Due March / April / May 2017 (4)

Yes purple I did have extra weight.. i normally Am in the 120's for weight when I get pregnant but was 158 this time. Held steady until 2 weeks ago when it looked like I had lost weight and then at another two scales (all different) I had actually finally gained 2 pounds! I was ecstatic and now I am a bit sad. Weighed 161.8 today on a scale that had showed the previous gain so again I want to be happy despite my awful BMI that baby is well but now all I can think is as I get heavier my sugars will be worse. Ugh

Just to jump in. I had GD with my previous pregnancy (the other GD) and although yes plenty of women who had it were overweight, a large percentage were not. There are many many very thin women who get diagnosed. I started this pregnancy 30lbs less than last time and the odds of me having it again, despite being much thinner, are very high. It's the placenta's fault not necessarily the mom's fault although controlling it can be in the hands of the mom. But even then, some women need insulin (especially with subsequent GD pregnancies) and some don't. I did not have it with my 1st, diagnosed at 28 weeks with my second, and they start testing me at 14 weeks with this one. I've already been monitoring my sugars just to make sure. Anyway rant over but just know it doesn't all come down to weight and often times even it is out of mom's control

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Originally Posted by purple

Hmm sounds strange you failed it. Did you have extra weight to start? Will you need to do the 3 hour one to confirm?

Here they have changed it to just going straight to a 2 hour GTT as they said the 1 hour screening isn't reliable.

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I did the 3 hour instead of the 2 hour gtt, also they changed what they take notice of more now my middle dandge was higher but not by much and I still got put in gtt group where as with my other 2 never had it and apparently they didn't use to pay attention to the middle reading.

Everyone is talking about their Glucose test...mine is on February 13th. My husband is worried that I won't pass. Ugh. He just told me that he was worried that I wouldn't last time either! Sheesh!

I am going to deliver this baby as big as a house. I'm only 10 lbs less than the weight I delivered my first son at. Sigh.



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I think people reacted a little touchily on the weight comments. Obviously skinny people or heavy people get both diabetes and gestational diabetes. Weight is simply one of those things that while it doesn't always matter it IS a risk factor. And I am much heavier than I was before. 30-40 pounds is a big difference in my height and frame. An educated person will never assume you are fat just because you have diabetes and in fact I am sure that's why purple asked.. she knows it's a risk factor but knows also it doesn't mean that I am heavier. Better to ask than assume :) just in this case I am heavier and so my risk was probably greater even though it's a placenta issue it deals with your own bodily bloodflow and transport system and hormone levels as well or it would all be reflected in the baby and not the mom... which is why weight can be a problem.

Good luck Lisa :) I am sure all will be well especially if your levels were good with your first. Mine were borderline with my first so I guess I should have known I'd get it eventually.. just didn't expect every pregnancy after :(

My levels were quite good with my first. That was in 2013, though. I'm just going to be bummed out if I can't eat fried fish and ice cream anymore! Hahha! Oh yeah, I totally gave up on being a vegetarian! Hahaha!

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Everyone is talking about their Glucose test...mine is on February 13th. My husband is worried that I won't pass. Ugh. He just told me that he was worried that I wouldn't last time either! Sheesh!

I am going to deliver this baby as big as a house. I'm only 10 lbs less than the weight I delivered my first son at. Sigh.



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That's good im already over the weight I delivered my last and I've 19wks to go!! So probably another 14+ pounds I actually cried when I weighed myself x

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So 3 hr results are in :( probably going to end up on insulin this time i just dont see how i'll do it..

after not eating for 16 hours my fasting sugar was 91, i had dinner at 5:30 last night and couldnt eat this morning because of the test but couldnt go take the test until 930 after another appointment i needed to be at so that sucked.

first draw 1 hr after drink - 230
2 hr draw -222
3 hr draw -122

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Hope everyone else passes. wont see my Endo until next friday to figure out what the safest route is since i also need to be able to gain a little bit of weight for baby due to thyroid stuff...bleh.

Ah sorry you didn't pass the GTT Burakoam. Hopefully you get some good advice on what to do now.

I'm 33 weeks today! Bubs has been so much more active in the last week, I don't think she has turned head down yet but hopefully by my 34wk appointment she will. A breach baby will mean no homebirth and possibly not even a vaginal birth. Anyway... too early to stress about that!