Baby is really keeping me on my toes this week. First, it was my midwife telling me that suddenly I’m measuring four weeks too small. Then, yesterday evening I found out that I failed my one-hour glucose tolerance test! My levels were at 158. If you test at 140 or higher, you’ve gotta take another test.
First of all, if I have gestational diabetes, wouldn’t I be measuring big? You would think so.
We’re gunna get this whole thing figured out soon.
I’ll have an ultrasound on Tuesday about his size, and as soon as the lab opens this morning, I’ll schedule my three-hour glucose test that ought to be a little more helpful in telling us if I have GD.
Either way, looks like I’d better be a bit more careful with my eating habits.
I was pretty upset about the whole thing yesterday, but I’m fine now. Thanks for all of your kind comments! I really appreciate them.
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Last night, Shane and I went to our first Bradley method childbirth course. I think this will be helpful to us both. Simply talking about aspects of childbirth for 2.5 hours with people in the same situation and an instructor who knows her stuff — plus, doing some exercises during class — will help a ton.
There are seven couples in our class and I think one more couple will join us next week. In our group, we have two ER pediatricians (moms), a surgeon (dad) and a nurse (dad). What a medical group!
I think it’s really cool how they see the value in unmedicated childbirth. I’m hoping they won’t mind if I ask them for some recommendations on a pediatrician.
Some ladies are due at the beginning of December. One is due at the end of January, and I think we have some February moms and lastly, an early-March due date.
Besides the instructor, I think all but one of us are first-time moms.
The first class was an introduction to various things. It was fairly low-key, with plenty of good information sprinkled in.
We were assigned some reading to do by next week, as well as tracking everything we eat. Oh, and we’ve got to do our stretching excercises.
We’ll discuss a controversial subject each week, and we’ll take turns doing some research to make a small presentation. I’m up first. I’ll be talking about eating and drinking during labor. I’ll share my findings with y’all.
I’m sorry!!! A friend of mine had to do the 3 hour test and she didn’t have it.
So cool about your Bradley Class!! We looove ours! Its really informative and Tim has really enjoyed it as well. Please share any information you find or hear in the meeting with the other presentations! Last week we talked about cord care and not cutting the cord too early.
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OMG Kacie, I think you’re having the same pregnancy experience I had! I had to do the 3 hour glucose test too, except I had to do mine the first time I took the 1 hour test (towards the beginning of my pregnancy). By the time you’ll read this, you’ll have already taken the 3 hr. test…YUCK and OUCH…getting stuck so many times with the needle was not fun. I ended up not having GD, but I know someone who did have it and it wasn’t a big deal at all..she just had to eat a better diet until she gave birth. And I was told by the nurses, that the 1 hr. screening test is not a very good test because it give false positives all the time. And the whole thing about measuring small..been there done that and back and back again. I cannot tell you how upset I would get after the Dr. would tell me I was measuring small, even on the ultrasound, Karoline was measuring small. I think it’s RIDICULOUS that they still use that fundal height (measuring your belly) technique to tell if a baby is doing okay. It’s soooo not a good way to tell. I’m sure you are thinking, “Shane and I aren’t short people, why would our baby be on the small side”…I thought the exact same thing and apparently, you and your spouses height don’t really make that much effect on the birth size of your baby. I’m sure it’s easier said than done, but my advice is to not worry about it because I worried so so much and there was never any problem. Karoline was only 6 lbs., 8 oz. when she was born, but she was 2 weeks early and a healthy baby can be as little as only 5 lbs. at birth. Anyway, good luck with everything and try not to worry…it’s much better for your baby if you don’t get stressed. (Once again, I know it’s easier said than done!)
Oops…and I forgot to mention we had to take back the 1st car seat we bought too…because it wouldn’t fit in our car correctly!
Remember the baby could just be sideways when they measure, and that messes up the fundal height measurement, baby orientation seems to matter a lot to that one.
I hope the ultrasound clears things up for you, though.
I wonder if you can tell ahead of time if you’re going to fail the short glucose challenge by how sweet you feel the drink is, or whether you get a rush from it? Every time I read about someone failing it they comment on getting a sugar rush from the drink — but I didn’t at all. (Based on my pool of 4 people’s comments on it, of course, I have a very scientific basis for that thought, heh.)
And I hope you can get the car seat to fit! I wound up getting a SafeSeat (which I still need to try installing, I may try it today) in part because I was hoping to skip a rear-facing convertible seat due to fit fears…of course it’s not the smallest thing either
Luck all around, I’ll be thinking good thoughts!
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Hey sweetie, I hope things turn out okay:) Keep me posted. We’re keeping the three of you in our prayers. Much love!
I had Gestational Diabetes throughout most of my pregnancy. I pray that you don’t have it, it’s definetely not fun.
Though I will say that you wont necessairly measure bigger just because of GD. I didn’t start to measure bigger than normal until my 35th week in my pregnancy with my 2nd child.
Don’t stress to much. If you have GD, look it as a good way to be on a very healthy diet. There are some major down points to it, but I tried to look at the positive things.
Best of luck.