January/ February Snowflakes 2024

[Jules8]

I failed the one hour with 2/3 pregnancies. It does suck doing the 2 hour, but I passed when I did those.

 

[Laurabub84]

@Laurabub84 I'm having this weird under right rib pain too it's really annoying!
Gosh @littlewitch I'm with @salamander91 I couldn't do it either!! I've only been part time work or SAHM since my second was born and even that's a struggle sometimes!! I don't know how mums working full time do it I really don't! I find it a full time job running a house!
Im already getting sad that I'm nearly halfway through this pregnancy. It will almost certainly be my last unless there's any oopsies lol and I just want time to slow down. I've waited so long for this I just want to appreciate it!! Feels like I've not done hardly anything baby related, barely any shopping, I'm not organised or ready at all and it's just due to time and having the older ones to look after.
Im still not feeling regular movement either it's worrying me now. I felt it so early and I feel like I should be really noticing it now but I'm just not.

I wasn’t feeling consistent movements with this one until after 20 weeks. I feel him so much more now at 26/27 weeks.

Question for all: have any of you had gestational diabetes?
I took my one hour glucose tolerance test this week and failed. The goal is <140 and my blood sugar at one hour was 161.
I asked my OB if I could repeat the one hour test again after proper hydration, sleep, and attempt to improve my diet.
If I fail again, I will take the 3 hour test which I am dreading. Consuming the 50g of dextrose drink was bad enough. Thinking about consuming 100g makes my skin crawl.
I know it might be silly...and I know if I have gestational diabetes that it is not my fault, but I feel sad and I feel like a failure right now.

Does anyone have experience with this?

I’ve never had the gd tests so can’t be any help I’m afraid but I hope it you have to do the 3hr test you’ll pass. Please don’t feel like a failure. Some times these things just happen through no fault of your own. The important thing is to know for sure and go from there. When will you repeat the hour one?

 

[Laurabub84]

Feels like forever since I’ve had any appointments. My last midwife one was 16 weeks then obviously had the 20 week scan. Have midwife next Wednesday for 28 weeks. Just feels like such a long time in between especially when constantly feeling so anxious. 27 weeks today tho and I’m getting excited to reach the 30 week mark because then it really feels like the countdown to meeting baby starts. Still itching and it’s driving me insane but no more rib pain so I don’t really understand what’s causing it.
We went and brought our pram and bedside crib on Wednesday. They are the first things we’ve brought for baby and the expensive things out of the way with. I don’t really know what I’m getting this time. I’m holding off on buying his clothes because I’m waiting for the winter clothes to come into the shops. Need to finish baby shopping and start focusing on Christmas. Last month seemed to fly by. We’ll be announcing our arrivals before we know it. I can’t wait to have him here. I’m hoping so much he’ll come end of December. I’ve only ever gone over due once with dd2 by 4 days and it was awful. Dds 1 and 4 were at 38 weeks dd3 was 39 weeks and my last baby our son came at 37+5 weeks. Gonna be a nervous time over Xmas as I’ll turn 38 weeks on Xmas eve. I don’t know what we’ll do if he decides to come then. Getting a little scared of missing Xmas day with the kids. Touch wood I never have to stay long after baby’s born and other than my son my labours were fairly quick so I shouldn’t be in too long hopefully.

 

[littlewitch]

I wasn’t feeling consistent movements with this one until after 20 weeks. I feel him so much more now at 26/27 weeks.



I’ve never had the gd tests so can’t be any help I’m afraid but I hope it you have to do the 3hr test you’ll pass. Please don’t feel like a failure. Some times these things just happen through no fault of your own. The important thing is to know for sure and go from there. When will you repeat the hour one?

Do they not test for gestational diabetes in the UK? I think I will repeat my test on Tuesday or Wednesday this week.

 

[Laurabub84]

Do they not test for gestational diabetes in the UK? I think I will repeat my test on Tuesday or Wednesday this week.

I think only if you have risk factors they’ll test for it. Like if your parents have diabetes, things like that. I was asked questions at my first appointment to see if I’d need to be tested for gd but she said I wouldn’t need to be as I had no risk factors. I may have misheard but I’m sure she said to me if I was to catch covid then I have to go through all the risk checks again. That first appointment feels ages ago now and that may not have been to do with diabetes but she definetly said I would need to let them know if get covid.

 

[josephine3]

@littlewitch we don't have the gestational diabetes tests as routine, no, just if there's a risk factor for it I believe like bmi. I've never had one but I know friends who have.
@Laurabub84 I feel like I'm just not recognising the movements properly and they are questionable. I have my 20week scan next Monday!! My midwife also said I wouldn't need an appt until 28 weeks after that but said I could have one at 24 if I wanted as it did seem like a long time so I booked one then too.
I've ordered my pram already!! It was on an offer that was about to expire so felt like I had to take advantage, it's also from boots so I get loads of points!
So I'm excited about that but I'm suprised I haven't bought more stuff, it's weird. I've been so used to looking at baby stuff but not buying, I kinda forget that I can buy it now! Feels weird still!

 

[josephine3]

Here's the travel system I've gone for!! It was 549 but I managed to get it down to 467!!!

 

[NDH]

Looks lovely and that's a great sale!

 

[littlewitch]

I think only if you have risk factors they’ll test for it. Like if your parents have diabetes, things like that. I was asked questions at my first appointment to see if I’d need to be tested for gd but she said I wouldn’t need to be as I had no risk factors. I may have misheard but I’m sure she said to me if I was to catch covid then I have to go through all the risk checks again. That first appointment feels ages ago now and that may not have been to do with diabetes but she definetly said I would need to let them know if get covid.

Interesting. All pregnant women in the United States are screened with a one hour glucose tolerance test. I hate it.
I am sincerely hoping that somehow I pass on my second attempt....or that I pass the three hour test if it comes to that.

 

[littlewitch]

26 weeks with baby boy

 

[Bevziibubble]

Lovely bump!

 

[Laurabub84]

@littlewitch we don't have the gestational diabetes tests as routine, no, just if there's a risk factor for it I believe like bmi. I've never had one but I know friends who have.
@Laurabub84 I feel like I'm just not recognising the movements properly and they are questionable. I have my 20week scan next Monday!! My midwife also said I wouldn't need an appt until 28 weeks after that but said I could have one at 24 if I wanted as it did seem like a long time so I booked one then too.
I've ordered my pram already!! It was on an offer that was about to expire so felt like I had to take advantage, it's also from boots so I get loads of points!
So I'm excited about that but I'm suprised I haven't bought more stuff, it's weird. I've been so used to looking at baby stuff but not buying, I kinda forget that I can buy it now! Feels weird still!

Haha, I get what you mean, I keep looking and forgetting I can buy. I’ve been putting off buying most things through fear of something going wrong. But with Christmas now coming up we really do need to start getting organised.
Your pram is lovely. Our friends have the ickle bubba pram and they get on well with it.
With movements it may be that you have an anterior placenta that could be cushioning baby’s movements. They’ll be able to tell you at your scan.
My midwife told me to call her if I felt I needed an earlier appointment but I’m worried telling her how anxious I am because last time they kept trying to push me into going back on my medication and I’m really not comfortable taking it while pregnant or breastfeeding. I won’t put him at any unnecessary risk by taking it.

Interesting. All pregnant women in the United States are screened with a one hour glucose tolerance test. I hate it.
I am sincerely hoping that somehow I pass on my second attempt....or that I pass the three hour test if it comes to that.

keeping fingers crossed you’ll pass the next one. I don’t think I’d enjoy having to have the test either. I struggle swallowing things that don’t taste nice. I had to have a scan years back and I had to drink this white stuff that tasted like watered down toothpaste. It was awful and they kept sending me back out to drink more because it wasn’t enough and I wasn’t given much time to drink it so I had to try downing cup after cup. I was so close to throwing up

 

[josephine3]

It arrived!!!! Wooop!

 

[Bevziibubble]

 

[Laurabub84]

It arrived!!!! Wooop!

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yay, exciting. When will you set it up? We were going to wait but fortunately his parent have a spare room so we put ours together and covered it over. It had a smell from the packaging so I want time for it to air out before baby comes. Really starting to feel real now we’re buying things

 

[Teanna]

I have a midwife appointment on Wednesday and Im sure the GD test will come up. I think it's optional but if I do it will probably have to schedule it for November sometime.

It's crazy you don't get always get a midwife appointment between 16 and 28 weeks. In Canada I've gotten one every 6 weeks, it used to be every 4 before Covid.

 

[Laurabub84]

I have a midwife appointment on Wednesday and Im sure the GD test will come up. I think it's optional but if I do it will probably have to schedule it for November sometime.

It's crazy you don't get always get a midwife appointment between 16 and 28 weeks. In Canada I've gotten one every 6 weeks, it used to be every 4 before Covid.

yeah it does feel like such a long gap. I had a lovely midwife when I was pregnant in 2020 during lockdown. As soon as I mentioned I suffered with anxiety quite bad she saw me regularly. She was the only one who excepted my decision to not want to be on medication while pregnant and just offered more support. One of the nicest midwife’s I’ve ever had. The one I have now is also lovely and has said if I feel I need to see her at any time I just need to call. But she is being a little pushy about going back on my tablets and I’m just not comfortable taking them in case they have any affect on baby

 

[littlewitch]

I have a midwife appointment on Wednesday and Im sure the GD test will come up. I think it's optional but if I do it will probably have to schedule it for November sometime.

It's crazy you don't get always get a midwife appointment between 16 and 28 weeks. In Canada I've gotten one every 6 weeks, it used to be every 4 before Covid.

I have an OB appointment every 4 weeks. If they decide to have me start seeing a high risk specialist after my next appointment, I will see a provider every 2 weeks.

 

[Teanna]

@littlewitch 4 weeks is nice, I preferred that to 6 weeks. I'll go to every 2 weeks in the third trimester, can't believe we're all getting to that point soon.

 

[josephine3]

@littlewitch and @Teanna do you ladies have issues that mean you need to be seen more often?
@Laurabub84 I haven't opened it yet!! I don't know how I've held off, I will probly get it out tomorrow have a play and put it back. My main reason for not having it fully out is that my cat has fleas. I'm so fed up with it and I'm trying desperately to get rid of them.. And obviously I don't want to risk any getting onto baby stuff so I will be repacking the pushchair after looking at it I think. Im hoping it's got big plastic bags inside I can keep the parts in for now.
The silly cat in question has actually decided to take up residence on top of one of the boxes it's his new hang out spot lol