tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post8472732716084403695..comments2024-01-02T06:57:26.352-05:00Comments on Life and Love in the Petri Dish: OB appointment 27 weeks 4 days: It's officialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-42828527570694818562012-08-11T02:00:41.487-04:002012-08-11T02:00:41.487-04:00I had gd starting at the first trimester..but thru...I had gd starting at the first trimester..but thru controlled diet and help from nutritionist I never had to get insulin shots..which I was told is ok if needed and doesn't harm baby. anyway it is pain but manageable..watch portion size..I had to eat half sandwiches , half of a small potato..etc..overall I felt like I was on a pseudo atkins diet. best of luck to you !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-50106640551571744262012-08-05T03:35:30.997-04:002012-08-05T03:35:30.997-04:00PS - my little guy was 9.5lbs (I didn't have g...PS - my little guy was 9.5lbs (I didn't have gb), and he was totally good... so really, it's pretty arbitrary anyhow, right? They are how they are, and you just do what you can.<br />xoBridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782359517638828937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-74604464128241373732012-08-05T03:30:56.691-04:002012-08-05T03:30:56.691-04:00Hey, happy third trimester baby! I'm a few dri...Hey, happy third trimester baby! I'm a few drinks in... long weekend here in BC... but waitin' for that third trimester photo and thinking of you guys. I'm so happy for you all... my friend, who is not a blog reader or writer, asked about you yesterday. She wanted to know if you had the baby... I thought it was interesting because I don't know you, even though I feel like I do... and I am, of course hoping above all hopes that everything is okay, and that your little magpie arrives exactly when she should, but then, so here is my friend wondering how you are and how things are progressing. That's like a couple of generations deep of people rooting for your little one. It's pretty weird actually. I've been reading your blog for quite some time now, and now here you are, so close. I love it. <br />All the best,<br />BridBridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782359517638828937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-19678924340043720042012-08-04T23:59:40.581-04:002012-08-04T23:59:40.581-04:00Keep the faith and do what the nutritionist says a...Keep the faith and do what the nutritionist says and you should be fine. My GD baby was 5lbs 13 ounces at 38 weeks. That could have been related to the huge fibroid in my uterus though. I know with GD it's important not to go past term so the placenta does not deteriorate. I'm glad I went early and would do it again if it was necessary.tireegal68https://www.blogger.com/profile/13943003575298698264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-69378182870579308932012-08-04T15:50:12.112-04:002012-08-04T15:50:12.112-04:00I know the GD is a bummer, but you've proven t...I know the GD is a bummer, but you've proven that you're willing to do whatever it takes to bring home this little miracle. It will be fine. All I'm thinking about is, HOLY SHIT, you're 28 weeks pregnant!!!!! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961296047588934823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-77089999211881897982012-08-04T09:04:53.774-04:002012-08-04T09:04:53.774-04:00Seems like there have been several bloggers with G...Seems like there have been several bloggers with GD lately. I'm sorry you have to deal with this but hopefully you'll quickly figure out how to manage it all. Big hugs girl.Her Royal Fabulousnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008723588326617669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-4955684792600103032012-08-03T13:50:57.102-04:002012-08-03T13:50:57.102-04:00You have such wonderful readers with such super co...You have such wonderful readers with such super commentary! THANK YOU FOR POSTING AND YOUR READERS FOR COMMENTING.<br />Am awaiting with eagerness your report on what the specialist tells you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-17595902603827532782012-08-02T16:08:20.546-04:002012-08-02T16:08:20.546-04:00Sorry about the GD but yay for the 28 week marker!...Sorry about the GD but yay for the 28 week marker!Alb Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511111956909661681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-79553984798804799792012-08-02T14:41:03.045-04:002012-08-02T14:41:03.045-04:00Sorry to hear the GD result, and don't worry t...Sorry to hear the GD result, and don't worry too much about the lack of weight - I put on 15lbs for the whole pregnancy and had a very healthy 6lb 7oz baby girl. Didn't even have to think about losing any weight afterwards as 10 days later I was back to my pre pregnancy weight (albeit a different shape!). I believe they tell you to put on too much, and its no wonder it takes people years to get off. My milk production was great and not affected and in by 4 days so you don't need excess weight for that either. Plus your third trimester will be MUCH easier with your carrying less weight. It may also be a good time for you to stop eating dairy which can affect baby's gentle stomach when they enter the world. Take care. DMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544531255762632894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-90275779059581009472012-08-02T06:21:38.142-04:002012-08-02T06:21:38.142-04:00You have to test and try what various carbs do to ...You have to test and try what various carbs do to your readings. I, for eg, could eat potatoes and fruit with some 2-3 units more than advised by the doctor, and still get decent, below the scary line readings. But white pasta, white bread and croissants, a tiny bit of all white flour foods, would make me blood sugar soar to the sky. So I had to sort of avoid those and stick with what was better behaving. Curiously, three bits of chocolate were fine as a midmorning snack, but two bites of a white bread sandwich would give me a very high reading. Try to write down what you eat and the corresponding readings for a week or two and then you'll learn everything you need to do and it will be so much easier. <br />Treating food in carb units is not that bad of a habit, on the long term. And exercise is vital, especially since you have labour ahead of you and even if I was lucky to have short labours, I can so see why they call it "labour". You need to be fit to have a better experience. Induction is not that bad. It would be preferable to have a vaginal birth because afterwards you recover much quickly. But of course, if a c section is needed, than that is that and you do whatever it takes to get the baby here safe and sound. And don't say you can't think so far ahead, it is no longer all that far, third trimester lady! :-)Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148000699685037451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-48483143123211184292012-08-01T21:46:52.082-04:002012-08-01T21:46:52.082-04:00Sounds good.
How delightfully magical to see you ...Sounds good.<br /><br />How delightfully magical to see you contemplating the possibility of being over term (or at least, avoiding that) after all you have been through. Here's hoping Magpie makes a voluntary, healthy, and uneventful appearance at, oh, 39w3d just to keep things simple :) .Alexicographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029216139568740202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-52085224974463291012012-08-01T21:08:09.971-04:002012-08-01T21:08:09.971-04:00I'm not happy to hear about your official diag...I'm not happy to hear about your official diagnosis, but I am so happy to see that you have such an awesome outlook and game plan. You rock, Mo!Hapa Hopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390505849217183486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-88245452011193573442012-08-01T19:09:28.953-04:002012-08-01T19:09:28.953-04:00Sorry to hear that, Mo. But hooray for 28 weeks! ...Sorry to hear that, Mo. But hooray for 28 weeks! You can totally do this.<br /><br />Here is my post on following the GD diet, fwiw: http://sunnyinseattle-cadh.blogspot.com/2010/03/staying-thin-while-getting-fat-gd-diet.htmlSunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964875388384777306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-55734943528996337082012-08-01T15:37:46.328-04:002012-08-01T15:37:46.328-04:00I know it is a PITA but seemingly one you will be ...I know it is a PITA but seemingly one you will be able to manage without further medical intervention.<br /><br />More importantly, you are 28 weeks PREGNANT, Mo! Yippee, jumping up and down for you right now!It Is What It Ishttp://itiswhatitisorisit.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-15542741583088369482012-08-01T14:45:50.985-04:002012-08-01T14:45:50.985-04:00What a great OB! Yes, you are 28 weeks now! Wow!...What a great OB! Yes, you are 28 weeks now! Wow! So it looks like with the help of a nutritionist and watching what you eat, everything will continue to go well. YES! This is it, Mo. You will have your baby girl in your arms very very soon.kharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760406074795967083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-2261507654642528942012-08-01T14:09:58.255-04:002012-08-01T14:09:58.255-04:00I would make sure they check your anemia status to...I would make sure they check your anemia status too..recent research shows that sometimes HbA1c might not be as reliable in a pregnant woman with iron deficiency anemia because the hemoglobin molecule structure changes and it glycosylates differently...a glycosylated albumin would be more accurate if you are anemic. Just my two cents.MyTwoLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-38479610203812783632012-08-01T14:09:03.958-04:002012-08-01T14:09:03.958-04:00It will all be fine. The extra monitoring is reall...It will all be fine. The extra monitoring is reall reassuring too. One thing to note that we were not very vigilant of in the exhausted post labor haze and the nurses missed is to make sure that they monitor Magpie's blood sugar levels very closely after her birth. Especially in the first 48 hrs. We didn't check to make sure that the nurses were monitoring our twins closely and their blood sugar levels became dangerously low. I still get the shudders when I think about it. It was clearly entered in the their charts by the perinatalogist. My piece of advice to all with GD. Xoxo OcgalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-66087373147239698092012-08-01T13:49:01.701-04:002012-08-01T13:49:01.701-04:00You are displaying a BRILLIANT attitude, are getti...You are displaying a BRILLIANT attitude, are getting expert advice. Ask if stillbirth is a bigger issue FOR YOU from this issue. I bet it is Uncontrolled GD that raises risks. Diet and exercise are good for all of us pg or not. Avoid sweet drinks (fruit juices), see what what various foods do to blood sugars and listen to your experts. <br />Post birth: be aware of what still blows your sugars and avoid type 2 later. Moderation is easier.<br />Magpie's safe arrival is being watched all around the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-1648596216552814892012-08-01T12:50:55.940-04:002012-08-01T12:50:55.940-04:00Been reading, but crazy this week. Also, I don'...Been reading, but crazy this week. Also, I don't have any info on GD. (I think my mother expected me to get it, since there's lots of diabetes on both sides of my family, and I LOVE sugar.) But you've gotten lots of great comments, and terrific reassurance from your wonderful OB. You are an awesome mommy. Magpie is a lucky girl.<br /><br />Hopefully you will go into labor on your own by your due date and won't need to be induced, but ya know, the internets are all waiting for Magpie's arrival. I think we would all crash your site if you went past due! xoxoDorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-88514617737250544582012-08-01T12:47:54.045-04:002012-08-01T12:47:54.045-04:00Ugh. Bummer because it's one more thing you h...Ugh. Bummer because it's one more thing you have to think about, but yay since it's something you have control over. And hurrah for your attitude and for your doc's. Sounds healthy. <br /><br />Good heavens, Mo, you really ARE in the 3rd trimester. Wowza!Sprogbloggerhttp://www.sprogblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-41036523553219711822012-08-01T12:36:54.914-04:002012-08-01T12:36:54.914-04:00I am normally a good test taker, so it is quite fr...I am normally a good test taker, so it is quite frustrating when you don't test well because of something completely out of your control ;) Baby girl is going to be fine! Because her mama is taking awesome care of her!!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614553637265139846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-7106204422670834592012-08-01T11:13:26.386-04:002012-08-01T11:13:26.386-04:00my gf got GD with her 2nd son, she followed the di...my gf got GD with her 2nd son, she followed the diabetes diet. The nurses in the hospital can teach you. She ended up gaining less weight than with her first son, and losing the weight faster. But more importantly- her son was perfectly fine and her diabetes went away after the birth. so it is super manageable with diet! you can do it!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685230580167231442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-48269431664195527882012-08-01T10:37:02.495-04:002012-08-01T10:37:02.495-04:00Ack. Sorry to hear about the GD.
I did NSTs for ...Ack. Sorry to hear about the GD.<br /><br />I did NSTs for both my kids' pregnancies. Be sure you eat something beforehand or they give you juice during (I know, the GD might interfere with this) as it can be stressful for YOU if Magpie doesn't cooperate and sleeps through the tests. And bring something to read for that 30-60 min :)gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-34475256489262741482012-08-01T10:35:18.758-04:002012-08-01T10:35:18.758-04:00Oh no! But I'm still very encouraged by your l...Oh no! But I'm still very encouraged by your low levels at home! And yes, nearly 28 weeks :)Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-39239066119780475222012-08-01T10:28:13.688-04:002012-08-01T10:28:13.688-04:00Is it just me, or is that picture really creepy?Is it just me, or is that picture <i>really creepy</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com