This check-in is for anyone with Gestational Diabetes or
those who have blood sugar levels that are high or low and could use the extra
support. Check-in is posted on Tuesdays.
Keep in mind that any
info shared here isn't meant to be medical advice and if you plan on
changing something to run it by your Dr. first-as most of these posts go
with the bump!
This is one link I found to have a pretty good explanation of GD!
https://community.babycenter.com/post/a46582366/new_to_gd_quick_referenceNow the questions-
How far along are you?
Management Method (diet/exercise
or insulin/other medication):
Any upcoming appointments/tests
(growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week?
Anything you are struggling with
or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share?
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally?
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Re: ~Gestational Diabetes Check In-8/19/2014~
Good luck to all of our Mama's nearing the end of their pregnancy! I know several of you will have your LO's in the coming weeks!
How far along are you? 34 weeks, 5 days!
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): Diet controlled
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? Next appointment is Monday to check my numbers-nothing too exciting. Still going every two weeks at this point.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? I am just going along over here. Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. I've found I can pretty much still enjoy everything I was eating before, so I can't complain. I just have to limit sweets more and watch my carb intake at breakfast or my sugars tend to run high the rest of the day.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? I think if I stay diet controlled I can go to 40 weeks...we shall see what my body decides to do.How far along are you? 38 weeks today!
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): Small dose of glyburide for fasting #'s
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? I have growth u/s, NST and pelvic in about an hour.
*fingers crossed something is going on down there*
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? As weird as it seems, it appears my BS #'s are getting even better lately? I forgot to take my glyburide one night this past weekend and before if I had done that my fasting glucose would be over 100, but the next morning it was 80 on it's own. Additionally, it seems some things that made my blood sugar nuts before aren't affecting anything now, so I don't know. BBQ still sucks though.
I can't believe I've had the BBQ-less summer that I've had. What a bummer!
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? I am going to talk to my OB about this today. Everything has been going great with my weekly appointments and on the last growth scan (last week) they estimated LO at 6 pounds and change, so they are assuming about 8-8.5 lbs at 40 weeks. Doc was extremely pleased with this, so I'm doubting that she is going to let me go past 40 weeks. She might though - normally she's not a big advocate of interfering but since I'm supposed to be considered "high risk" it might be a different story.
UPDATE** - Doc says she would prefer me not go beyond 41 weeks, but she doesn't really want to induce if my cervix is not "favorable" at that time either. My cervix is not "favorable" now. Still closed up tight, so I guess all my pain for the past 2 weeks has been LO banging his head on the door, rather than trying to open it, lol.
How far along are you? 37 weeks today
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): diet/exercise and small amount of insulin at night for fasting numbers
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? Appt today to check my numbers which have been really good I actually am finding I can eat a little more carbs and my numbers are on the lower side. Then NST and regular dr appt on Thursday.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? I agree with you @ConversationFear this summer I've had close to no BBQ and it so sad because I love BBQ'd everything but since I'm due early September I've already asked my husband to cook some when we get back from the hospital
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? Originally the plan is to discuss inducing labor at my 38wk visit so we shall see . Either way I am getting so excited to meet my little girl. Now only if I can decide on a name :-?
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): diet
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? NST and fluid us Friday. But the tech told me that's more for my high bmi then my GD.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? Nope, I feel like I'm doing good.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? This is a question I have for Friday at my regular appt.
Hey ladies! It looks like everyone is doing good so far!! Yay!!
How far along are you? 34 weeks 2 days
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): Diet
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? Regular OB appt Wednesday. I don't have to go back to the endo unless my sugars go out of whack! Woo hoo.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? No struggles really. I miss white rice. I am from the south and we LOVE rice. Brown rice is just disgusting to me.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally?
My doc said that unless LO was over 10lbs or my sugars were out of whack, he won't induce. LO was measuring at about 4lbs at my ultrasound at 32 weeks (35% percentile) so I HIGHLY doubt she is going to even be over 8lbs.
BFP#1 4/17/2013 EDD 12/25/2013, MC 5/17/2013 8 weeks 3 days D&C 5/18/2013
BFP#2 1/20/2014 EDD 9/28/2014, Baby Evie born on 9/23/2014 at 8:50pm. 6 lbs 15 oz!
How far along are you? 34w4days :-)
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): I just got moved up to a 2nd dose of glyburide at breakfast. So its 2.5 at breakfast and Dinner now.
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? We go 2 times a week for NST's, Once a week for BPP's and OB appointments
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? I was sort of bummed that I had to be put on the 2nd dose of Glyburide to help my lunch numbers. My dr and Maternal Fetal Medicine have been really good with reasuring me that Im doing the best I can do. The baby is in the 52nd percentile, Im eating well, im not gaining weight. They answered all my questions about how the Glyburide might be effecting my son and in the end I feel good about going to the 2nd dose in these last weeks.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? When the little guy was breech she said I was for sure a candidate for not only induction but c section. However Ive been able to flip him, so now she basically said we will keep an eye on his size, as well as my numbers and most importantly the NST's to make a final decision on induction.First BPP 1.24.14
EDD 9.26.14
Baby Cooper John born on 9.24.14 6lbs9oz
34w2d now and still diet controlled for now.
No appointments this week but both on and nutritionist next week. There is talk of medication from my nutritionist even though all of my levels have been within range. She's wanting them lower than 130 at 1 hour after meals suddenly. My doc thinks everything looks great but unfortunately I see nutritionist before my doc so who knows. Especially when if was bad last night and didn't balance everything as I should and went over for the first time in probably 6 weeks. My fault. I will absolutely start the meds if my OB thinks it's necessary but everyone else has thought things were fine and now one person is changing everything. Makes me sad that I've done so well this entire time and by the standards she gave me, I still am but now she's changing all of that.
I am still thinking induction in 39th week is possible but I'm guessing it will all depend on whether I end up on meds and how baby continues to grow. So frustrated right now.
How far along are you? 38 weeks
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication): Insulin for fasting, exercise/diet
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week? I had appt and NST today and everything was great. Although it looks like baby isn't quite ready yet.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share? My fasting numbers went way down this week! I didn't do anything different.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally? She said at 1 weeks we will talk induction.How far along are you?
38 weeks tomorrow
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication):
Diet and 2.5 mg Glyburide for fasting
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week?
NST and 38 week checkup on Friday and my last NST and fluid check before induction is next Tuesday.
He's been being a butt at the last few NSTs I've had (staying asleep until they buzz him to get him to wake up), and my BP has been running higher than my norm, so I've been getting watched a little more closely.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share?
Just trying to keep the motivation up until next week. These last couple of weeks have been kind of stressful, and my numbers have definitely reflected it.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally?
I have my induction date set for next Friday (right at 39 weeks according to my OB), so by Labor Day, I will be having a baby (depending on what time/day I get in for my induction. They have you call the morning of and they give you a time to come in). Hospital policy is to induce at 39 if you are on meds, otherwise I would be allowed to go to 40 weeks or beyond. With my BP creeping up and everything, I'm comfortable with going a little early.
At my 37 week growth u/s last Friday, he was 6 lb 13 oz (+/- 1 lb) at 37 weeks, so he is measuring right around the 50th percentile. And as of today, I'm 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, and at -3 station, all of which means nothing right now, but I feel like it's something because at least I'm making a little progress, and it would be a little less I have to dilate next week.
BFP #2! Travis is getting a sibling!
EDD: 1/24/2017
Thanks for the check in @suitern
How far along are you?
36 weeks, 4 days today
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication):
Diet, and now that I'm past 36 weeks I'm allowed to start my daily walks back up. I had been doing 2 miles a day, got stopped around 33 weeks to prevent activity related contractions, and am now encouraged to do 2-4 miles again every day.
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week?
I had my weekly appointment last night, they always include NST and either a BPP or growth scan. Yesterday was not the greatest appointment. He passed the NST with flying colors, but the BPP showed that my Amniotic Fluid is rising quickly. 8-18 is normal. Last week I was at 18.4, yesterday just over 20. Getting to 25 makes the protocol an immediate induction.
Also my blood pressure was high, so I'm currently doing a 24 hour urine collection and monitoring with a cuff at home. They took blood work to check my kidney, liver, and bladder function and once that comes back we should get a diagnosis of either prenatal hypertension (hopefully) or preeclampsia (immediate Cesarean).
In the mean time, I'm adding low-sodium to my dietary restrictions, and upping the water even more. I had been getting about 100-120 oz a day. New goal is 150 oz a day. It may not make a difference, but I will certainly be trying to do whatever I can to keep things going well.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share?
I am working on shifting all my visualizations. I've been practicing visualizations and mantras all focused on a med free vaginal delivery, and that seems extremely unlikely at this point. I also had expressed to my doctor that I didn't want an IV or internal fetal monitoring, and as few interventions as possible. I don't think at this point with all my risk factors that that is a prudent or responsible course of action, so I'm shifting my expectations to prevent feeling disappointed.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally?See above for my current options. The only way I'll be avoiding interventions would be for my AFI level and blood pressure to both stabilize. These are related to the GD but not necessarily caused by it, and this is extremely unlikely. Worst case scenario is Cesarean birth by the end of next week. More likely, induction within the next two weeks. We'll see!
I hope everyone else has a wonderful week and that all your appointments go well!
SO I have a question for all you ladies - although this topic has been pushed back far enough I might not get any answers, but - I am assuming that with having GD most of you, if not all are having regular growth scans? How are you all measuring? Have they given you weight estimates on your little squishes yet?
I KNOW they aren't 100% accurate, but I just thought I would ask the ladies with GD. They told me they are estimating between 8-8.5 lbs at 40 weeks, which is pretty much on par with what they have told me since 34 weeks. A friend of mine who was due a week ago was told she would have a large baby (in the 95th percentile) - she also has GD. She had her baby 2 days ago and he was 11 and change! :-O I know they told her he would be large so they got that right, but now, of course, I'm all worried about how big this baby could potentially be.
I know - it's stupid to worry about...I can't help myself.
I don't get scans because of not being on any meds and am strictly diet controlled with generally low numbers. I will be 36 weeks next week and plan to ask again about NST and BPP because I find it odd my practice is so off track for GD monitoring with everyone's I see here!
I heard they can be off up to a lb, or lb and a half. My twin had GD with her daughter. Her growth scan at 34 weeks had her daughter in the 40th percentile, then at 38 weeks she was in the 90th and they told her to expect close to a 9 lb baby. My neice was born at 39 weeks and weight 7 lbs 6 oz.
I have another friend who didnt have a growth scan but because of the way the dr measured her, he told her her baby would more than likely be between 9-10 lbs. She had him 2 weeks ago right at 40 weeks and he didnt weight even 7lbs.
First BPP 1.24.14
EDD 9.26.14
Baby Cooper John born on 9.24.14 6lbs9oz
I'm not totally having all of these growth scans due to gd. They noticed the small size at my dating us at 15w. My cycles are crazy and it's not unusual for me to go 65+ days between periods and we were moving and going on vacation so I didn't find out about this lil guy until nearly 14 weeks. So we've been watching closely since he was little since 20w. The dates that we have calculated from are all about as accurate as you can get from my calendar.
35 weeks 4 days
Management Method (diet/exercise or insulin/other medication):
diet and exercise on Wednesday I might be put on kind of medicine
Any upcoming appointments/tests (growth u/s, NST, etc) in the next week?
Have a stress test today and check o my number on Wednesday.
Anything you are struggling with or need help with? Any questions? Anything working well you'd like to share?
My fasting numbers are just killing me. Other then that I been pretty good at controlling the rest of the day.
GTKY: Will your Dr. be inducing you at some point due to your GD or letting you go until you go into labor naturally?
I hope not I want to have a vaginal birth. I will ask next appt.