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Typing this on my phone so may be disjointed.

Have been admitted. This is due to both the possible slowed down movement and also my lowering insulin requirements. Have had two steriod injections - not a pleasant experience, intra muscular and very stingy - which they said would make my blood sugar go tits up and they said I'd have to go on a sliding scale. I persuaded them to let me give it a go with the pump first and am very pleased that I've kept it, not without effort, under 7.5 but with an average of 5. Doc looked quite shocked at this as apparently most have to go on it, even those who are pump users.

First night I had a private room which was lovely, but now on a ward with 4 beds and the woman next to me is driving me mad. Loud telly and phone calls all the time and snored like a tractor ALL NIGHT (admittedly the latter isn't her falt but as I was waking up every hour to test and adjust me pump I have now had next to no sleep and it doesn't look like I'll get any now either!)

I am staying here with intermitted CTG monitoring and getting moved to the labur ward for tomorrow's induction attempt. Scary but exciting (but more scary if truth be told!)
 
Thanks for the update! Hope things become more exciting and far less scary! And much quieter! 🙂 Take care {{{Babysaurus}}}
 
Good luck Babysaurus! And get someone to buy you some earplugs :D
 
Goodness it's all happening.

I think the lack of sleep is the worst thing about hospital.

You have done so well on your pump with no sliding scale and its always nice to surprise the doctors with your management techniques.

Hope the neighbour gets better and you get some rest. Earplugs sound like a plan!
 
Well done on keeping off the scale so far. Just try to stay relaxed.

The steroids hurt like hell as i recall. Horrid horrid things.

But on the plus side you will have a baby soon 🙂 xx
 
Ooooo good luck. Pleased to hear that it's all moving along. I had a terrible snorer in my ward too - it is horrendous - all I can say is at least you are not in the same bed!! Hope everything goes well and update us when you can. I am so excited for you as I have been watching your story unfold from just before I had Callum and now your little one is nearly here. Hope you are ok. Xxx
 
Pleased to read your update - have been thinking about you. Great that you are managed to control your diabetes too. Hospitals are so noisy, even when the other patients are quiet, generally the nurses aren't - especially at night. Hope you manage to get some rest before tomorrow and good luck with the induction, look forward to hearing your lovely news. 🙂
 
Good luck Babysauras!!!
I know how you must feel,i was admitted at 32wks as my bg's were all over the place and they were worried they might have to deliver early so i had to have the steroids(v.painful!),ctg monitoring and sliding scale.I'm not on a pump so they were testing me every hour(even through the night!)the nurses said try and sleep through it,as if!!!Anyway i was in for 3 nights and was only in 1 night when LO finally arrived!
Anyway i'll be thinking of you,and can't wait to hear your birth story! xxx
 
Glad to hear they took your worries seriously - and good luck with all that happens in the coming days!
 
Snoring I can handle!

When I was having my youngest I ended up in a 2 bay room with an Schizophrenic who was under observation due to having he medication stopped for the pending delivery!

My bed was furthest away from the door, I was attached to the sliding scale due to having DKA... By day 3 the midwife's had shown me how to detach and replace the syringe so I didn't have to call them to do it if I wanted to go to the loo.. I was so frightened by her behaviour that when I went to the loo I stay put, a midwife found me, and I told her that I was too frightened to go back to the room, she went of to speak to the girl who decked the midwife😱

There's was no getting back into that room, not even to pick up my belonging, I offered to sleep in the day room as no other beds in the main part of the ward, so in the end I had to go over to the post maternity wards, and they had to open up a 8 bedside room for me, the sister of that ward was not amused!

I was transferred back to the anti-natal ward the next afternoon, when a bed in the main part of the ward became available, and they allocated the girl Schizophrenia a 24/7 MH nurse to monitor her! The midwife who was decked ended up off sick for a week, due to swelling of her eye!

I received no apology from the hospital, I only know the details of the girl, because one of the midwife's felt I was owed a honest explanation!

But good luck with the delivery hope all goes well
 
Hi all, thank you for your messages, I really appreciate them!
Horrid typing on my phone and, despite not being able to sleep, I am too tired to write much. Will update as and when - blimey this is scary! Crunch time or what?!
Steroid injections are HORRENDOUS aren't they?! So glad I only had to have two!
Ellie, your story made me smile! Guess snoring isn't so bad after all! I am actually in a room on my own now and could have hugged the midwife who arranged it for me!
The staff here have been fab so far (apart from the muppet doc who wanted me on sliding scale if I went over 6mmol - he insisted to the midwife that 6 or higher put me at serious risk of DKA, turns out he was confusing it with 16, doh!) Not only has there been no question over me controlling my own pump etc, unless I wanted otherwise I presume, but they are very professional but approachable too, which, from my limited experience so far Is probably just what you need from a midwife.
I still can't believe its kicking off, one way or anothert, tomorrow! Never has a large glass of wine been more called for 🙂
Thanks again everyone, it means a lot! (Will stop before I get soppy, least you know I'm not actually ****ed!)
 
Ps I did have earplugs last night but they only took a slight edge off, as well as making me feel bunged up as if I had a cold! Trust me, that woman could snore for England!!
 
What torture! Snoring is the one thing that could provoke me to murder 😱 I don't suppose you got that glass of wine ... when William was diagnosed with T1 it was our 15th wedding anniversary. My husband smuggled a couple of bottles of G&T into the hospital, but our law abiding son was so shocked at his parents that we couldn't bring ourselves to drink them!
 
Good luck for your induction! Can't wait to hear your happy news. Get as much rest as possible tonight xxx
 
Good luck chick. Hope all goes well tomorrow and just think you'll be cuddling your baby soon. It's a great feeling once you get that first cuddle and you know all your hard works paid off. Can't wait to hear your birth announcement, will be checking non stop tomorrow. Xxx
 
Oh my god.
Have been brought over to the labour ward early. Examination and then either pessary (feel this is most likely) or drip.
Dear god, what HAVE I let myself in for??!!
 
Babysaurus said:
Oh my god.
Have been brought over to the labour ward early. Examination and then either pessary (feel this is most likely) or drip.
Dear god, what HAVE I let myself in for??!!
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Hope all goes well! Very exciting for us 😉 Take care {{{Babysaurus}}} 🙂
 
Eeek. Yes very exciting for us who want news but maybe slightly more scary for you!!

Thinking of you and fingers crossed for a smooth arrival of your little one.

Looking forwrad to finsing out if boy or girl too. I like a surprise!
 
All th best, Babysaurus!! Thinking of you! 🙂
 
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