I hate people who say they don't have time. We have just as much time as Malala, Brandon Stanton, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Gates, and Beyonce. I have changed my GD test appointment 3 times, have a pretty good bmi and enjoy healthy eating, but know that means shit to GD and can happen to anyone because it's not about us it's about our baby. I am making it work around my schedule but I am making it work.
ETA: I really just hate people who say they don't have time for anything, really. You have time. You're just not making it a priority.
mine was a little different as some docs wants to get your fasting glucose numbers too, but regardless, it truly doesn't take much time... and if your bumping on the internet, I'm sorry but to me that means you have extra time...
Maybe I'm nuts for trusting them, but there's also no separate lab... The woman who I'm trusting to deliver my baby, she also draws and labels the blood. I really don't mean to be snarky, but do I live in such a crazy version of reality? Why all the red tape?
^^ Mine does fasting glucose too. They tell you don't eat and trust you not to lol. I feel like maybe I live on Mars and am unaware.
@sayerhart Not having the time is one of the most ridiculous excuses I've heard for not doing the GD test. GD doesn't affect just you. It can cause some serious issues for that baby, which should be your number one priority.
When your baby has a fever, are you not going to have the time to take them in for that either? If that's the case, you seriously should have thought twice before deciding to have children. Lack of time is not a valid excuse.
@noelietrex mine is waiting for me in my fridge, too. I'll drink it in the ridiculous traffic on my way to the test.
@sayerhart, you should have just said you didn't want to drink the gross drink. I could understand that reasoning more than your explanation for not doing it. Geez.
Maybe I'm nuts for trusting them, but there's also no separate lab... The woman who I'm trusting to deliver my baby, she also draws and labels the blood. I really don't mean to be snarky, but do I live in such a crazy version of reality? Why all the red tape?
Because some idiots try to abuse the system and can't be trusted to take the dang test like they are supposed to which can be a huge liability for Dr's if anything goes wrong later. I've seen stupid posts here on how to beat the GD test. It's ridiculous.
ETA not being snarky to you @noelietrex. Just a sad reality that grown women would rather try to cheat the test than do it right and make sure their LO is OK.
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@noelietrex nope. Again no parallel universe here, my OB office has medical assistants that draw bloods etc right in their office- no labs either. I'm slowly seeing that this is not the norm, but it's definitely an office dependent thing. My regular PCP also has a lab in the same office space. It's convenient but apparently not common. You're not nuts for trusting them haha.
@noelietrex, my doctor sent me home with the glucose drink at my last appointment. I usually go there right from school, so she told me to keep it in the fridge all day, and drink it on my way to the appointment. They'll do my blood draw when I get there, an hour after I finished the drink. Easy and convenient for me!
@noelietrex I did not get to go home with the drink. But I got to the office chugged it, had my appointment, scheduled all of the rest of my appointments for my pregnancy and by the time I was done with all of that I had to wait about 5 minutes for my hour to be up. They drew blood right in the office. I would have loved to be sent home with it but in reality it was about 5 extra minutes. I have had to do it twice (once in the beginning and once at 26 weeks), and both worked the same way.
Yeaaaa I don't see where the huge time-suck is. Seems like a potentially extremely dangerous outcome can be avoided with little or no extra effort at all.
@noelietrex I completely agree. I would do it again if they told me I needed to. This baby means a lot more to me than those 5 minutes, or even that hour, or 3 hours.
I haven't done the GD test yet, and I'm not going to ever do it.
This makes me absolutely ragey. It's one hour of your life. You can drink the glucola, go to your appointment, then have your blood drawn at some places (like my OB's office does). There is literally no excuse. "I don't have the time"?!?! Do you think your child is going to just magically cave to your schedule once s/he is out of the uterus?! That's not how this works!!
Keep in mind this is coming from someone who failed the 1 HR and 3 hour with DD, had to have the extra nutritionist/dietician meeting and track blood sugar levels to be told that the nutritionist/dietician wasn't sure why I had to see her with my "phenomenal" levels. Guess what. I did it because the health and wellbeing of my child is my top priority.
I've taken the glucose test twice this pregnancy because of prior history of GD diagnosis. Was it convenient for me to have MIL watch DD so I could go into the lab early to do the glucose test before my 11:15am appt? No. But I did it because this baby's health is so much more important that a little drink and an hour.
Even if if the results come back that I need to take the three hour one with this pregnancy, I will. Will I be pissed if the three hour comes back negative for GD? Will I feel my time was wasted or I felt bad for nothing? NO. Because being a parent means putting the health and safety and wellbeing of your child above your schedule, your extra hour of sleep, and your wants.
Any Midwife who tries to say that because so many people passed and that's why you don't need to take a test should not be able to practice and should be sued for negligence.
I'm majorly Side eye anyone who refused to do a test that can prevent their little one from having abnormalities and and developmental issues that could simply be prevented by being identified through a test as extremely selfish and again negligent
Am I the only one who was sent home at my last appointment with the GD juice? They schedule your regular 28 week check-up, you chug your juice boxes an hour before at home, and just show up and have an extra blood draw during the regular check-up. No waiting, no extra appointments. Who is incapable of having a juice box at an assigned time? Why would anyone need to be monitored for this? I'm not on board with "policy" for the sake of the lowest common denominator... Perhaps yet another UO
I had to get to the lab without having eaten to do a fasting blood draw first, then they had me drink the glucola and did a one hour draw and a two hour draw. However, like PP, I was actually grateful for the no toddler/no work/ no DH downtime. I read the whole time and it was bliss!
@dolewhipper - I had to laugh at your thread. My grandfather always said that we each get the same 24 hours in every day - it’s what you do with it that matters. He passed away 3 years ago so seeing your comment made me smile thinking of him.
@rnyland1 - the lemon lime flavor actually is really good. It tasted like flat Sprite. I was able to drink the bottle, then go to my regular OB appointment then go back for the last half hour and watch the news. It was easy peasy.
My UO - I am not a germaphobe at all and I think that's why my immune system is so good. I wash my hands before cooking or after using the bathroom but don't really use hand sanitizer in between. And with a few exceptions, I don't bother to wash vegetables when I get home from the store (I am, however a lot more diligent when I'm cooking for dinner guests). I think I'm probably going to be one of those moms who pop the pacifier in my own mouth after baby drops it. I rarely get sick so my immune system is doing something right.
I was also sent home with the orange drink at my previous appt. I refrigerated it and drank it on the way to my test Monday. I thought it was good. I would never skip out on the test. @sayerhart I think it's crazy your midwife told you a lot of women skip it. I haven't heard of a woman ever skipping it! If you don't have the time or energy to take a one hour test I wonder what it will be like when baby comes???? Yikes!
@TattoosandLace hopefully when she realizes just how unpopular her opinion is, she will rethink her choice and just get it over with. I definitely question her midwife's judgement too, as she is opening herself up to some legal trouble should any of her patients end up with GD.
If thinking about the health of your baby isn't enough motivation to do the GTT, think about your poor vagina after you try to birth a giant undiagnosed GD baby, @sayerhart. Or after it gets stuck.
@sboston06 I don't believe in hand sanitizer, and studies show that it's way less beneficial than just soap. I wash my hands, but I also believe that I'm doing my immune system a favor by not constantly sanitizing.
I'm pretty sure we all get the same 24 hours in the day, except for maybe Neil de Grasse Tyson. That man could easily be a time traveler/wizard.
haha @PugsandKisses I think having those threads have saved us from a lot of clutter on the board that we can't even fathom. Even if we do still get the occasional snowflake post.
But the Master due date list has the sex of the child in it.
How many more people are going to find out now. The end of July is 24 weeks this week.
Plus, newbies and lurkers don't even use them.
Ah yeah true the sex thread is a bit outdated/redundant now. I'm more annoyed by the ones like "exciting new products" and "nursery ideas" posted by TB. hehe but since they own the board, guess they can do what they want
We could PM them. ASked them about some of the ones on 2nd tri and they removed a few. I get the guidelines ones, but by asking them to help remove others would be nice. Right now, it seems like I am the only one asking them.
@elenabrent ahhhh the visuals in my head from that description of the giant undiagnosed GD baby!!!!! Now I feel sad and truly hope @sayerhart doesn't have GD because that just sounds awful.
But what are you going to do when you have to see your OB or midwife every two weeks? Or the weekly appointments?
elenabrent I think you may be right about him. I want to get tickets to see him in November but I don't know if going to see him with a 4 month old will be a good idea.
I was not looking forward to doing my glucose test because I had to get someone to cover my shift at work so I could go into the lab and do it. It was really hard to find someone, and when it was getting down to the wire I even told my bosses that I was not coming in to work that day so I could take my test. Thankfully someone stepped up last minute and covered it, but even if they hadn't there was no way I was missing it. My baby's health means everything to me and I would do anything to make sure she is ok, even if I have to carve out special time for it and push other priorities aside. Putting our babies first during pregnancy is an important practice because once they are here, they are going to be a HUGE part of our lives and keeping them happy and healthy, and making time for them when they need us is, in my opinion, going to be one of my most important jobs as a mother. The GD test is one of those important times when they need us!
Not taking the GD test because of lack of time is officially the most ridiculous thing I've heard all day. Scratch that, all week
edited to add my cousin had an 11 pound baby and the description of what happened to her nether regions is enough to make me weep
DH's family seems to have a history of gigantic babies (Not GD related). He was 10.5lb/24", his younger brother was even bigger weight-wise. And in case that seems like a fluke, his dad and both his uncles were all 11-13lb babies. So, I'm a little freaked out and DH keeps joking that his baby is going to be huge. The midwives just keep saying I'm measuring "on schedule", and I think the whole fundal measurement system is iffy anyway, kind of like the "due date" we're given despite the fact that it could be as much as 14 days off and since I'm a FTM who really knows what normal is for my body anyway. Mini-rant over, I just can't stand how the whole OB system pretends pregnancy is some sort of exact science.
Not an UO, but I wanted to slap the midwife I had yesterday that told me that they try not to encourage people to come up with "birth plans" because things never go as planned. She was pushy and judgmental and I am soooo fucking glad I am switching to Kaiser at the end of the month and she will not be delivering my baby. Love the other ladies in the practice but she needs a punch in the twat.
@noelietrex my midwife gave me my glucola at my last appt and just told me to drink it an hour before my next appt. I also get my blood drawn in the same office which is convenient and straight forward.
I can't imagine skipping the GTT for any reason, regardless of convenience or anything else. I mean, a lot of this pregnancy has been fairly "inconvenient", like spending half the day in the bathroom or getting the NT scan three separate times because the baby is a gymnast, but I love him and I am willing to do whatever I need to do in order to give him the best possible outcome. Not having time for your kid before they are even born is a little unnerving.
@erin7264 I agree with her. I don't think having a general birth plan, doing research, and trying for a certain birthing method is a bad idea but people get so emotionally invested in their birth plans they forget the #1 goal is healthy baby and healthy Momma and when things don't go as they planned they are completely devastated.
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Maybe things are different in my region. My midwife said that the amount of false results that come from the testing is so high. It just stresses most moms out for no reason.
Baby is measuring fine, urine is coming back fine. So far so good. Obviously if anything ever was wonky I would do whatever I could for the health of my baby. My Midwife would insist on it if it ran in the family, baby measuring big, whatever else presents a red flag.
Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. But for now, thanks for not judging me and being respectful!
Maybe things are different in my region. My midwife said that the amount of false results that come from the testing is so high. It just stresses most moms out for no reason.
Baby is measuring fine, urine is coming back fine. So far so good. Obviously if anything ever was wonky I would do whatever I could for the health of my baby. My Midwife would insist on it if it ran in the family, baby measuring big, whatever else presents a red flag.
Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. But for now, thanks for not judging me and being respectful!
The 1hr is just a screening to see if you are at a higher risk to have GD. If you "fail" it doesn't mean you automatically have GD or its a false result. It just means you need more testing to rule it out. A lot of OB's are going straight to the 2hr because it gives a more definitive answer. It doesn't matter if you don't have a family history of diabetes, YOU could still have GD because it's completely dependent on hormones which is why EVERYONE should be tested. Your midwife should know this and by advising you not to take it she is being negligent.
Also I did have GD and nothing every showed up in my urine and thankfully he always measured pretty much on track. We both still needed to be monitored for other complications.
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Maybe things are different in my region. My midwife said that the amount of false results that come from the testing is so high. It just stresses most moms out for no reason.
Baby is measuring fine, urine is coming back fine. So far so good. Obviously if anything ever was wonky I would do whatever I could for the health of my baby. My Midwife would insist on it if it ran in the family, baby measuring big, whatever else presents a red flag.
Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. But for now, thanks for not judging me and being respectful!
@sayerhartThere is no such thing as a false result so stop saying that.
I seriously question your practice's qualifications on pregnancy care. At 20 weeks, my baby was measuring in the 30% for size for gestational age. Still measuring right on target. I run 4 times a week and will be running a half marathon 3 weeks from now. Blood pressure, urine - all fantastic. My other 2 kids were born weighing at 6 14oz and 7 2oz.
Guess what? Failed the 1 hour. It has NOTHING To do with any physical characteristics of you so I'm really confused on how she can tell by looking at you that you don't have it.
and just an FYI, lots of parts of pregnancy and CHILDBIRTH are stressful. OH NOES! I hope your delicate sensibilities can handle it all.
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Your midwife seems to need to go back to school because she clearly missed the class on preventive care.
You do know and understand that blood and urine are two completely different things right?
And as someone who's grandmother lost both her legs and went blind because of type 2, which can accrue if you go undiagnosed because you're to lazy to go do a 1 hour test, yeah I'm judging you. I'm side eyeing and judging you.
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I have changed my GD test appointment 3 times, have a pretty good bmi and enjoy healthy eating, but know that means shit to GD and can happen to anyone because it's not about us it's about our baby. I am making it work around my schedule but I am making it work.
ETA: I really just hate people who say they don't have time for anything, really. You have time. You're just not making it a priority.
^^ Mine does fasting glucose too. They tell you don't eat and trust you not to lol. I feel like maybe I live on Mars and am unaware.
When your baby has a fever, are you not going to have the time to take them in for that either? If that's the case, you seriously should have thought twice before deciding to have children. Lack of time is not a valid excuse.
@sayerhart, you should have just said you didn't want to drink the gross drink. I could understand that reasoning more than your explanation for not doing it. Geez.
Because some idiots try to abuse the system and can't be trusted to take the dang test like they are supposed to which can be a huge liability for Dr's if anything goes wrong later. I've seen stupid posts here on how to beat the GD test. It's ridiculous.
ETA not being snarky to you @noelietrex. Just a sad reality that grown women would rather try to cheat the test than do it right and make sure their LO is OK.
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Dude, if I could walk out of my appointment with a 12-pack of that glucose drink, I'd be a happy girl. That shit is fucking delicious...
ETA- Gif!
Keep in mind this is coming from someone who failed the 1 HR and 3 hour with DD, had to have the extra nutritionist/dietician meeting and track blood sugar levels to be told that the nutritionist/dietician wasn't sure why I had to see her with my "phenomenal" levels. Guess what. I did it because the health and wellbeing of my child is my top priority.
I've taken the glucose test twice this pregnancy because of prior history of GD diagnosis. Was it convenient for me to have MIL watch DD so I could go into the lab early to do the glucose test before my 11:15am appt? No. But I did it because this baby's health is so much more important that a little drink and an hour.
Even if if the results come back that I need to take the three hour one with this pregnancy, I will. Will I be pissed if the three hour comes back negative for GD? Will I feel my time was wasted or I felt bad for nothing? NO. Because being a parent means putting the health and safety and wellbeing of your child above your schedule, your extra hour of sleep, and your wants.
I'm majorly Side eye anyone who refused to do a test that can prevent their little one from having abnormalities and and developmental issues that could simply be prevented by being identified through a test as extremely selfish and again negligent
I had to get to the lab without having eaten to do a fasting blood draw first, then they had me drink the glucola and did a one hour draw and a two hour draw. However, like PP, I was actually grateful for the no toddler/no work/ no DH downtime. I read the whole time and it was bliss!
@dolewhipper - I had to laugh at your thread. My grandfather always said that we each get the same 24 hours in every day - it’s what you do with it that matters. He passed away 3 years ago so seeing your comment made me smile thinking of him.
@rnyland1 - the lemon lime flavor actually is really good. It tasted like flat Sprite. I was able to drink the bottle, then go to my regular OB appointment then go back for the last half hour and watch the news. It was easy peasy.
My UO - I am not a germaphobe at all and I think that's why my immune system is so good. I wash my hands before cooking or after using the bathroom but don't really use hand sanitizer in between. And with a few exceptions, I don't bother to wash vegetables when I get home from the store (I am, however a lot more diligent when I'm cooking for dinner guests). I think I'm probably going to be one of those moms who pop the pacifier in my own mouth after baby drops it. I rarely get sick so my immune system is doing something right.
@sboston06 I don't believe in hand sanitizer, and studies show that it's way less beneficial than just soap. I wash my hands, but I also believe that I'm doing my immune system a favor by not constantly sanitizing.
I'm pretty sure we all get the same 24 hours in the day, except for maybe Neil de Grasse Tyson. That man could easily be a time traveler/wizard.
edited to add my cousin had an 11 pound baby and the description of what happened to her nether regions is enough to make me weep
I get the guidelines ones, but by asking them to help remove others would be nice. Right now, it seems like I am the only one asking them.
But what are you going to do when you have to see your OB or midwife every two weeks? Or the weekly appointments?
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DH's family seems to have a history of gigantic babies (Not GD related). He was 10.5lb/24", his younger brother was even bigger weight-wise. And in case that seems like a fluke, his dad and both his uncles were all 11-13lb babies. So, I'm a little freaked out and DH keeps joking that his baby is going to be huge. The midwives just keep saying I'm measuring "on schedule", and I think the whole fundal measurement system is iffy anyway, kind of like the "due date" we're given despite the fact that it could be as much as 14 days off and since I'm a FTM who really knows what normal is for my body anyway. Mini-rant over, I just can't stand how the whole OB system pretends pregnancy is some sort of exact science.
Not an UO, but I wanted to slap the midwife I had yesterday that told me that they try not to encourage people to come up with "birth plans" because things never go as planned. She was pushy and judgmental and I am soooo fucking glad I am switching to Kaiser at the end of the month and she will not be delivering my baby. Love the other ladies in the practice but she needs a punch in the twat.
I can't imagine skipping the GTT for any reason, regardless of convenience or anything else. I mean, a lot of this pregnancy has been fairly "inconvenient", like spending half the day in the bathroom or getting the NT scan three separate times because the baby is a gymnast, but I love him and I am willing to do whatever I need to do in order to give him the best possible outcome. Not having time for your kid before they are even born is a little unnerving.
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Maybe things are different in my region. My midwife said that the amount of false results that come from the testing is so high. It just stresses most moms out for no reason.
Baby is measuring fine, urine is coming back fine. So far so good. Obviously if anything ever was wonky I would do whatever I could for the health of my baby. My Midwife would insist on it if it ran in the family, baby measuring big, whatever else presents a red flag.
Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. But for now, thanks for not judging me and being respectful!
The 1hr is just a screening to see if you are at a higher risk to have GD. If you "fail" it doesn't mean you automatically have GD or its a false result. It just means you need more testing to rule it out. A lot of OB's are going straight to the 2hr because it gives a more definitive answer. It doesn't matter if you don't have a family history of diabetes, YOU could still have GD because it's completely dependent on hormones which is why EVERYONE should be tested. Your midwife should know this and by advising you not to take it she is being negligent.
Also I did have GD and nothing every showed up in my urine and thankfully he always measured pretty much on track. We both still needed to be monitored for other complications.
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I seriously question your practice's qualifications on pregnancy care.
At 20 weeks, my baby was measuring in the 30% for size for gestational age. Still measuring right on target. I run 4 times a week and will be running a half marathon 3 weeks from now. Blood pressure, urine - all fantastic. My other 2 kids were born weighing at 6 14oz and 7 2oz.
Guess what? Failed the 1 hour. It has NOTHING To do with any physical characteristics of you so I'm really confused on how she can tell by looking at you that you don't have it.
and just an FYI, lots of parts of pregnancy and CHILDBIRTH are stressful. OH NOES! I hope your delicate sensibilities can handle it all.
You do know and understand that blood and urine are two completely different things right?
And as someone who's grandmother lost both her legs and went blind because of type 2, which can accrue if you go undiagnosed because you're to lazy to go do a 1 hour test, yeah I'm judging you. I'm side eyeing and judging you.
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