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August 2019 Moms
purplg8r
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What questions do you have this week?
Weekly Questions 6/2
purplg8r
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What questions do you have this week?
Re: Weekly Questions 6/2
I am 99%sure I have food poisoning and was vomiting all night. This morning my fasting blood sugar was the exact same as it was after I ate dinner last night. I thought it would be signifcantly lower, any thoughts on this?
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*
The ironic thing is that at my Friday OB appointment, I commented that while I was still feeling movement it seemed like he was taking longer in between movements. I'm eating my words now!
@Lotus_2008 I'm nearly 30 weeks and I have been feeling more in the last 2-3 days. spinning too, not just kicks
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
eta: You're definitely not an a*hole for not liking someone kicking your insides.
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
Pump and tubes
Burp rags (in case of spills)
Blanket (I was always cold when pumping)
Nipple cream (I put it on to the flanges directly)
Water bottle and snacks that inalkost never ate during pumping.
Phone and charger.
TV remote if you're gonna watch tv.
Bottles and other pump parts I just grabbed from the kitchen on my way to pump. After each pump session in put the parts in a ziplock bag in the fridge. I split milk into the ounces needed for each bottle and had a partially filled bottle to round out next time. At the end of each day I made the bottles for the next day and froze the extra in bags then washed everything.
This time I'm gonna do something similar for setting up the station. The only difference is last time it was on a TV dinner table and this time I'm gonna get a little cart with drawers that close to keep my other kids from playing with my stuff. At the end of the day for pumping, it's really only 15-20 minutes at a time so if you forget something non essential, you aren't gonna die. Nursing may differ but neither of my girls nursed.
Also, newbie question, but are all flanges hard plastic? I would have thought something softer, like a silicone, would be better?
I think the hardness of the flanges depends on the pump. My insurance covers ameda brand and it's hard plastic. I bought a single Avent one and the flange is hard but has an insert that is a softer silicone. I never pumped as much with that one but can't say it was just because the hardness of the flange. I think most brands are hard plastic though. Honestly, that isn't all that annoying. Builds good suction, glides well, easy to clean lol.
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*
1) your body needs a constant supply of nourishment to keep your blood sugar more or less stable. If you fast for too long (or in your case, forcibly expel all your food and not get the chance to refuel!) you can have a glucose "bounceback" effect where your blood sugar shoots up out of nowhere. That's why with the GD diet you have to eat really frequently (3 meals, snacks between meals, and you can't skip the "bedtime snack") and even so a lot of people have the morning fasting number problem (it's called the dawn effect and I've read it's a problem for regular diabetics too). (Some women with GD have to get up in the middle of the night to get a snack to keep their numbers stable).
2) It sounds like your body was under a lot of stress with all the vomiting, and that brings up your glucose reading--I don't know why this is other than "GD is cruel and mean and wants to make you suffer." Mental stress and anxiety can bring your numbers up, and physical stress like being sick even with something unrelated like the flu. Most doctors will give you a pass on adhering to the strict numbers when you're dealing with illness.
3) And finally, your numbers are just weirdest in the morning out of a combination of fasting but also there's apparently a pregnancy hormone surge in the morning (which is why a lot of people are nauseated in the morning and the term "morning sickness" though here we all know that pregnancy nausea can really hit at anytime lol), which makes you extra sensitive to anything insulin-related. Idk if you've had the GD diet consultation yet, but the breakfast requirements and numbers are generally the most strict, because you're battling that hormone surge
I'm sorry for the night of throwing up, what a bummer on top of everything else! I hope that passes quickly and you can start getting your normal glucose readings!
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
I remember one day DH brought it to me with a bunch of those sticky bookmarks, and said read these sections. He had skimmed through and marked everywhere they talked about something I had been concerned about recently. 😂
@purplg8r thanks for asking this question. I did have a friend tell me that "Eat, Sleep, Poop" was really helpful, well her husband recommended it to my DH.
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
TTC #1 5/13 BFP #3 5/2/14 DD born 1/19/15
NTNP #2 8/17 BFP 12/13/18 ED 8/21/19
@purplg8r I am a fan of the Wonder Weeks app- never got the book. I also use What to Expect often, both the pregnancy and baby's first year editions. For light-hearted, fun reading, my sister got me a copy of The Sh!t No One Tells You, I thought it was hilarious.