I had with my first and again with this one. DD was born at 38weeks 1 day, my water broke on its own, and she was 7lbs 8oz and healthy. She was a little jaundice but nothing they concerned about.
The main thing u have to do is cut out all sugars and watch carbs. I have to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. Portion is the main thing, and if have fruit for a snack then I have to eat PB or cheese with it. It's really not as bad as pepole think, its just an adjustment of what you eat together and when u eat. The amount is smaller but when u havng to eat about every 2 hrs it ends up not being to bad.
The hardest part for me is my drinks...no sweet tea, juice, ext. Crystal light and water get old pretty quick to me. And its crazy how everything has carbs in it.
Good luck on your 3hr, hopefully u dont have but if you do, just cry let it all out and then be determined to do the best u can for u and baby and it will be over before u know it, you not alone!
I have it, and have been on the restricted diet since beginning of Oct. It is sometimes challenging, but not the end of the world. I have been fortunate enough to be entirely diet-controlled and my guidelines aren't as strict as others - 50 grams of carbs for meals and 30 grams of carbs for snacks. At my last appointment at 38 weeks, my baby was estimated to be only 6 pounds. So if you get diagnosed, and you are able to keep your sugars under control, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will have a huge baby or complications. I feel it has actually helped me to maintain a healthy diet the past couple of months. Good luck to you!
I have it. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago. I'm on insulin b/c my fasting numbers are/were too high.
The rest of my day is diet controled. 35g of carbs for Breakfast, 40g of carbs for lunch and dinner. 15 at each snack 3 times a day. It's rough at first but you get use to it.
My baby is in the 80% for weight right now, he was weighin in at 4lbs 2 weeks ago (at 29 weeks). Big baby. Right now, we are looking like a c/s may be scheduled unless he will slow down in growth. My next u/s is Jan 13th.
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Anyone have it now or had it in a previous pregnancy?
I have it now and am a first time mom.
What is it like?
At first I was just devestated. Mainly because I was afraid and angry and didn't really know much about it. I was depressed for about 3 days after my diagnosis and cried constantly. Then I sucked it up and educated myself. Mainly I had to accept it was nothing I had done or not done to cause it. I thought because I had eaten well (low GI Diet), exercised and kept my weight gain to a minimum that I wouldn't have it. It has nothing to do with any of it. You can be a vegan super model and get it or be a fast food junkie/couch potato and not get it. This board really helped me understand all of that.
What do you have to do differently?
In my case I have had to add in more carbs than I was eating before my DX (I was eating about 100-120 g/day and am now at 240g/day). This has included adding more milk to my daily diet as well as more bread. I also eat ice cream every night before bed. So in my case it was adding carbs/sugar to my daily meals. Weird, huh? That said, I have noticed that certain foods...like white rice and potatos make my numbers high so I just don't eat them (and wasn't eating them before anyway). And I limit my fruit choices to afternoon or evening meals since my body doesn't seem to do well with them in the mornings.
I had already cut out all coffee before TTC and was in the habit of drinking 100+ oz. filtered water/day so I didn't really need to make any changes there either. But if you're a juice or soda drinker, etc. you will need to cut that out for sure.
I was also already eating 6 minimeals a day (about every 2-3 hours) and writing everything down (which I started before I was even TTC) so I was in that mode to begin with...but if you haven't been eating that way or writing down what you eat, you'll need to start. You'll also want to be sure to get enough fat and protein in with each meal so your carbs digest slower and you feel full longer. Sure you can eat crackers and get your 15g/carb in for a snack, but adding some peanut butter or low fat cheese is a better way to go.
I've also been exercising (walking) 20-30 minutes/day most days since before my BFP, so I've just continued to do that...although lately, it's becoming uncomfortable so I've chopped it into two 10 minute walks/day. Excercise with GD is not required but it is recommended and it can greatly help your post-meal numbers. Even if you just march in place for 10 minutes after eating.
What mainly changed for me was that I have to test my blood sugars with a glucose meter each morning as well as 2 hours after each main meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). For the first 6 weeks I also had to test my ketones with FMU. Also, my fasting numbers were never low enough so I also take 6 units of Humulin (insulin) each night before bed and each morning when I wake up. Now, in the last month, they are elevated again so I will be upping the dosage at night.
Did it have any impact on baby or how you delivered?
I am 35 weeks pregnant. The impact it's had thus far, aside from having to change what and when I was eating is that I had had to see a GD counselor twice and an endocrinologist twice (in addition to my regular OB appts.) Also, starting at 33 weeks I've had to get weekly non-stress tests (because I am insulin dependent). Other than that, my doctor feels everything is on track. Baby is measuring well...she's passing her NSTs and has plenty of fluid, etc. The one change to our "plan" is that she won't let me go much past 40 weeks. So if I do, I'll be induced. I really want an intervention-free birth so I am hoping my LO decides to debut on her own before 40 weeks. The goal is to stay healthy and to deliver a healthy baby...and hopefully avoid induction/epidural but if I cannot I hope I can at least avoid a c-section.
I just failed the one hour and have to go for the three hour test so of course I am assuming the worst! :-(
I completely understand. I failed the 1 hour and they just had me skip the 3 hour and go straight to the diabetic counselor. I wasn't so much worried about having to eat a certain way (like I said, I already follow a low GI food plan because I feel better eating that way and I have done low-carb diets for years) or even about the possibility of injecting insulin (which I was fairly certain would happen because it was my fasting number that was high, not my post-meal numbers) but it was being labled "high risk" and the potential interventions that could bring (i.e. induction or a scheduled c-section).
Hang in there...if you are GD you'll find a lot of support right here. And honestly, it's not the end of the world. In the big spectrum of what potential complications there can be in pregnancy, I'll take GD anyday over some of the other ones that women have to manage. And at the end of the day, a GD food plan is probably a good idea for most people even if they are not PG or diabetic. It's about balancing food choices throughout the day and portion control. I plan to stick with it after LO comes.
Re: GD Repost
I had with my first and again with this one. DD was born at 38weeks 1 day, my water broke on its own, and she was 7lbs 8oz and healthy. She was a little jaundice but nothing they concerned about.
The main thing u have to do is cut out all sugars and watch carbs. I have to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. Portion is the main thing, and if have fruit for a snack then I have to eat PB or cheese with it. It's really not as bad as pepole think, its just an adjustment of what you eat together and when u eat. The amount is smaller but when u havng to eat about every 2 hrs it ends up not being to bad.
The hardest part for me is my drinks...no sweet tea, juice, ext. Crystal light and water get old pretty quick to me. And its crazy how everything has carbs in it.
Good luck on your 3hr, hopefully u dont have but if you do, just cry let it all out and then be determined to do the best u can for u and baby and it will be over before u know it, you not alone!
I have it, and have been on the restricted diet since beginning of Oct. It is sometimes challenging, but not the end of the world. I have been fortunate enough to be entirely diet-controlled and my guidelines aren't as strict as others - 50 grams of carbs for meals and 30 grams of carbs for snacks. At my last appointment at 38 weeks, my baby was estimated to be only 6 pounds. So if you get diagnosed, and you are able to keep your sugars under control, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will have a huge baby or complications. I feel it has actually helped me to maintain a healthy diet the past couple of months. Good luck to you!
I have it. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago. I'm on insulin b/c my fasting numbers are/were too high.
The rest of my day is diet controled. 35g of carbs for Breakfast, 40g of carbs for lunch and dinner. 15 at each snack 3 times a day. It's rough at first but you get use to it.
My baby is in the 80% for weight right now, he was weighin in at 4lbs 2 weeks ago (at 29 weeks). Big baby. Right now, we are looking like a c/s may be scheduled unless he will slow down in growth. My next u/s is Jan 13th.
Anyone have it now or had it in a previous pregnancy?
I have it now and am a first time mom.
What is it like?
At first I was just devestated. Mainly because I was afraid and angry and didn't really know much about it. I was depressed for about 3 days after my diagnosis and cried constantly. Then I sucked it up and educated myself. Mainly I had to accept it was nothing I had done or not done to cause it. I thought because I had eaten well (low GI Diet), exercised and kept my weight gain to a minimum that I wouldn't have it. It has nothing to do with any of it. You can be a vegan super model and get it or be a fast food junkie/couch potato and not get it. This board really helped me understand all of that.
What do you have to do differently?
In my case I have had to add in more carbs than I was eating before my DX (I was eating about 100-120 g/day and am now at 240g/day). This has included adding more milk to my daily diet as well as more bread. I also eat ice cream every night before bed. So in my case it was adding carbs/sugar to my daily meals. Weird, huh? That said, I have noticed that certain foods...like white rice and potatos make my numbers high so I just don't eat them (and wasn't eating them before anyway). And I limit my fruit choices to afternoon or evening meals since my body doesn't seem to do well with them in the mornings.
I had already cut out all coffee before TTC and was in the habit of drinking 100+ oz. filtered water/day so I didn't really need to make any changes there either. But if you're a juice or soda drinker, etc. you will need to cut that out for sure.
I was also already eating 6 minimeals a day (about every 2-3 hours) and writing everything down (which I started before I was even TTC) so I was in that mode to begin with...but if you haven't been eating that way or writing down what you eat, you'll need to start. You'll also want to be sure to get enough fat and protein in with each meal so your carbs digest slower and you feel full longer. Sure you can eat crackers and get your 15g/carb in for a snack, but adding some peanut butter or low fat cheese is a better way to go.
I've also been exercising (walking) 20-30 minutes/day most days since before my BFP, so I've just continued to do that...although lately, it's becoming uncomfortable so I've chopped it into two 10 minute walks/day. Excercise with GD is not required but it is recommended and it can greatly help your post-meal numbers. Even if you just march in place for 10 minutes after eating.
What mainly changed for me was that I have to test my blood sugars with a glucose meter each morning as well as 2 hours after each main meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). For the first 6 weeks I also had to test my ketones with FMU. Also, my fasting numbers were never low enough so I also take 6 units of Humulin (insulin) each night before bed and each morning when I wake up. Now, in the last month, they are elevated again so I will be upping the dosage at night.
Did it have any impact on baby or how you delivered?
I am 35 weeks pregnant. The impact it's had thus far, aside from having to change what and when I was eating is that I had had to see a GD counselor twice and an endocrinologist twice (in addition to my regular OB appts.) Also, starting at 33 weeks I've had to get weekly non-stress tests (because I am insulin dependent). Other than that, my doctor feels everything is on track. Baby is measuring well...she's passing her NSTs and has plenty of fluid, etc. The one change to our "plan" is that she won't let me go much past 40 weeks. So if I do, I'll be induced. I really want an intervention-free birth so I am hoping my LO decides to debut on her own before 40 weeks. The goal is to stay healthy and to deliver a healthy baby...and hopefully avoid induction/epidural but if I cannot I hope I can at least avoid a c-section.
I just failed the one hour and have to go for the three hour test so of course I am assuming the worst! :-(
I completely understand. I failed the 1 hour and they just had me skip the 3 hour and go straight to the diabetic counselor. I wasn't so much worried about having to eat a certain way (like I said, I already follow a low GI food plan because I feel better eating that way and I have done low-carb diets for years) or even about the possibility of injecting insulin (which I was fairly certain would happen because it was my fasting number that was high, not my post-meal numbers) but it was being labled "high risk" and the potential interventions that could bring (i.e. induction or a scheduled c-section).
Hang in there...if you are GD you'll find a lot of support right here. And honestly, it's not the end of the world. In the big spectrum of what potential complications there can be in pregnancy, I'll take GD anyday over some of the other ones that women have to manage. And at the end of the day, a GD food plan is probably a good idea for most people even if they are not PG or diabetic. It's about balancing food choices throughout the day and portion control. I plan to stick with it after LO comes.
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