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Who is pregnant?

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There seems to be alot of us who are pregnant at mo and i just wondered who is? I struggle keeping up at the best of times and what with baby brain I got no chance! lol xx
 
I am!

I'm now 31 weeks with an EDD of 5th April (40 weeks) so expect a March bubba!

It seems to have gone REALLY slowly...and whatever happened to people blooming when they're pregnant? My hair hasn't grown at unbelievable rates (as the hairdressers led me to believe at the beginning!), my nails have become brittle, my skin is shot to bits, I'm struggling to sleep and my back is killing me every morning! Oh the joys....

Now reached a point where I want my pregnancy over (how maternal of me!)....I'm waiting for the day that I can have 'dippy' eggs with soldiers, pate on toast, tea on tap and gorgonzola cheese....and not forgetting a decent cuppa or I might even spoil myself and have a glass of vino!!!!
 
hi i am going for my 26 week on monday only 12 weekto go what a relief knowing that i am having a c section(i am having gorgonzola cheese anyway)
 
i am 6 weeks at the mo, currently sicky and ever changing moods and food preferences! due 25th sept
 
Just saw this thread and thought 'I bloody hope not!' 😛 :D

Congrats though everyone and I hope it goes well for you all 🙂
 
Becky and Daniela I cant belive how far you both are now, its flown by (for me, maybe not you). Seems only yesterday you made your posts telling us all the news 🙂

So excited for you, Babies rule!!!

xxxx
 
ho yes and i cant wait for baby molly to come out i am so fed up with graham i had a beautiful pregnancy and now i do not enjoy at all maybe because its a girl i am of sick anyway for 3 weeks and i dont think i will be back to work for only 12 days in march because i am struggling to fit behind the steering wheel of my car
 
You know I am! lol

30 weeks today with my baby girl! :D
 
PhoebeC said:
Becky and Daniela I cant belive how far you both are now, its flown by (for me, maybe not you). Seems only yesterday you made your posts telling us all the news
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Aw, thanks hun! I'm having my 32 week scan on Friday so will be really good to find out how the ikkle one is coming along (I hope not too big!). Personally it feels like the slowest pregnancy in history! Everyone else's seem to whizz by but mine is going at a snail's pace...much to my frustration....bring on the pate on toast with strong tea! My friend has been taken in today for her c-section (her third and last).

I had my NCT antenatal classes this weekend....all seemed based on the 'au naturel' approach to things and when she said that hospitals just do c-sections at the drop of a hat I needed to get my boot in and put her right to which she quickly recoiled and then changed her tune to say that it's defo still the case if you go privately in London! There were a lot of comments from people about women being "too posh to push" which annoyed the hell out of me! Was very strange though because everyone at the class was due in March and I was the only April due date (with an expected date of March) but nobody seemed to really understand the reasoning why I was there early...I got a LOT of comments from women saying that being induced was done after 40 weeks or how did I know that I would be induced early. I probably wouldn't have told them but in a group discussion the NCT woman told EVERYONE that I was high risk because of my diabetes whilst talking about the facilities available in a low/high risk hospital room. Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all ashamed of my diabetes but I don't advertise my medical history to a bunch of strangers. Saying that, as much as that stuff annoyed me, the other bits were interesting so I'm pleased that I've done it now. The pain relief options and the pros and cons of each have been described properly and also some other general bits were useful.

Sugars have been all over the place this weekend too. I'm either really high (most of the time) or really low and have been needing lots of correction doses so I'm probably going to get a telling off at Friday's appointment!
 
16 weeks down, 22 weeks to go...

Hi, I'm new to this site but just wanted to say it's nice to touch base with some other pregnant and diabetic ladies. I'm pregnant with our second baby. Joshua was born in May 2009 and no. 2 is due in July (will be a C-section delivery in early July) so I'm about 4 months pregnant.

I think I'm suffering from a bit of "diabetes fatigue". It's just such very hard work with all multiple daily blood tests and it's just so irritating that I never get a day off from it 🙂

Am trying to keep positive because I know it is a joy and a privelege to look forward to the arrival of a baby. It's just nice to know of other ladies out there who are enduring the same daily grind. I hope you are all hanging in there and finding the energy to do all those tests and make all those hospital visits.

Cheers, Fiona
 
Fiona25 said:
Hi, I'm new to this site but just wanted to say it's nice to touch base with some other pregnant and diabetic ladies. I'm pregnant with our second baby. Joshua was born in May 2009 and no. 2 is due in July (will be a C-section delivery in early July) so I'm about 4 months pregnant.

I think I'm suffering from a bit of "diabetes fatigue". It's just such very hard work with all multiple daily blood tests and it's just so irritating that I never get a day off from it
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Welcome to the site Fiona! I know exactly what you mean about diabetes fatigue....I'm sure that's why my pregnancy seems to be going much slower than my friends! I feel like my fingers are shot to bits and need a bit of a rest....it wouldn't be so bad if it was only when you're pregnant but it's in the run up to it and when you're breastfeeding aswell I'm led to believe!

It'll all be worth it in the end. Did you suffer from morning sickness or lots of highs/lows in your first trimester?
 
I'm expecting too! I don't often post but I come on here most days.

I am 26+2 weeks and so far it has been remarkably trouble free. My last hba1c was 5.7 although I am still not sure how.

I was admitted for a night a couple of weeks ago as for the past 2 weeks I have had at least ++ ketones and no one can work out why as I feel fine. Today I feel yucky and my sugars are everywhere and when I tested I was +/- ketones!

So far the best theycan guess is that I will be induced in the first week of May and I am praying that I do not give birth on 4th because that's my birthday.
 
beckyp said:
Welcome to the site Fiona! I know exactly what you mean about diabetes fatigue....I'm sure that's why my pregnancy seems to be going much slower than my friends! I feel like my fingers are shot to bits and need a bit of a rest....it wouldn't be so bad if it was only when you're pregnant but it's in the run up to it and when you're breastfeeding aswell I'm led to believe!

It'll all be worth it in the end. Did you suffer from morning sickness or lots of highs/lows in your first trimester?
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Thanks Becky! I hear what you're saying about the fingers. My fingers could do with a rest as well 🙂 I found it improved a little during breastfeeding. Still needed to test cos there is still lots of insulin adjusting required but at least not as many health professionals looking over your shoulder 😉

Am just pulling out of the pregnancy sickness. It's a great relief to be feeling more like my normal self again. I found that sickness def an added complication to managing the lows and highs but ironically it was also a help cos one of the things that made me feel sick was when my sugars were getting too high or too low 🙂 So there you go, a silver lining on my cloud...

I read your last posting about the NCT class. The NCT lady we had tried her best to understand the consequences of my being diabetic, bless her. But generally people have no idea that you are very unlikely to be let go beyond 39 weeks and that you have to get your head around the possibility of an inducation and/or a C section. When people ask me my due date I just tell them when I'll be 38 weeks. It's easier than explaining 🙂

Fxx
 
beckyp said:
Aw, thanks hun! I'm having my 32 week scan on Friday so will be really good to find out how the ikkle one is coming along (I hope not too big!). Personally it feels like the slowest pregnancy in history! Everyone else's seem to whizz by but mine is going at a snail's pace...much to my frustration....bring on the pate on toast with strong tea! My friend has been taken in today for her c-section (her third and last).

I had my NCT antenatal classes this weekend....all seemed based on the 'au naturel' approach to things and when she said that hospitals just do c-sections at the drop of a hat I needed to get my boot in and put her right to which she quickly recoiled and then changed her tune to say that it's defo still the case if you go privately in London! There were a lot of comments from people about women being "too posh to push" which annoyed the hell out of me! Was very strange though because everyone at the class was due in March and I was the only April due date (with an expected date of March) but nobody seemed to really understand the reasoning why I was there early...I got a LOT of comments from women saying that being induced was done after 40 weeks or how did I know that I would be induced early. I probably wouldn't have told them but in a group discussion the NCT woman told EVERYONE that I was high risk because of my diabetes whilst talking about the facilities available in a low/high risk hospital room. Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all ashamed of my diabetes but I don't advertise my medical history to a bunch of strangers. Saying that, as much as that stuff annoyed me, the other bits were interesting so I'm pleased that I've done it now. The pain relief options and the pros and cons of each have been described properly and also some other general bits were useful.

Sugars have been all over the place this weekend too. I'm either really high (most of the time) or really low and have been needing lots of correction doses so I'm probably going to get a telling off at Friday's appointment!
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there are other people at risk not only diabetics who had previous surgerys like me example ,problem with the placenta , strp b passed to the baby , breech position and preeclampsia, so a normal pregnancy can become a risk pregnancy and i had the same you are to posh to push but because they dont know what i have been trough in my life they can really say that
 
Wow theres alot of us!!! lol

I'm 25 weeks tomorrow so Imogen Niamh is due 25th May, but being induced around the 11th May... which actually is a god send what with my wedding on the 3rd of June.

Im getting diabetes fatigue too. lol i seem to be having loads of night hypos (at least one a night) but levels around 10 =( during the day. Got appointment on thrusday with the clinic so will see what they recommend there. They already think I might have pre-eclampsia so will have more tests for that. I have had sugar in my urine (but only when i've seen the midwife at my docs not when ive been at the hospital) so they are running more checks on my kidneys too ... oh joy!!
 
good luck i havent got my exact date but i hope that nothing will happen to me before i am in a horrible state now
 
beckyp said:
Aw, thanks hun! I'm having my 32 week scan on Friday so will be really good to find out how the ikkle one is coming along (I hope not too big!). Personally it feels like the slowest pregnancy in history! Everyone else's seem to whizz by but mine is going at a snail's pace...much to my frustration....bring on the pate on toast with strong tea! My friend has been taken in today for her c-section (her third and last).

I had my NCT antenatal classes this weekend....all seemed based on the 'au naturel' approach to things and when she said that hospitals just do c-sections at the drop of a hat I needed to get my boot in and put her right to which she quickly recoiled and then changed her tune to say that it's defo still the case if you go privately in London! There were a lot of comments from people about women being "too posh to push" which annoyed the hell out of me! Was very strange though because everyone at the class was due in March and I was the only April due date (with an expected date of March) but nobody seemed to really understand the reasoning why I was there early...I got a LOT of comments from women saying that being induced was done after 40 weeks or how did I know that I would be induced early. I probably wouldn't have told them but in a group discussion the NCT woman told EVERYONE that I was high risk because of my diabetes whilst talking about the facilities available in a low/high risk hospital room. Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all ashamed of my diabetes but I don't advertise my medical history to a bunch of strangers. Saying that, as much as that stuff annoyed me, the other bits were interesting so I'm pleased that I've done it now. The pain relief options and the pros and cons of each have been described properly and also some other general bits were useful.

Sugars have been all over the place this weekend too. I'm either really high (most of the time) or really low and have been needing lots of correction doses so I'm probably going to get a telling off at Friday's appointment!
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Becky,

I did NCT classes too and found that they did not understand that I would have to have a medicalised birth. I was actually quite upset by them, I had a good rant about it on here. In the end of the 7 people at my class, 1 had a water birth, and all the others had intervention of some kind. I think 2 other ceseareans and 3 inductions. One person actually said they were glad I was asking lots of questions about ceseareans/inductions etc as otherwise they would not have had a clue.

Are you doing NHS classes too? I was forgotten about by them as I did not see the community midwife, who organised the classes, at all. After lots of reminding I did get a class, but it was at the same time as my hospital appointments so no use at all.
 
Thanks Rachel! Funnily enough there was another couple that had asked at our hospital for a c-section so I think they were probably just as peeved about the "too posh to push" comments as it would have been directed at them more than me!!! The induction (and assisted delivery) stuff was really useful as it's helped me know things that I'd rather not have but, as with everything so far, it'll probably be something that I'm not allowed to decide myself anyway which makes antenatal classes pointless!

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:
 
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!!
 
I'd just like to say congratulations to everyone with a bun in the oven...

I hope the effort is worth it girls, and they all pop out beautifully formed...🙂
 
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