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I dont do my glucose test until Januarybut good luck with your 3 hour test!

I failed the first but passed the second. Good luck!

My advice is to bring something to do, it's very boring. And bring a snack that you can eat right when you finish because you'll be starving.

I hear that a lot of women fail the first but pass the second. If you fail the second, though don't worry too much. It isn't a horrible diet, you just have to watch what you're eating for a few more months. A friend of mine recently went through it and didn't have too much trouble with it.

Yup- it sucks!

Once I announced that I failed, I found out that so many others I knew failed that one too, made me feel better.

Advice- lots of protein, less crap food a few days before, lots and lots of water too. After your test, don't go out and eat a lot of carbs- you will want to! My nurse told me to chug a bottle of water once all the testing was done, go get a turkey sandwich, drink another bottle of water and take a nap. I felt like hell right after the test, but after the sandwich and nap I felt awesome the rest of the day.

I did and thankfully passed the 3 hour test. I'm not gonna lie, it was no fun and made me feel so sick. I recommend taking a snack so you can eat something as soon as they'll let you and something to keep you entertained. I also had my DH there to drive after, which was really nice, because I had the shakes so badly.

Definitely take stuff to do with you- my ipod and kindle were lifesavers! They wouldn't let me go for a walk, have food or water, which not being able to do any of those three things is my own personal hell!

@Mrs. D: hope you passed the 3-hour test! i took my 1-hour test recently and i was really stressing about it. what a pain! necessary evil.

I also failed my first glucose test...I was stupid and had a big bowl of cereal (honey bunches of oats) the morning of my test. I passed the 3 hour test

I failed my one-hour this pregnancy and had to do the 3-hr. It wasn't bad (except realize it is actually 4 blood draws not 3, I didn't think about the one before you drink the glucose solution). If you have a tablet PC or smartphone, make sure it is charged. I did mine at a lab where they would do the blood draw, give me the time for the next draw then send me to wait in the general waiting area; luckily they had free wi-fi so I watched Netflix on my Kindle Fire to pass the time. However DH had used the KF last and didnt' charge it so the last hour seemed to take forever since I didn't have anything to do.
I know others have had different experiences where they were in a special waiting area that had a TV, etc. You might want to check out the lab accommodations beforehand if you haven't been there. Oh and the lab I was at was FREEZING, they ended up giving me a warmed blanket because I was shivering by the end.

@gracecat: Oh no that sucks! When do you go for the 3-hour?

My 1-hour is today and i'm nervous!