Gestational Diabetes
Wasn’t surprised. This pregnancy seems to be the catch-all.
Advanced maternal age.
15 lbs overweight to begin with.
Ongoing High blood pressure
Hip pain… including dysfunctional rotation which makes for awesome waddling
I knew this pregnancy would be hard.
Still glad we went with the Spirit’s prompting to have #6…
praying for a happy ending (of pregnancy) /beginning (of newborn love) in 11 weeks.
Things definitely are not as hard as it could be though…
No Accreta. yay!
No placenta previa. yay!
Major blessings that nausea is over. yay!
No major weight gain. or minor for that matter. yay!
Monday I failed the 1-hour test.
Thursday I failed the 3-hour test.
That one was a doozy. An hour into it and I felt so icky and nauseous.
But I lived. I watched a movie on the ipad which helped pass the time.
Major fuzzy brain problem though … as felt when running a quickie to Target.
Came home and ate leftover taco salad.
Suddenly felt so clammy and ick.
Took a nice nap and felt greatly improved.
So – next week I meet with the Diabetes Specialist at the hospital.
Fun! or not.
I pretty much adore sugar.
Snow Cones summer love!!! How will I live without this sweet frozen delight?
Red Vines.
Orange Sherbet.
Frozen Hot Chocolate.
Fruit.
Cold Cereal.
And as always, chocolate.
Now nobody is surprised to hear I have GD! Haha.
but health is important… for me and babe.
Going off of sugar makes me incredibly grouchy.
I’ll have to find another high…
I love that they say to get lots of exercise… oh really – with dysfunctional hips?
We’ll plug along and keep trying.
I’m almost 27 weeks… so really I just have 11 weeks left. 77 days.
ugh. sounds like forever, eh.
Guess for now, I’ll start enjoying pea pods, celery, and uhhh… ice water.
Heather, I have been following your blog for the past few months. I encourage you to check into Trim Healthy Mama. While I was pregnant with my #7, who is now 5 months old, I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. The diet they put me on did not help, so I prayed for another way and was blessed to find THM/Trim Healthy Mama. My blood sugars regulated, I had a healthier pregnancy as a result of eating how they teach and it continues to bless me. May you be blessed in your journey. Thank you for sharing your insights here. I love your blog!
good luck with this Heath! it’s probably a blessing in disguise… i ate way too much sugar while pregnant and gained waaaay too much weight. and now i pay for it. i would probably feel better right now if i had eaten better, and i wouldn’t have so much to try and lose. but since she was born i haven’t eaten sugar. it’s been 10 days…
and i think too much sugar makes grouchy babies. ha! but seriously, my crankiest babies have been when i didn’t eat very well during pregnancy.
hang in there! you can do it!