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Who is pregnant?

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MrsCLH said:
Just wanted to officially add myself to this thread! I'm 7 weeks yay 🙂

This forum has already been a godsend, lovely to know all you other ladies are going through the same ups and downs of pregnancy and diabetes!!
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I couldnt have done it without this forum. Even the people who have never been pregnant can really help you out. And the support is amazing.

I was gutted the internet at the hospital wouldnt let me on, could have done with you guys to help me through the 36 hours of fun 🙂
 
Helloooo!

Bit late I know, but Tinternet access is impossible at the mo, just wanted to say: 'Me too!' Officially entered third trimester last week :0) Baby kicking as we speak....

Congratulations Lou, MrsCLH, Fiona and anyone else I haven't said it to yet.

🙂

Lizzie
 
beckyp said:
I was booked on the NHS classes but when we booked the NCT ones I cancelled...do you think it's worth us doing both?

I'm 32 weeks now and started to get VERY anxious about induction (which doesn't even have a date!)....I've reduced myself to tears this morning and just don't seem to be able to stop - I'm not usually a cry-baby...what's wrong with me?!!! :confused:
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I only did the NCT classes but a couple of girls in our NCT class did both and they thought they received more info from the NCT one. But it's up to you. When you're pregnant for the first time you want to get as much info as you can. So if you'd feel better covering your bases, go to both. But personally don't think you'd miss much if you just chose one of them.

Hope you're feeling better now than you did on the 9th. It's perfectly normal to be anxious about the impending birth. And it's very important to have a good cry. Every single woman who gives birth has a mountain to climb...but until you're there you can't be sure exactly what your mountain will look like. And all the stories you hear as you prepare yourself for your birth just make you imagine your mountain get bigger and bigger. Once you're climbing your own mountain you'll be able to cope - because it will be for the purpose of meeting your very own and very special little one and each issue will be presented one at a time rather than in the cascade of issues you get when you hear a birth story unfold. It won't be easy - but you'll get yourself through it 😉 Fx
 
I'm now 31+5 and sadly, Imogen's weighing in at approx 4lbs 13oz. I feel bad that she's so big and really hope she's no more than 9lbs when she is born! I'm "due" 17th Aprl but am being induced 2 and now maybe 3 weeks early. *Gulps*!
 
Have they said how big she is likely to be at full term? Nathan was big 9lb 11oz and was perfectly healthy. Try not to worry too much.
 
rachelha said:
Have they said how big she is likely to be at full term? Nathan was big 9lb 11oz and was perfectly healthy. Try not to worry too much.
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Nope- I guess this will be discussed further at my next appointment
 
Laura22 said:
Nope- I guess this will be discussed further at my next appointment
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I dont think it something we can help. Its just a daibetic thing, babys are greedy a little bit extra suagr in your blood and they eat it all up.

Jemima was 6lb 4 and she was early at 34 weeks, they are born that weight so she would have been a big one too.

Dont worry about it. its not a bad thing for them to be a good weight. xx
 
My doctors seem quite concerned about it all.

As of 3rd March until I have her, I have to go for CTG monitoring every week and they might be inducing me at 37 weeks rather than 38 so she might be a March baby
 
They told me maybe 36 not 38, and i had to go every 2 weeks for scans then it would have been every week but she came too early.

Dont let them freak you out, my hb1ac was really good through out and i was testing loads and eating really well, and she was still big and i had too much liquid. I was told it was just the diabetes and not to worry to much about it.

As long as your looking after yourself as best as you can thats all you can do xxx
 
PhoebeC said:
They told me maybe 36 not 38, and i had to go every 2 weeks for scans then it would have been every week but she came too early.

Dont let them freak you out, my hb1ac was really good through out and i was testing loads and eating really well, and she was still big and i had too much liquid. I was told it was just the diabetes and not to worry to much about it.

As long as your looking after yourself as best as you can thats all you can do xxx
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phoebe is wright is difficult to look after your self if you dont have any major problems(i can see the difference between my to pregnancy i really hate this time )i never been so sick so i could not imagine if i was diabetic so dont worry i am sure every mum in this forum try their best
 
I am! I'm 30+1 wks today, due 1st may and found out about 3wks ago i have gestational diabetes. I was lectured by the diabetes consultant because i don't like fruit and veg. I tried explaining my issues with it but she weren't having any of it. She just kept telling me to keep trying it but the taste and texture of it makes me heave/be sick and i just felt like she wasn't listening.

They've said they'll be inducing me at 38wks and i had a growth scan last weds (with an average sized baby), i've got another on 16th march and 1 more on 3rd apr.
 
dani175 said:
I am! I'm 30+1 wks today, due 1st may and found out about 3wks ago i have gestational diabetes. I was lectured by the diabetes consultant because i don't like fruit and veg. I tried explaining my issues with it but she weren't having any of it. She just kept telling me to keep trying it but the taste and texture of it makes me heave/be sick and i just felt like she wasn't listening.

They've said they'll be inducing me at 38wks and i had a growth scan last weds (with an average sized baby), i've got another on 16th march and 1 more on 3rd apr.
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Hi dani, welcome to the forum 🙂 Anything you need to know, just ask! 🙂
 
dani175 said:
I am! I'm 30+1 wks today, due 1st may and found out about 3wks ago i have gestational diabetes. I was lectured by the diabetes consultant because i don't like fruit and veg. I tried explaining my issues with it but she weren't having any of it. She just kept telling me to keep trying it but the taste and texture of it makes me heave/be sick and i just felt like she wasn't listening.

They've said they'll be inducing me at 38wks and i had a growth scan last weds (with an average sized baby), i've got another on 16th march and 1 more on 3rd apr.
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Dani hi and a warm welcome to the forum, congratulations on your pregnancy x
 
I'm now 34 weeks and at my 32 week scan the estimated weight was over 5lb. I've been measuring as 2cm over at every appointment (which is allowed for non-diabetic women too) and the baby has a big tummy and long legs (we're not sure where it gets them from because we're both shorties!). When I seemed concerned about the big tummy my DSN told me that it was to be expected with a diabetic pregnancy and told me not to worry about it. There's absolutely nothing that we can do about it and I've been as well controlled as I've been able to be throughout the whole pregnancy. I thought the consultant would freak and she didn't either (she's very strict!) so I'm much more relaxed about it now. I'm hoping that I'll get a date in 2 weeks for induction and a better idea of the size of bubba.
I've also had a really bad case of insulin resistance in the last 48 hours and have increased my insulin massively but the DSN told me that it'll settle at 36 weeks - is that what other people found?
 
beckyp said:
I'm now 34 weeks and at my 32 week scan the estimated weight was over 5lb. I've been measuring as 2cm over at every appointment (which is allowed for non-diabetic women too) and the baby has a big tummy and long legs (we're not sure where it gets them from because we're both shorties!). When I seemed concerned about the big tummy my DSN told me that it was to be expected with a diabetic pregnancy and told me not to worry about it. There's absolutely nothing that we can do about it and I've been as well controlled as I've been able to be throughout the whole pregnancy. I thought the consultant would freak and she didn't either (she's very strict!) so I'm much more relaxed about it now. I'm hoping that I'll get a date in 2 weeks for induction and a better idea of the size of bubba.
I've also had a really bad case of insulin resistance in the last 48 hours and have increased my insulin massively but the DSN told me that it'll settle at 36 weeks - is that what other people found?
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Hi Becky

I just thought I'd warn you that they didn't tell me I was being induced until I was 37+5 days pregnant with Jessica and that I would be induced on the monday when I was 38+1. They also said about the insulin resistance settling at 36 weeks but that was rubbish my need's were still increasing right up until the last day but then that could just be me you might be lucky enough to have it settle. Good luck with the growth scan x
 
Emmal31 said:
Hi Becky

I just thought I'd warn you that they didn't tell me I was being induced until I was 37+5 days pregnant with Jessica and that I would be induced on the monday when I was 38+1. They also said about the insulin resistance settling at 36 weeks but that was rubbish my need's were still increasing right up until the last day but then that could just be me you might be lucky enough to have it settle. Good luck with the growth scan x
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Hi Emma....I'm guessing that you saw the same consultant as me (Miss S?). I found her bedside manner a little abrupt on our first meeting but she's grown on me...since my blood pressure was up on one visit and I basically let rip I think she realises that I'm not easily bullied! It's probably a good thing that I don't know the date this early...I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret and we don't want to tell people - it's bad enough that we know the birth day before the baby let alone ruin it for family too!

My insulin needs have hardly gone up at all until recently - the odd unit here and there (nowhere near as drastic as I was led to believe by them) but otherwise I've been really lucky so I'll probably end up needing to keep moving up to the last minute too - the big resistance was bound to kick in sooner or later! 🙄

My biggest problem is that I'm REALLY craving sweet stuff! I could easily eat my way through a whole box of Mr Kipling apple pies (so much so that I'm telling friends I'm having an affair with him!) and I'm loving nutella on toast...speaking of which the toast has just popped up! 😉

Thanks for the heads-up!
 
I got a letter through from my consultant yesterday saying that we're going to be planning my delivery at my next appointment which is on the 17th March! Eeeee!!! I'm so excited now lol
 
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
 
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