Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before – I passed a 3 hour glucose challenge! I haven’t had a gestational diabetes-free pregnancy since my first-born 8 ½ years ago! It feels really good to know that I can eat whatever I want for the next few months without having to worry about pairing proteins with carbs and cutting out desserts; I can hardly believe it. I don’t have to go and speak with the endocrinologist or the dietician, and I won’t be taking non-stress tests at the hospital. Most importantly, I won’t have to inject my body with insulin – something with which my husband and I were not very comfortable anyway. And since gestational diabetes often leads to large babies, I am curious to see what this one will weigh. The previous 2 babies were both 8 lbs. 12 oz, and my first baby (no diabetes) was only 7 lbs. 2 oz. Of course, she was a little bit early and is still pretty small for her age to this day. But, I just wanted to share the news because I’m very excited that I have a few less things to worry about, and I know I had people waiting to hear the results of my test.
Congratulations BESTY! This just proves that you keep getting more and more perfect! xoxoxo
You are the sweetest… don’t think it has to do with me though. Maybe it’s a sign the baby will be sweet, gentle, and nice since she is not wreaking havoc from the inside out like Sammie did! 🙂
AWWWWW….:)
There is still the chance that the doctors were wrong and a boy will pop out instead! 🙂 I read a story about that recently. It’s cool that it went well.