GD Check-In 1/20

nyclo · January 2015

Hey ladies!

Hope everyone is well! I missed you all last week. I expect some of the regulars have now had their little ones? Congrats! Can't wait to hear how everyone is.

I hope I'm not being redundant here, but for those of us who are still left...

How many weeks?
Treatment/Regimen?
Any changes, updates, burning questions?
QOTW: What are you enjoying as your greatest stress-reducer/reliever these days?

nyclo · January 2015

Hmmmm.... okay, well, maybe I should get the ball rolling. Hopefully a few others of you still out there will chime in.

34+6
I'm now on 2.5mg of glyburide at night.
The glyburide makes me incredibly groggy, and not just in the morning (when my numbers range from 61-73, which doctors say are a bit on the low end and want me to be eating more, even in the middle of the night, but I'm too tired to get out of bed). So on the one hand, I guess I'm sleeping more soundly, on the other, I spend the majority of the day under a kind of haze. Thankfully I live where there is great public transportation because I wouldn't feel comfortable driving a car like this. I feel drugged, zoned out, spacey. Oh, and I also am more irritable ("increased hostility" is listed as a side effect. My husband jokingly said he wished he'd been told that when we were deciding between insulin and glyburide.) The docs said that this is a normal side effect, and think it will go away soon, that this is me getting used to the meds. It's been a week though and I still feel pretty drugged. Also my leg swelling has increased (it was absolutely awful the first day after I took the meds, since then I've mostly been wearing compression hose), and they feel like lead. Docs said that is coincidental, not a side effect. I don't really enjoy feeling like a zombie, so I might ask to switch to the insulin at the next appointment...

@HailsMom how are you managing? @catladytx, what about you? @dbride2006, how are your numbers?

Also, after last week's question about whether it is advisable to switch from glyburide to insulin 2 weeks prior to delivery (due to some research that indicates higher rates of hypoglycemia among neonates born to mothers on glyburide over insulin), neither my OB nor the doctor at the diabetes clinic said that it mattered. The key, they said to me, was that my sugars were controlled, especially in the last week of pregnancy. Perhaps those higher rates of hypoglycemia are because glyburide doesn't always work for women? Anyway, they don't seem to care what I'm on as long as my numbers are within the range they set. @CantoDeAmor259‌
I have a few stress-reducers/relievers these days. First, prenatal yoga (it's been a mainstay). Relatedly, I've tried doing some stomach breathing rather than chest breathing, which helps calm me. I'm also trying to practice taking things day by day, moment by moment, which is something I want to try in labor -- contraction by contraction. Second, and maybe this is just masochistic, but I've been watching this fabulous show called "The Great British Bake Off" which PBS is airing. It's a reality baking show, but so perfectly British that it is quaint and adorable and sweet rather than cutthroat and competitive and mean. Plus, who knew there were so many types of puddings and biscuits and cakes?! It also inspired me to start a pinterest board to which I add pictures/links to all of the delicious foods that I can't wait to eat again after the baby is born.

HailsMom · January 2015

I'm kinda around - but not really.

1. 37weeks 3 days
2. Glyburide 1.25mg at bedtime - check sugars 4x day
3. The twice weekly appointments are wearing a little thin. That and the OB pressuring me to get internal exams at every appointment. They want to induce anyone with GD at 38-39 weeks, I agreed to 39 weeks unless there is an actual medical reason to go sooner. If I'm not being induced until 29 weeks, there is no reason to do an internal now.
Oh and I had a growth scan last week - little man went from measuring 3 weeks ahead to now only measuring about a week ahead! YAY!
4. Probably not something I should admit to on a GD check-in thread - but my stress reliever right now would be Mint-Chocolate Chip Milk Shakes from Baskin' Robins. Thankfully since it's mostly just my fasting numbers that are troublesome, this hasn't been an issue for my GD yet.

@nyclo can you see if they will let you cut your glyburide in half? If your numbers are that low, it might help you find a better balance.

nyclo · January 2015

@HailsMom -- Thanks for checking in -- nice to know you're around even if only kinda

)

Great question! The docs keep referring to the 2.5mg as the "lowest dose," but the pill does look easy to split in half.

As for the pressure to be induced: if your numbers are fine and your scans (which are notoriously off anyway) are fine, then why are they pressuring you to deliver early? I totally support your question about what is medically necessary and why.

Enjoy your milk shakes!!

Anyone else out there...?

EAng · January 2015

1. 35 wks + 5 days
2. 500 mg Metformin + testing 4 times a day.
3. Had my first BPP last week and he is doing well, measuring 6 lbs.
4. Just being able to relax since life has slowed down. Actually resting when my daughter is at preschool!

Absolutely cannot wait to have a caramel machiato once this little man gets here

DBride2006 · January 2015

How many weeks? 37 weeks
Treatment/Regimen? Just diet! A nice surprise after being on insulin with both boys.
Any changes, updates, burning questions? My numbers have been good all along so my nutritionist has released me. I'm still super strict and testing 4x per day for my own sake, but no more appointments!
QOTW: What are you enjoying as your greatest stress-reducer/reliever these days? Well, since I can't have wine or sweets and it's painful to sleep, I got nuthin' I decided to wrap up work a week early, so after tomorrow, I'm looking forward to relaxing and nesting a bit since this month has been CRAZY at work.
And I must say... I discovered this little gem at ONE of our local grocery stores. I can have it for my night time snack and morning numbers are good. It's ALMOST as good as a little cup of mint/chip ice cream. Or so I keep telling myself...

https://www.chobani.com/products/indulgent#mint-and-dark-chocolate

Allie429 · January 2015

1) 38 weeks tomorrow! (Friday) woot woot!!

2) Testing FBS then either one or two times after

3) At my doctor's appt, I was 1cm (past two weeks was 0). It is fun to see the progression. Have had contractions but not enough-I think work people are keeping a REALLY close eye on me-haha

4) stress reliever-chocolate chip ice cream before bed. Other than that-I am a ball of stress-especially with a sick 16 month old

nyclo · January 2015

@DBride2006 - congrats! That's fantastic news! Looking forward to checking out that yogurt. I confess, I've been eating a few mint milanos after dinner since my numbers are fine. But maybe I'd feel less guilty with the yogurt...

@ Allie429 - Exciting - you're almost at the finish line! Hope your little one feels better soon.

Happy Friday, everyone!

CantoDeAmor259 · January 2015

How many weeks? I'll be 36 tomorrow

Treatment/Regimen?still the same, 2.5 glyburide at night and testing 4xs a day

Any changes, updates, burning questions? I've been doing a poor job at testing during the afternoon after lunch and sometimes at night. Been sleeping really crappy so I tend to take a nap before getting the boys from school. My doc didn't seem too worried about it. I finally started the bpp because he was not cooperating for nst. I refused further growth scans though, just my own personal opinion and thoughts on how inaccurate they are. He was measuring in the 74% at 30 weeks so I'm not really concerned. My doc didn't fight me on it at all. I have zero plans to be induced at 39 weeks and won't be doing any cervical checks until I decide that I want to consider induction, which will probably be after the 41 week mark. I'm going for a vba2c so I want and it's in my best interest to go as naturally as possible. Baby boy has flipped back to head down and dropped a bit (he flipped head up at 34 weeks). I've been feeling a bit off the last few days with some pronomonal labor on and off so I'm hoping he holds out for a few more weeks but I am kinda hoping he comes on his own around 39/40 weeks. My doc has been pretty supportive of my birth plan and what I want to achieve.

QOTW: What are you enjoying as your greatest stress-reducer/reliever these days?
Honestly, sleep. I'm so exhausted right now. The Chiro has been a huge help for me with stress and sleeping. I've had a headache every day for the last couple, and it's from not getting adequate sleep. Def hitting that miserable home stretch over here!

And yogurt. I've been on a Greek yogurt kick since discovering the ones that are only 8-9 carbs. I love it!

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