Hellobee Boards

@NovBaby1112: ugh, that's sucks! I'd probably just do the 3 hour to hopefully avoid 3 months of monitoring my blood sugar.

@NovBaby1112: So I did some research here on old threads, and the night before the test I made sure not to eat a high carb meal, really minimized carbs the entire day before. I wasn't trying to cheat the system or anything, obviously if I were diabetic I would want to know and take care of myself, but I figured if I were marginal and a big plate of pasta had pushed me over the edge I'd be pissed! My numbers were far below their cutoff for all 4 measurements at the 3 hour.

@NovBaby1112: I know! The morning of the 1 hour they told me the same thing - eat and drink as usual. Well, someone at work offered me a donut, and I took it. I finished that just a few minutes before downing the glucose drink. I don't normally eat donuts plus my normal breakfast (bran flakes) but it didn't occur to me not to!

@NovBaby1112: Good luck on Friday!

I'm behind on this thread but I've been reading it when I can! I had my glucose test Friday and she said I should know sometime this weekend what the results were so hopefully in the next few hours! I had to have a bunch of different things tested at the same time as glucose so they ended up taking about six vials of blood and I almost passed out. I already hate needles but I assume the blood sugar rollercoaster I was on didn't help! We've also been busy because LO turns three on Saturday so we've been doing stuff for her birthday and her party in a couple of weeks!

@2littlepumpkins: not yet. I feel like my stomach has grown! My appetite has really increased this week.

I had to take my rings off this weekend. I can wear one of my thin wedding bands, but not my engagement ring and the second band. I was hoping to wear them all much longer. I'm allergic to most metals so I can't buy a cheap stand in.

@2littlepumpkins: I feel like I grow in spurts too! And I can barely eat anything - same here, I didn't get to this stage till much later with my first two pregnancies. Right now the baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead and I also have a high-normal level of amniotic fluid so I'm hoping that baby just keeps growing into the fluid and I don't get too much bigger.

@2littlepumpkins: Yes, eating has been hard lately! I think I'm sitting down to dinner starving and I eat like 5 bites and I feel like I can't eat anymore. I do feel like I'm reverting back to where I was at the beginning where I was super hungry at lunch but breakfast and dinner weren't so appetizing most days and I feel like this is happening a lot sooner this time.

On a happy note, my doctor posted that my glucose level came back as 104 which is well within normal plus everything else they tested checked out. So I'm glad I don't have to worry about the whole passing out thing again.

@NovBaby1112: Good luck on Friday!

@BelugaBean: Yikes! 6 vials of blood is a a lot. Glad you passed the test!

@2littlepumpkins: I'm definitely eating smaller meals now.

@Mrs. Pickle: Aww, sorry you had to take your rings off. I'm flying on Wednesday, and I'll see how I do when I get off it.
DH is currently on the east coast (he flew there a week early) so I didn't have the chance to take my usual Friday bump photo. I think I need to take DH's tripod out when I get home from work.

@hilsy85: I'm usually a back sleeper, too, and switch to side sleeping last week. My back is definitely feeling it. I do end up on my back but I know feel a weird pressure when I do it, so it get's me to switch to the side position. Yup, it's getting hard to get out of bed. Since DH is out of town, I keep looking at the dogs to help me. They are no help.

As for me, I no longer on daily anti-nausea meds! Woohoo! I was on that patch but it was irriating my ears and my OB suggested taking a break so my ears could heal. I was a bit worried because this would make me rely on Zofran/Reglan pills again and those pills make me gag thinking about them. Plus, there's the constipation side of it. Well, after stopping the patch, I had to take the Zofran/Reglan daily for the first 3 days... but since then, I've been med free. I still have bouts of nausea but pretzels usually help.

The other change is some lower belly soreness. I thought maybe my maternity jeans were too tight and needed to get the next size, but I think it's sore from lack of belly support. So I've been wearing a maternity belt and it does help. It is still worse on days I go to work versus the weekend, I think because I'm up and moving around more.

(ETA: Oh, could this soreness be pelvic pain? It feels like it's lower stomach and not really my pelvic area but I felt my pelvic bone today and it is a bit sore. My lower stomach is sore, as well. Maybe it's both bump support and pelvic pain.)

Hope everyone is feeling well.

@bluestriped bee: that's great that you are off the meds!!!

Had my 26 week appt today and did the glucose test--fingers crossed I pass, but not holding my breath. I have one more monthly appt and then I start seeing my OB every two weeks!! Crazy!! Baby girl is head down, which is good, and was kicking like crazy from the sugar.

@Mrs. Pickle: ooh exciting! have you gotten any newborn props or anything? That's on my to do list.

@Mrs. Pickle: cute!!! LMK if you find a plain white diaper cover...this is the closest I could find:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GGGLZ74?colid=24FPFY4JR93Q4&coliid=I335RHXMKVOX2B&redirect=true&ref_=br_it_dp_o_nS_ttl&vs=1

@Mrs. Pickle: cute! So many options. I just ordered this:

@2littlepumpkins: that is super tempting! The bear is adorable!
@Mrs. Pickle: I'm sure your photographer will suggest but do some nude ones too. Those come out super precious.
@bluestriped bee: Yay for being off meds!!

My best friend does photography on the side, so I'm lucky she's coming up to shoot photos

i am doing a terrible job keeping up! but following along with y'all! i had my 24w appt and DH finally got to come along now that he's done with training and on a firefighter schedule. we had our official anatomy scan and all the measurements were right on track, so i'm happy about that! i am up about 7 lb from my first appt there, but i was about 6 lb heavier that i started last pregnancy i think, so at the end of this pregnancy, i'll probably have gained a similar amount, but be higher than i ever have been. yeesh.

news i didn't like was that baby is breech, but i know i have lots of time for that to change and i actually talked to my chiropractor about it before i knew and he said he likes to know ASAP, but doesn't really get into the techniques for turning baby until the early-mid 30 weeks. so praying baby flips before delivery time!

@shellio: @NovBaby1112: @BelugaBean: @hilsy85: so because i didn't have GD last time, my OB is having me do a simple blood test to test numbers first and then if that's elevated, i would have to do the longer testing. i guess it's something that CA doctors are recommending, but hasn't taken over in the rest of the US yet. hoping i pass the first test with flying colors so i don't have to do the test with the drink!

@2littlepumpkins: oh yeah, i've been feeling that way for a while, especially with dinner. i've barely been eating much dinner otherwise i feel terrible and am grumpy the rest of the night which is no good when DH is on shift and not home until the next morning! so i've been having half a meal and then a little snack before bed to tide me over.

@Mrs. Pickle: not sure what your photog does, but i always take photos with mom and dad too! so make sure you have something simple set aside that you feel comfortable in!

@birdofafeather: oh wow, that is awesome they screen by doing a blood test first! That makes way more sense

Totally tmi and gross, but does anyone else have crazy amounts of creamy, watery discharge? When I sneeze or cough, I swear it just drips out. I know it's not amniotic fluid (it's not clear, more milky/yellow, but just have no clue what this is!)

Much easier to post pictures from an iPad than my phone (not an iPhone and a piece of garbage)! One from Tuscany, which was a beautiful place and I enjoyed the country setting more than the hustle and bustle of Rome. My husband has better pics on our camera. I am waiting on my blood test for GD. If I don't hear anything by the end of the week then I am clear. Eek! The midwife felt around and said she thinks the baby is head down and if that's the case then I'm happy about that.

Crazy to think about our babies being here so soon. I can't wait. My husband does photography as a hobby and we took pictures of a friend's 8 week old on Friday using some cute props. Now we are all set for when we have to take pics of our babe. I pinned some cute pumpkin stuff a while ago. I do want someone to take a picture of all three of us too, but maybe I can get a family member to. Hopefully in August I can get some low key maternity pictures. I didn't think I wanted any, but I do. I am potentially getting a friend to and if that doesn't work out then I will just see if someone in my family can do a couple. Is anyone else planning on getting maternity pictures done? And when?

Hope everyone is well. My sleep has started to go a bit downhill and I get quite tired in the afternoon, but if I make it past the few hours where I feel tired then I usually get a second wind. Other than that, I am still feeling pretty energetic.

@NovBaby1112: haven't noticed much of an increase, maybe a bit sometimes. My friend said hers in third tri was crazy so I am sort of waiting for it to creep up on me.

I feel full quite quickly too and if I eat too much then I am beached and have to lie on my side or it hurts too much. Trying to eat smaller portions! I never had to deal with that before but I guess my stomach is now sharing space with the baby.

@birdofafeather: my little munchkin is also still breech. Or at least she was 2 weeks ago and pretty sure I can feel her hiccup near my ribs so I don't think she's moved. I'm trying not to worry about it tho, either she'll flip or she won't.
@NovBaby1112: I get it when I sneeze, cough, or bend quickly. So classy! I think it's pretty normal tho.
@Charm54: no milk yet...
@Mrs. Goose: sleep is getting worse for me too. So not happy about that!
My dad is being awesome and funding massages "for the baby" so I'm super excited about that! Prob get to do one every 2 weeks till baby arrives. They really do wonders for how I'm feeling and keep my anxiety down too!
Everyone seems to be doing good! Fingers crossed for all those awaiting gd tests. Doing mine next week!

@Charm54: @MamaBear87: glad I'm not alone!!

@Charm54: not leaking milk yet...my iron is low too- I've been trying to eat more red meat!

@Mrs. Goose: beautiful! Sounds like an amazing trip

@MamaBear87: that is awesome about the massages! I need one sooo bad, DHs massages aren't cutting it lol

@hilsy85: boo, I'm sorry!! Fingers crossed you pass the 3 hour though, that's reassuring you passed that one before! I am dreading tomorrow- I feel so sick if I don't eat in the morning, and it's just going to suck praying we both pass though!!

@hilsy85: thanks, I'll make sure to bring something to eat. DH is coming with me in case i get as sick as I did for the 1 hour. We both took the day off so hopefully I can rest some before getting M at daycare!

So I failed the 1 hour glucose screen test, which means I have to go for the 2 hour diagnostic test. Any tips for preparing for it? Obviously if I do have gestational diabetes, I want to know... But I just barely failed the 1 hr, so I'm hoping to pass this one.

@2littlepumpkins: I still am dying over the tiny teddy every time I see it. Might have to order one!
@Mrs. Pickle: I have white coat syndrome so just to keep an eye on baby girl I get an ultrasound every appointment. Its so fun to see her!
@NovBaby1112: Good luck on the 3 hour test! Fingers crossed you pass
@Willow: Sucks you failed! At least its the new 2 hour instead of 3 tho. My doc feels you miss too many people with gd with the 1 hour so I have to go straight to the 2 hour next week. Not jazzed about that.
@Mrs. Goose: Fingers crossed no news is good news!