So... I have to admit I really have been craving and indulging in sweets with this pregnancy. I can't seem to get enough of pumpkin pie w/ extra creamy whipped cream, dark chocolate milky ways, and just about anything from the Halloween candy stash!!
I just went in for my routine gestational diabetes check yesterday and am very disappointed to say that I failed! My glucose levels were elevated, and I have to go in for more testing. This doesn't necessarily mean that I have gestational diabetes but it means that I could. This is a big wake up call to me! Have I caused this? Have I eaten too many sweets? Or has the gestational diabetes caused all of these sweet cravings? I was so careful with just about everything that went into my mouth while pregnant with Brady, but I have been much more lax this time around. My Dr told me that it is the way your body reacts to sugar during pregnancy because the stress pregnancy can cause on your body, not what you eat. But I still blame myself for eating all of that candy and pie!
I have completely revamped what I'm eating now... Today I've had a plain bagel w/ strawberry jelly, organic oatmeal and orange juice! I plan on a healthy lunch and dinner to follow... I have high hopes that it was just a fluke, since I have not put on a lot of weight and the ultrasound we had just recently measured the baby at a normal size. GD generally causes large babies and for the Mother to gain quite a bit of weight. GD can easily be controlled with diet, exercise and close monitoring... but I just don't want to have to worry about this after our scare at the beginning of our pregnancy! I'm ready to have this little girl and have her be healthy and not have to worry about all of these tests!
Saturday I will go in for a 3 hour glucose screening. My parents are coming out for a visit, won't be too much fun but I'm glad my Mom will be here to go with me. Brandon can stay home with Dad and Brady, while we're at the lab getting this test done. He isn't very patient and it's going to be a long morning... The test is pretty simple. I have to eat a candy bar today, tomorrow and Friday and then fast from midnight Friday night until 8 am on Saturday when I go in for my test. Then the lab tech will draw blood from me when I get there, give me a sweet drink and then take my blood every hour for the following three hours. Sounds like fun, huh?! And to think I had such an easy going pregnancy with Brady! No abnormal tests, no raised levels of anything!!
Pray for us that this is nothing and we can walk out of the lab on Saturday morning feeling reassured that nothing is abnormal and I do not have gestational diabetes!
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I'm sure it's not anything you've done, Holly. Don't beat yourself up! Even if you do have GD, it doesn't mean that Camdyn will have diabetes after she is born. I'm sure she's healthy and you'll be fine! Be sure to let us know. I have my test on Wednesday, and I'm nervous about it too!
Hey Holly! Don't worry about the test! I failed both of my glucose screenings when I was pregnant with Addison. I didn't really have GD though because I could still eat whatever I wanted and my blood sugar was still fine. I did have to test my blood sugar which was no fun. I failed because I had potato soup before the first test and was so nervous for the second one that I threw up in the middle of it which screwed up my numbers. Go figure! I only gained about 40 lbs total and she was 8 lbs 8 oz when she was born. We are both fine now! Just don't stress, it will only make it worse!! :o)
Hey Holly--I also failed my first test with Jackson! I actually think it is really common for women to fail their first test, but pass the second test. I'm sure you are fine! I ate sweets constantly and everything turned out fine :) I would try not to worry about it until you find out the results!! Good luck--I'm sure everything is just perfect though!
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