Mother of all conception months Graduates

[MADLYSBOYS]

Me too Molly...cause Charlie is due 29th April so if he decides to hold on it could well be May

madcat I have no idea and No tbh I cut back on my walking cause of my pelvis prob I thought best not make the damn thing worse Am eating properly and not particularly healthy iykwim like am eating choc, biscuits etc I just dont get it At this rate am going to have to buy a smaller size of non maternity pants or maybe two/three sizes smaller mat pants I didnt really want to buy any more mat pants but the ones I wear for work are currently on the tightest elastic setting and still fall down. I have MW on 18th I think I am going to have words and if when I have my GTT on 20th it comes back positive I think there having a laugh considering the weight is dropping off At this rate I will weigh less after Charlie is born than I did when I fell pregnant which isnt such a bad thing I suppose but I still cant get my head around it

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

David said they will probably call baby `arizona` or `seattle` or summat so I dont think we should worry on that score

 

[molly85]

i was hoping to loose a few ponds no such ruddy luck now. could eat better i suppose

 

[madcatwoman]

you'll be alright after charlie is born madly!!, what ever youre doing, just keep on doing it, its not like its affecting your bump or anything!!.

 

[molly85]

dnt they live on los angeles so angel?

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

aw madly! i was looking up diets for gestational diabetes because me and you were the same last time round lol and my goodness! 1/ complicated and 2/ ekkk you cant eat anything without watching it! have made sure that i dont over do it on sugar and make sure i dont serve up too big a portion of carbs but am dreading being told no no no you have to follow a diet!

hows it going for you other than losing the weight? are you finding it easier than it looks?

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Thanks madcat am not worried about Charlie causes hes fine but pregnany is the only time you have an excuse for getitng fat not loosing weight and I just cant get my head around it

NOMORE am currently GD NIL and have another GTT on the 20th of this month to see if this is still the case I was part of a GD thread but then unsubscribed as it got me a little freaked out....all the dont eat this, cant eat that business I seems what one person can eat and have ok levels is different for another cause it might cause theres to go through the roof and its all about finding what works for you. You have to prick your finger after every meal and meals have to be at set times It sounds like BOOT CAMP Not funny really and I so dont want to go down that road its scary Plus then theres the whole insulin thing if you cant control your sugar levels by finding the right foods for you. Injecting myself is scary too arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

yeah had a look through some of them thats why i asked you lol because all of a sudden i felt like i prob shouldnt eat my lovely dumplings i just made lol there are always extreme cases and because it is a gd support thread it was always going to attract a large amount of extremes, i dont think it has helped my calm down about it because now i feel a huge urge to do a load of research about it and find out if i eat a tuna sandwich at lunch will i have to skip potatoes with dinner no no no no no! too much! i think i might just swap white carbs for brown carbs and not over do the sugar and just do that i havent even been to see midwife yet but have just been reading posts about people being diagnosed at 6 weeks!! its crazy scary! think i will be steering clear from that section from now on and if i want to know something on a whim dr google will satisfy until i see a midwife lol

 

[molly85]

little needles madly, not sure if I'm ment to have another test. they said something about random bloods. Pah random with my bloods I need a specialist to do them

 

[molly85]

I'm pretty sure you know if you have GD Nomore. Don't worry yet.

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

im trying not too but an 11lb 6 onz baby with lung problems last time he almost died so its not so much having it that worries me it is whether i will end up being ignored again and going through all that again would just absolutely break my heart!

i am very fatigued, thirsty and react negatively to very very sugary things if you get my drift so am a little tiny bit concerned no no no no kate relax relax!

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

how would you know without a test anywho to stop me being a silly little worry wart lol

 

[molly85]

you've got history on your side and you know what to ask for

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Molly am not sure I agree I didnt know with Oliver until after I delivered him because of how he was born But that said I did have symptons but unfortunately fell through the net because I didnt have any of the risk factors they look at on paper only symptons which could have just been normal pregnancy symptons anyway like thirstyness and tiredness. I was glad the test was normal but my consultant said not the throw a party just yet because between 16wk and 26wks (26wks is when they do routine risk factor ladies!) the test result can change now I dont know if its cause am wary of it but I have a few dizzy spells like low sugar level episodes and I have recently become thirst in that week or so. My next GTT is 20th Jan so I guess I will see a few days after when I ring them up for results...am dreading it tbh but I also just want it to be over either way however I dont have a consultant appointment until 3rd Feb two weeks after so they cant treat it that urgently if you do get a +result.

NOMORE hon your right not to read thoses threads or research just yet believe me I did it cause I freaked and it was scary At least I have been able to enjoy the last two months....well sort of now am just trying to concentrate on my 4d scan which is 22nd Jan two days after the GTT and something far more lovely to focus on

 

[molly85]

well hate to say it everything you listed aboove but later on you at the crappy everything can cause those things stage. They will do GTT by 16 weeks and then give you appropriate care. before that you have other things to worry about

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

NOMORE I freak too because I am mostly sick after I have had something sugar...I threw up 5mins after a tiny bowl of coco pops (the bowl was one of Olivers plastic ones so very little!) and when ever I drink or eat something sugary I have this horrid sinking feeling in my tummy...they say mothers instinct right!

 

[molly85]

Soz madly maybe I should have said if you know the symptoms you could have a guess on if you have it.

When theydid mine I knew it would come back negative as I was ready to conk out. I think i might have been a bit more with it if i had had GD.

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

thanks ladies! got myself a wee bit worked up reading those silly posts lol

i think i might ask for a blood test at my midwife appointment and record it and see how much it changes, last time they were like it is high but not high enough but i totally beliee that although the makority will fall into their guildlines a few people do not and might have naturally low levels and then increase significantly but "not enough" to be within their guidlines, either way a 11lb 6 onz baby having too high sugar levels, and blood pressure and a few symptoms - abeit retrospectively - is just too much of a coincidence for me

going to relax, i have done a bit of basic research and will attempt to eat wholemeal and avoid very sugary things but will not stress out, at the end of the day after being ignored so much in my last pregnancy and turning out to be right i think people will be falling over themselves to monitor me this time lol i'll just go you seen my notes on my last pregnancy? lol

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

When you see your MW I would push for the earliest GTT they do which is 16wks however bare in mind what my consultant said `there is a high percentage of women whos tests change in the middle 10wks` so am freaking this means me so of course even if its NIL like mine at 16wks it doesnt mean you are home and dry cause at 26wks it might show that you have GD. I was told by my consultant after having Oliver that I needed to insist on having proper care in subsequent pregnancies re GD and that should my baby be bigger than Oliver (10lb 5oz) I wouldl likely not be able to deliver him naturally because of my struggle with Oliver. I told my consultant after my GTT at 16wks that my worst fear was not even having the option of a natural delivery and having that control taken away as I wanted the chance to do it again without the scare of delivering Oliver. He told me having GD does not mean you def have to have a c-sec and that they would monitor baby size in ending weeks and probably bring me in to deliver two weeks early and start my labour off so I could try naturally, he also said they much more prefer this route It gave me hope but am still scared because the time after delivering Oliver was so scary and frightful I dont want to go there again. I had severe PD because of it and I found it hard to bond with Oliver because I felt that he was broken and it was all my fault This is my last time and I will fight tooth and nail for it to be different

 

[loopylollipop]

Wow I just read all those GD posts stuffing left over chocolate Christmas decorations in my mouth (no they never made it to the tree)

Regarding birthing ball, may go for 60 something, I am only 5'4". And now feel the same width after eating all those choccys

Lol Molly to considering hanging your washing sat on one.

I am sure my midwife said I would get appointment for GTT at 16 weeks. Never heard anything. I think it is part of the Born In Bradford (BIB) massive research project that is ongoing. May have to chase that up.