On friday I had to take the dreaded 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and unfortunately I failed it :( The first time I took it a few months ago, I was only glucose intolerant. So, I got a call on monday afternoon stating that 2 of my readings were high so I had to schedule a gestational diabetes class which was yesterday. Man, it's a strict diet. Not too bad, but you really have to be aware of what you're eating. It's almost like an Atkins diet but we don't completely rule out carbs. Just gotta cut down on it and spread it out throughout the day. Worse part for me though: no rice and less fruits!!! I also have to check my blood sugar with a Glucometer 4 times a day. I'm so bummed, but hey, I gotta do what I gotta do for this babester, right?
My appointment went well. Everything was fine. I'm finally gaining weight and my fundal length is right on the mark of where I'm supposed to be. The baby's heart beat is perfect as well.
I started my kick count card this week. I'm supposed to time the baby how long it takes for him to move/kick 10 times and then record it. So far it's only taking him 10-20 minutes. Such a boy, right? ;)
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Aw, I'm sorry you have gestational diabetes. I am worried that I may get it seeing that I was already overweight when I got pregnant, and I have been eating sweet things like mad (I do eat veggies and drink water though!) I have an appointment this Thursday, so we'll see what the doc says. Since my last appointment in Oct., I've gained 8 pounds. With all the chocolate from Halloween and R's fundraiser, Im scared to step on the scale! Well good luck! It's all to help bring into the world a healthy baby!
Connor was a pretty active baby too when I was doing his kick counts.
I'm sorry to hear about the glucose test but we do what we can for our baby's health.
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