First appontment at the diabetic pregnancy clinic this week. What to expect?

[Smit]

Hi all
As the title says its my first appointment at the maternity clinic for diabetics on Tuesday and I was wondering what to expect?

They left me a voice mail on Friday so I've no idea what I need to take. I will take my blood diary and list of medications, anything else? Got my HBA1c done at normal diabetic clinic on Tuesday and it was 6.9% so was very happy with that. xx

 

[Cate]

Take questions! Lots of them. Ask them to go through your care plan while you're pregnant (congrats by the way!).

Other than that, if you can take a urine sample then do, or go prepared to produce one while you're there, they do like to check it every visit

 

[Monkey]

You might be scanned, depending how many weeks you are. It's fairly standard antenatal protocol to check urine and bp at every appointment.

You'll probably find you get a set of diabetes in pregnancy notes (unless you've got them already!) and as Cate says, be prepared to ask lot of questions if you need to. Good luck!

 

[CATMAC]

Good luck, I cant help with what happens as I don't have mine till 3rd Oct! Please let us know what happens and how you get on.

 

[rachelha]

At my first clinic, not that much happened, they got me booked in for a scan and I had a brief appointment with the consultant about my blood sugars, but as I had been going to the pre pregnancy clinic, I was being seen regularly already.

 

[Smit]

Hi all went well today. I got an internal scan and we saw a tiny little heartbeat! I was so excited. They think I'm between 5 and 6 weeks. I say im 6 and a half but they were unsure from scan and will know more when I get another scan in a few weeks. Doctor was very happy with hba1c at 6.9 Xx

 

[Monkey]

Excellent news - so pleased it went well. Hope you're feeling generally ok too.

 

[Steff]

Hi all went well today. I got an internal scan and we saw a tiny little heartbeat! I was so excited. They think I'm between 5 and 6 weeks. I say im 6 and a half but they were unsure from scan and will know more when I get another scan in a few weeks. Doctor was very happy with hba1c at 6.9 Xx

Hi Smit pleased it went well today hun xx

 

[Northerner]

Great news, glad to hear all went well 🙂

 

[rachelha]

Wow that is fab that you heard a heart beat so early! Brilliant

 

[Smit]

Thanks everyone. Was very happy with it all. Just to clear up didn't. Hear a heart beat just seen it on the scan, beating away. Eek!
I'm feeling pj pregnancy wise but ill this week with a chest infection. So tucked. Up in bed for the night. Xx

 

[Northerner]

Hope you are feeling much better soon 🙂 Sleep well!

 

[Emmal31]

Congratulations on your pregnancy, hope you're feeling better soon and the chest infection goes that's the last thing you need whilst pregnant. x