I'm part of a local mummy group on facebook (like a netmums thing) and a girl posted in desperation asking what she could do to turn her baby - she had a couple of weeks to go. Quite a lot of others replied telling her to get moxibustion done and she replied back a week later saying it had worked. It's some kind of acupressure/acupuncture herb thing. google and see if its something you would fancy. x

Funnily enough they've just started doing this at our hospital so the midwife is going to call me and arrange for it. I did google it and it said it could take 10 sessions but thats just not doable as the hospital is 20 miles away and I have to have some one drive me.

wow that's great your hosp do that! they sound very good. I think my team would look like I had gone mad if I mentioned burning herbs. The lady i was talking about it worked for her first time - so fingers crossed he just needs a little encouragement. when's your next scan booked for?
 
I have given in and hunted out my crocs from my last pregnancy and they're nearly too tight....eeek. Despite this being baby number 6 none of them have been summer babies up until now so being this massive (think blimp) in this heat is all new to me.

I am thinking if I am still breech at the 36 week scan and they want to take me in to turn I will try and get it so that I am 37 weeks and hope and pray that they start me off. I know its only a weeks difference but I'm at the stage where a week now feels like a yr. I can honestly say hand on heart I have not enjoyed this pregnancy one bit.
 
glad all your scans have gone well ladies. Madmame hows your heartburn - is it better with the meds?
Is anyone else struggling in this heat?
I've been feeling a little off - nauseaous and a bit loose - stupidly took a diarolyte and my bloods went up to 9.2 (oops)!
Hope you all have a fab weekend. xxxx

When I remember to take the pills its fine....though twice I have forgotten and been woken up the early hrs with a not so gentle reminder as to why I was prescribed them.

I am really struggling in the heat.....swollen legs and feet and I've also been feeling a little nauseaous too.

Glad the meds are working. I wonder if his position is what has made the heartburn bad. i had it bad around 25-29 weeks ish and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, and i think baby turned or moved cos it just stopped - it still comes back a little bit now and again.
This weather is not good for us ladies.
ps birthing balls are great - I'm on mine every night now!
I don't know if you can google moxibustion for tunring baby. I'd never heard of it but I'm part of a local mummy group on facebook (like a netmums thing) and a girl posted in desperation asking what she could do to turn her baby - she had a couple of weeks to go. Quite a lot of others replied telling her to get moxibustion done and she replied back a week later saying it had worked. It's some kind of acupressure/acupuncture herb thing. google and see if its something you would fancy. x

Funnily enough they've just started doing this at our hospital so the midwife is going to call me and arrange for it. I did google it and it said it could take 10 sessions but thats just not doable as the hospital is 20 miles away and I have to have some one drive me.

wow that's great your hosp do that! they sound very good. I think my team would look like I had gone mad if I mentioned burning herbs. The lady i was talking about it worked for her first time - so fingers crossed he just needs a little encouragement. when's your next scan booked for?

Lol when the doc mentioned it to mum and I yesterday I think we probably had a similar look to us.

Next scan is 36 week one but I have just had a look and as I thought I will be 36+6 as they couldn't get me in earlier.
 
Tested BS before dinner and got a 4.3, then an hr after spaghetti Bol with cheese and got a 4.4. Not sure if that will be looked at as a good thing or not by endo. I was a bit worried so walked for 25mins on the treadmill not long after I finished it.
 
Madmae I've just posted the same thing in my journal, the swelling is so bad there is just no give in my feet at all. I said they are starting to resemble airships (blimps) :haha: I'm in sympathy with you Hun, can't even get my crocs on today. Think I might soak them in cold water. I'm not getting any relief now though, even after a nights rest the swelling is still there. It used to go down overnight!

Ooh that moxi whatnot sounds interesting, I'll google it later, not that it would help me. They still wouldn't allow a vbac anyway, unless I played stubborn buggers! I'm good at that :haha:

So yesterday's growth scan! My fluid level is now too low :shrug: one extreme to the other isn't it. A few weeks ago I'm getting told off for excess fluid, now it's the opposite. She actually asked me if my waters had broken!! They don't seem overly concerned at the moment, kidneys and bladder were functioning
and dopplers all ok. They think its down to positioning of the baby, been told to rest and drink as much fluid as I can consume. Back for another scan next week.

Saw the diabetic doctor, nurse was on holiday. He was lovely and he said I've got excellent control of my blood sugar and said he doesn't need to see me again :happydance: hba1c was 5.3, weight gain only 0.2kg since two weeks ago, yet consultant said baby is measuring big and put lots of weight on since last time, so really don't understand it. Estimated weight 6lb 12oz :shrug: yet my fundal height was bob on. :shrug:
 
izzy that's defo a good thing - means you can have second mini tea. - when that happens to me, i get crakin with some more food!

madmae, doodar - my feet are really swollen too. I can defo suggest buying a can of maxicool or magicool (? spelling). I got mine online but soemone told me some boots do it. It's basically water in a can that comes out in a very fine spray but somehow due to design of can it comes out extremely ice cold. It stays cold forever in can and the fine mist is beautiful. Quite good for labour apparently - i have two cans packed in my bag. I find that on my feet in the evening feels amazing. that said the swelling still there.
 
izzy that's defo a good thing - means you can have second mini tea. - when that happens to me, i get crakin with some more food!

madmae, doodar - my feet are really swollen too. I can defo suggest buying a can of maxicool or magicool (? spelling). I got mine online but soemone told me some boots do it. It's basically water in a can that comes out in a very fine spray but somehow due to design of can it comes out extremely ice cold. It stays cold forever in can and the fine mist is beautiful. Quite good for labour apparently - i have two cans packed in my bag. I find that on my feet in the evening feels amazing. that said the swelling still there.

Oh I know the stuff you mean....the adverts used to be on tv...I shall get some for my bag....I really need to start packing soon. My mum brought me some haribo jelly babies today...they're destined for the bag....when I get them cos she took them home
 
izzy that's defo a good thing - means you can have second mini tea. - when that happens to me, i get crakin with some more food!

madmae, doodar - my feet are really swollen too. I can defo suggest buying a can of maxicool or magicool (? spelling). I got mine online but soemone told me some boots do it. It's basically water in a can that comes out in a very fine spray but somehow due to design of can it comes out extremely ice cold. It stays cold forever in can and the fine mist is beautiful. Quite good for labour apparently - i have two cans packed in my bag. I find that on my feet in the evening feels amazing. that said the swelling still there.

Oh I know the stuff you mean....the adverts used to be on tv...I shall get some for my bag....I really need to start packing soon. My mum brought me some haribo jelly babies today...they're destined for the bag....when I get them cos she took them home

yeah that's the stuff. quite handy to have for little ones - it can cool hot cars down and good for burns as it is sterile - I think the adverts showed it being used with toddlers on summer holidays. I love the stuff. Defo start packing bag - if you're anyhting like me it will still take weeks to pack. Mine has been slowly on the go for ages. must finish it this weekend!
 
izzy that's defo a good thing - means you can have second mini tea. - when that happens to me, i get crakin with some more food!

madmae, doodar - my feet are really swollen too. I can defo suggest buying a can of maxicool or magicool (? spelling). I got mine online but soemone told me some boots do it. It's basically water in a can that comes out in a very fine spray but somehow due to design of can it comes out extremely ice cold. It stays cold forever in can and the fine mist is beautiful. Quite good for labour apparently - i have two cans packed in my bag. I find that on my feet in the evening feels amazing. that said the swelling still there.


I feel you on the swollen feet. Sadly I've also developed little bumps and itching so bad it hurts and makes me cry. I wish I lived in the UK for some of the magicool stuff. It's not sold here as far as I can tell, and ordering from amazon.co.uk would take too long. I'll have delivered by the time it gets here. That stuff sounds awesome!

Madmae. I am with you on the not enjoying the pregnancy. And this is my first one. I guess I have enjoyed some parts of it. The second trimester wasn't too bad and it is fun to feel him kick. Although now it feels like he wants to come out my belly button.
 
I've ordered a can of the magicool from amazon....it'll be handy as last time I remember the delivery room being sweltering and the ward wasn't much better.

Techie I remember that feeling. I am now feeling that awful stretched to the limit sensation and my ribs are killing me. I just feel awful saying I'm not enjoying this pregnancy as I know so many people who would kill to be in this position....I mean I am thrilled I am pregnant....just over this whole pregnancy
 
Well girls. I feel the same - pretty much found the whole pregnancy hard. If I'm not anxious, or stressed, I'm feeling sick, tired and fed up. Struggling to sleep and get comfy and like a bad tempered bull in the day. But I am so in love with my little one it does make it worth it - however I would very much like to be able to press the fast forward button now. Don't feel guilty for feeling like this, I think Gd pregnancies can be hard as we are constantly thinking about what we are eating, symtpom spotting and blood testing - so we were never going to get a pregnancy were we could just switch off from it all for a while.
techie - might be worth googling if you can get something similar. I would imagine another brand would sell in the US.
hope you both have a great weekend and the cankles don't get too swollen. I'm about to go put mine in a paddling pool! :0)
 
We've just brought Noah a new slightly bigger paddling pool and so when he is in that I'll have my feet in a bowl of water as well.....they were already swollen when I got up....so went shopping early so I could try and put them up for a bit without having to go out later
 
Marley I don't remember my last GD pregnancy being quite this bad...but then I didn't find out until I was 27 weeks this time it was 16 weeks so its been a long time. Then of course before that I had the bad scan and had to have the two amnios and then the infection....it really has been one thing after another. I am finding it so hard to get excited about this one as I just keep expecting things to go wrong. I think the lack of sleep isn't helping either. Its hard to feel positive when all you wanna do is fall into a 4 week coma.
 
Marley I don't remember my last GD pregnancy being quite this bad...but then I didn't find out until I was 27 weeks this time it was 16 weeks so its been a long time. Then of course before that I had the bad scan and had to have the two amnios and then the infection....it really has been one thing after another. I am finding it so hard to get excited about this one as I just keep expecting things to go wrong. I think the lack of sleep isn't helping either. Its hard to feel positive when all you wanna do is fall into a 4 week coma.

I so know how you feel. with Poppy I didn't find out until I was 34 weeks and this time 12 weeks and it has made such a difference having to deal with it for so long. I've felt poorly pretty much all the way through - I think we are both probably finding it harder as we come towards the last weeks. For some reason it always starts to feel longer. I've got three weeks and it feels just as hard and yet I've spent months on this thread being envious of those that were ahead of me and at the stage I'm at now - crazy! :hugs:
Hope time just passes quicker for the both of us. Sleep deprivation defo doesn't help - and I think sometimes feeling positive feels like it takes energy we don't have - so just a case of trunddling through. Thank goodness we have this thread so we can all feel fat, swollen and fed up together - lol! x
Defo get your feet in the paddling pool. It does feel nice.
 
Madmae, I do understand I think the earlier diagnosis make things seem long indeed, getting really fed up.
On a different note my insulin needs seem to have stabilised again, fasting now btw 4.7 - 5.2, but still getting 3.3 - 4 before lunch.
I saw baby on scan yesterday, got a nice face pic from consultant and baby blinked. The AC has come down from 65 to 55 centile, water has reduced to upper level of normal, just counting down until 39wks now.
 
Anyone else measuring "over" at only 31 weeks? I am 5'2 and the LO has already taken up every inch of space possible. She's pressing down on my pelvis, up in my ribs, and both sides! I've had three healthy pregnancies before this one and have never been this hug. The only difference with this one is the GD!I think pregnancy is the only time I wish I was a little taller and wider lol.
 
Anyone else measuring "over" at only 31 weeks? I am 5'2 and the LO has already taken up every inch of space possible. She's pressing down on my pelvis, up in my ribs, and both sides! I've had three healthy pregnancies before this one and have never been this hug. The only difference with this one is the GD!I think pregnancy is the only time I wish I was a little taller and wider lol.

have you had a growth scan? that will tell you how much is baby, how much is fluid etc. But yep gd pregnancies defo bigger - not necessarily always baby, but it seems people tend to carry bigger and look bigger too. x
 
Anyone else measuring "over" at only 31 weeks? I am 5'2 and the LO has already taken up every inch of space possible. She's pressing down on my pelvis, up in my ribs, and both sides! I've had three healthy pregnancies before this one and have never been this hug. The only difference with this one is the GD!I think pregnancy is the only time I wish I was a little taller and wider lol.

have you had a growth scan? that will tell you how much is baby, how much is fluid etc. But yep gd pregnancies defo bigger - not necessarily always baby, but it seems people tend to carry bigger and look bigger too. x

Havent been in for a scan yet. 'm so over everyone saying I look huge or like Im ready to pop! NO I'm not, she still has some cooking to do in there:happydance:
 

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