*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[codegirl]

Shell - I hope you pass the test! It's sure not fun to be on the diabetic side and watching everything you eat. I seem to be having a hard time controlling mine, and I think I will be put onto insulin tomorrow when I see the doctor. And with all the Valentine's chocolates coming out right now, it's so not fair! lol!

it is hard, and it sucks big time, but at least we only have another month and a bit of it.

I keep having to remind myself that this is how my brother lived for 30 years (he was type 1). so it's not so bad.

 

[msarkozi]

yes, I am fortunate that this is not a lifetime thing, and will be gone in a short amount of time. I only seem to have a couple fingers that like to give blood, so they are starting to hurt and look like a pin cushion

 

[codegirl]

what meter did they give you?

 

[pinkycat]

Nixilix- nice to *see* you. I was starting to worry about you.
Shell-i hope your GTT is ok.

Iv had a mad burst of energy today, iv worn myself out. Got loads of BH now and swollen ankles

 

[Nixilix]

Hey Hun! Still on numerous times a day but via my iPhone so don't oftennpost how are you? I don't think I've had any BH?!

Get heartburn a lot! But I cannot do gaviscon! It's awful!

 

[Shell'sAngels]

thanks girls, i have a question for those who have done the test, im now fasting - boo hoo!! i can drink water though right???......

Also i feel for you guys who are diabetic i am worried to death how im gonna cope cuse im such a fussy eater and i am craving sweet like you wouldnt beleive, ive stuffed myself full of chocolate today just incase lol

Also- ive been told its normally a pregnancy thing and only temporary is this correct? xx

 

[codegirl]

GD is caused by hormones created by the placenta, so once you have no more placenta you will have no more GD.

They do usually recommend here that you go for blood work 6 weeks post birth just to make sure that your sugars have stabilized and that you don't actually have type 2 but that is pretty rare.

 

[msarkozi]

Code - I have the one touch meter

Shell - yes you can have water. I did the same thing. I had my test done on a Friday, and I was going to see the doctor on Wednesday for the results.....so between those days, I indulged in whatever I could because I knew it was going to come back positive

I was told the same thing, that a month to month and a half, I will have to repeat the test to make sure the diabetes is gone.

 

[codegirl]

I have the Accu-chek. the lancing device allows me to change the "depth" of the poke. For for the longest time I had to use 2.5 on all fingers but now some are at a 2 and some are at a 1.5. Does your "poker" thingee have any depth adjustment?

 

[Shell'sAngels]

howcome u girls had the test if u dont mind me asking? x

 

[msarkozi]

Code - mine goes from 1-7. He said the usual is about a 5 (or maybe it was a 3), but it wasn't really poking. So I have it on a 6. I think I keep hitting some of the same spots over and over again to make it hurt.

Shell - I passed my first test almost 2 months ago....but then shortly after that, I kept getting glucose in my urine at all my prenatal appointments. My doctor ordered more blood work and everything came back normal. He did a random test on me as well while I was there another day and it was normal. Then he had me see another doctor for the pre-eclampsia, and he asked me to do the test again just to see if I really did have GD or not. This time it came back positive for it.

 

[blessedmomma]

melissa- im glad he re-checked you for your baby's health!

i have heard that having GD can be a indicator of developing diabetes later in life, but cant remember who told me that so dont quote me on it.

 

[codegirl]

I had the test super early because I was borderline with Edward and he was BIG (9lbs 6oz) as well as my brother was Type 1 and I have a lot of family that areType 2 so lots of risk factors.

Yes, having GD can indicate a increased risk for type 2 later in life. That's because it shows that our pancrease isn't perfect (my GD dr likes to call it "lazy") so we have to watch risk factors etc to avoid it.

I've taken it as a serious wake up call to lose some extra weight after the baby is born. After w00ching my brother with type 1, and experiencing testing and insulin first hand, I sure has heck don't want to get Type 2.

 

[msarkozi]

I'm heavier now then I have ever been in my life, due to being pregnant. I had lost a bunch of weight before, so I am really hoping I lose it all and then some after the baby is born. I don't want to be a diabetic!!!

 

[Tanikit]

Hi again and to everyone who needs them. We all seem to be uncomfortable and seems there are a number of people now dealing with a good many issues.

Thursday night I went terribly low again with the sugars and my DH tried to cope with it and it got very ugly - in the end when I could talk again (but before I could walk) I told him to call the paramedics as I was getting desperate and was worried about both my DDs (inside and out) I have just got out of hospital today and am very very tired and feeling quite unwell. They have tried and tried to stabilise the sugars and have had to drop the insulin dose by about 50% which is a really massive drop and worries me as it should rise til 36 weeks and I am not quite 34 weeks. At least in hospital they monitored baby frequently (3x/day) and she was always fine. I also found out that she is LOA positioned which is correct for easier delivery. They never did get the sugars quite right and so it is going to take a huge amount of adjustment and watching. It is no longer safe for me to be by myself so I am again staying with my inlaws til my mother can arrive either this weekend or the beginning of February.

I am feeling very depressed as I rate my independence as very important and right now I am reliant on a lot of people - at least there are people who can help. I am missing my DH terribly despite being hurt by him over a number of things and I am also worried about him, but right now baby must come first and so must my other DD who was very traumatised by me going low and also the stay in hospital. I am trying to decide whether to let her visit me at all in hospital after the baby comes as she was so distressed when she had to leave and I wasn't coming home.

As for the rest of the pregnancy it is still pretty standard with all the usual aches and pains and my blood pressure at least behaved while I was in hospital. It was also nice to see what the ward was like and meet a lot of the nurses who all seemed to give good care, so I am pretty confident it should be fine when baby comes.

Have tried to catch up but couldn't reply to everyone now, so just wanted to say have been thinking of you all and hoping you are all doing ok.

 

[Shell'sAngels]

hi girls

Yeh i carry big babies and despite how good ive tried to be during this pregnancy i have gained loads its like i have a couple bad days and its always eating sugary things and i gain 6lbs or something stupid like that it really sucks so GD would be a answer for this.

Well i did not make it to my appointment for the gtt test, 2am i got up and was violently sick and errr the other end too i was not sure what to do with myself it wouldnt stop!! and then set myself off contractions i thought i was in labour it was that bad, had to wake dh up as i was rolling on the birth ball trying to stop these contractions yet had to get to the toliet cus inbetween i was throwing up!so he went and got me a bucket and a cold flannel i was sweating so much, he phoned midwife who said not to panic as yet cuse sometimes sickness can set off contractions but they will most likely ease, this went on till 6am and then finally they stopped.... the sickness however has not and all day ive been wiped off my feet, not had anything to eat either cuse i just cant keep it down, not even able to keep water down at the moment so im keeping a eye on that cuse i cant get too dehydrated. Thank god my hubby was off work today on a day off and hes taking 2moro off too cuse im in no way ready to be getting up doing school runs etc, im still being sick to non exsistant acid -yuk and this baby sure is hurting me - he is not helping cuse when he moves it makes me nausious again. Just hope it dont last too long i hate being ill .... ive rebooked the gtt for weds but will see how i feel.

 

[MumtoJ]

Melissa - hope your dr appointment goes / went well today

Tankit - Wish there was something I could do to make this journey easier for you, but I'm glad to here your with your in-laws and that they are giving you some support. I hope things sort themselves our between you and DH. Its scary for kids when we get ill but they get over it quickly, I know when I fell down the stairs J was really freaked out but we just talked it over a couple of times (over different days) until he was fine with it. We've been having big discussions recently about me going into hospital to have the baby and driving past it so he doesn't get too much of a surprise when it happens. Is this an option for your DD so she can start preparing for you going into hospital??

Shell - hope you start to feel better soon, I know the last bug I had knocked me for six and that only lasted (actively ifkwim) for 12 hours, so you must be exhausted. Hope it at leasts settles enough for you to get some sleep and start keeping water down. They say to keep drinking even if it keeps coming back up as even in the little time its in your stomach you do absorbe some.

Hope everyone else is ok, and people got some sleep and a finding ways of relieving discomforts.

xx

 

[msarkozi]

Thanks Cathryn. The doctor wasn't too concerned about the spikes at all and said I don't need insulin. So we will see what the other doctor says next week when he takes a look at the sugars. The other doctor will be delivering the baby for sure, as this baby is big. I was told I am looking at 10 lb +!!!!!!!! FM!! He is healthy though, and doing well.....have to find out if they are going to induce me early or not next week when I see the doctor. It's killing me that they haven't made a for sure decision if they want to induce or give me a c section, and when it will be.

 

[MumtoJ]

Melissa, glad your doctor was happy with your levels. If it makes you feel any better I'm anticipating this one being a bigun as well. Jacob was 8lb 11 at 37 weeks and had been forcast at 10lb at term, this one is measuring 4 weeks ahead of the customised chart based on his birthweight so heaven knows how big this one will be. Its funny but size isn't bothering me but then I haven't yet decided whether Im having a VBAC or another section, but I'm hoping that the scan at the end of the month gives me the all clear for the VBAC

 

[msarkozi]

so they induced your early then? was it because of the size? I am hoping that next week they will at least tell me they won't let me go to term. If they aren't willing to give me a c-section, then at least help take me out of my misery and let me be early.