Hi everyone
Joined the forum today so hello!
This is my second pregnancy and I am 22 weeks. I had pre eclampsisa with my son who is now 3 and was never tested fro GD even though I was the same weight.
I feel very very low at the way I am being spoken to at the hospital, as though all I do all day is eat because I am so big! I don't! In fact Im eating really healthily and being a childminder, looking after 8 children every day, I rarely get time to sit down anyway! My bmi was high but Im not a grea tbeliever in bmi anyway as when a size 10 I was still classed as overweight!!! I am a size 16. I lost 2.5 stone just before falling pregnant and wonder if all the weight is piling on and more from the weight loss! I have put three stone on already!
Anyway went for my GTT and docs surgery said levels were fine....fantastic news! BUT then that same afternoon I got a message from hospital to say they were high! Off to the diabetic team last Monday and I have to test blood four times a day. Because I have three risk factors: my bmi, having a 9.10oz son and mum having a DVT when pregnant with me, they want me to inject! I have to go back on Monday to discuss! Taking my mum with me lol! I am such a wimp and my hubby is having to do finger prick as I cant bear needles...sure this will get better in time - how I am going to inject worries me though!
I have not stopped crying since Monday cos my low self esteem...they have made me feel awful and that its my fault etc etc! I suffered depression a while ago because of how I fele about myself and it really isnt helping me! They dont take into consideration the amount of water I am carrying and the midwife said I came across as a really stressy person and that as me and hubby work together and can't take time off work together, maybe we hsould go on separate holidays so I can relax! Yeah right!!!! She said people put weight on with stress and I may be one of those....I know I am because any major event in my life has caused weight gain - they really are not helping though!!!!
I have been getting headaches since really early on...are these connected? I am exhausted too, to the point of falling asleep waiting for buses....is this normal? Does insulin normally help and make you feel better?
Im really scared!!!!!!! Can someone give me some reassurance please xxxxxxx
Joined the forum today so hello!
This is my second pregnancy and I am 22 weeks. I had pre eclampsisa with my son who is now 3 and was never tested fro GD even though I was the same weight.
I feel very very low at the way I am being spoken to at the hospital, as though all I do all day is eat because I am so big! I don't! In fact Im eating really healthily and being a childminder, looking after 8 children every day, I rarely get time to sit down anyway! My bmi was high but Im not a grea tbeliever in bmi anyway as when a size 10 I was still classed as overweight!!! I am a size 16. I lost 2.5 stone just before falling pregnant and wonder if all the weight is piling on and more from the weight loss! I have put three stone on already!
Anyway went for my GTT and docs surgery said levels were fine....fantastic news! BUT then that same afternoon I got a message from hospital to say they were high! Off to the diabetic team last Monday and I have to test blood four times a day. Because I have three risk factors: my bmi, having a 9.10oz son and mum having a DVT when pregnant with me, they want me to inject! I have to go back on Monday to discuss! Taking my mum with me lol! I am such a wimp and my hubby is having to do finger prick as I cant bear needles...sure this will get better in time - how I am going to inject worries me though!
I have not stopped crying since Monday cos my low self esteem...they have made me feel awful and that its my fault etc etc! I suffered depression a while ago because of how I fele about myself and it really isnt helping me! They dont take into consideration the amount of water I am carrying and the midwife said I came across as a really stressy person and that as me and hubby work together and can't take time off work together, maybe we hsould go on separate holidays so I can relax! Yeah right!!!! She said people put weight on with stress and I may be one of those....I know I am because any major event in my life has caused weight gain - they really are not helping though!!!!
I have been getting headaches since really early on...are these connected? I am exhausted too, to the point of falling asleep waiting for buses....is this normal? Does insulin normally help and make you feel better?
Im really scared!!!!!!! Can someone give me some reassurance please xxxxxxx