Comments on: One-hour glucose test fail & first Bradley class

By: Kacie

Kacie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:25:03 +0000

Hi C – I just emailed you!

By: C

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:06 +0000

At how many weeks do you start taking the Bradley classes? Also, how did you find your class? Were you referred by a website or friend or what? Thank you.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:54:09 +0000

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.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:55:44 +0000

Hey sweetie, I hope things turn out okay:) Keep me posted. We’re keeping the three of you in our prayers. Much love!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:28:31 +0000

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!

Erins last blog post..32 weeks

By: Kelsie

Kelsie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:50:09 +0000

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!

By: Kelsie

Kelsie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:48:59 +0000

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!)

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:29:57 +0000

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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