My test is scheduled for Friday at 23 weeks because I had GD with DD. This will be the 4th time I've taken one, so I'm not too anxious but I wanted to share some tips I learned along the way.
- If you have the choice, get the drink cold. It's way easier to drink cold than room temp.
- It is sweet, but to me it tastes like a melted popsicle. Not that bad.
- There are 3 different types of glucose tests. One hour, 2 hour, and 3. My doc only does the 2 hour so you get one shot to pass/fail. Some will do the one, and if you fail make you take the 3.
- Don't eat a bunch of sugar the day before, and don't avoid sugar either. Eat your normal diet. Cheating the test doesn't help you or your baby!
- Don't stress
Any other questions? Ask away!
Re: Glucose Test!
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
Like the 4th bullet says, you should eat nothing out of the ordinary the day(s) before. If you have GD, you don't want the hassle of fudging your numbers and having to find out later. Also, you don't want the test to be borderline and have to take the longer one. I knew two girls that tried to "fake out" the test. I suspect they felt guilty they were overindulging in their diet. That isn't how GD works. Just follow the instructions the office gives you.
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
I will say I find it worrying when women ask for tips for influencing the test by changing their diet beforehand (not that that is what's happening here, but you do seem to see it quite a bit on the various message boards). Cheating the test and possibly getting a false negative is only going to hurt you and your baby. Sure, having GD would suck, but it would suck a whole lot more, to put it mildly, to have undiagnosed GD.
DD1 born 3.2014
DD2 born 4.2017
I also hate when people try to pass by changing what they eat etc. I had a friend who didn't actually drink the drink she just ate a donut before going and pretended she drank the drink. She passed but it always sat wrong with me that she would chance her and babies health for the convenience.
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Definitely don't try to fake out the test. Eat like you normally would leading up to it. If you DO have GD, you want to know so you can take the appropriate steps to protect your and your baby's health. A former co-worker refused to do the GD screen because she heard the drink was "gross," and she went into preterm labor and it was later determined that she had full blown GD. Baby was born 10 weeks early and spent about that much time in the NICU because of breathing issues. Seriously, if your medical profession orders the test, go do it.
If you're not wanting to do the drink (which I agree with others just tastes like flat orange soda), talk to your doctor, as there is probably an alternative you can do.
DD: 6/20/11
DS: 2/23/13
EDD: 4/15/17
Best of luck to all.
This time, my midwives said they recommend the glucose drink because it is standard of care and it is more reliable. I do have a choice though. I have to have done my research and know what I want by my next appointment in 3 weeks because that's when we're setting up whatever is next.
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
If you do get it, it 's not fun, but not the end of the world. I ended up losing some weight because of the diet and ended up following it (less strictly) after the pregnancy too
DD Born 5.9.12
MC March 2016@8.5w
Expecting #2 4/30/17
Cautiously expecting April 5, 2017
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Brush your teeth after drinking it. It gets the taste out of your mouth and might help with nausea, plus you don't want that sugar sitting on your teeth.
IVF FET - BFP, due April 2017
I got asked a lot by of dr's if I had GD while pregnant with DS bc he was so big, I had extra ultrasounds to monitor his hands so they always commented on his size and he was 10 at birth. I took the 1hr and the waiting was the worst part. I didn't think the drink was as bad as people made it out to be, so I think everyone saying it was the disgusting thing on the planet made me dread it more than I would have if people were more like, well it was gross but manageable. Just drink it as quickly as you can without making yourself sick.
I do feel bad for the ladies who get sick from all that sugar though. That would be awful.
DS--N14
Baby #2 EDD--4/16/17
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
DD Born 5.9.12
MC March 2016@8.5w
Expecting #2 4/30/17