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As far as the GD goes, things are kind of sort of getting better. The other day my levels were lower and that made me feel so much better, but yesterday they were back to being up. Very discouraging! Then last night not only could we not get blood to come out (Matt helps me after dinner when he's home), we found out that the last container of test strips we were given weren't compatible with our testing machine. It was too late to go to the pharmacy to get refills (which I didn't expect to have to do until Thursday) so we used the machine Matt's co-worker gave us before we knew if our insurance would cover one. It took awhile to figure the new one out and the entire thing stressed me out so much. I know none of you "get it," I know Matt doesn't really understand why I was so upset. But the entire thing is so frustrating: the diet, the blood testing, etc.
The weirdest thing is that this new machine is giving me much lower readings. It's a nicer model, you just touch the test strip to the drop of blood and it sucks it right up and immediately starts counting up the levels instead of making me drag the strip across my blood multiple times. So I'm kind of wondering if there isn't something wrong with the machine I was given? I will have to ask the doctor about it on Friday. However, getting levels in the appropriate range is great and my lunch level was so low I was wishing I had eaten another burrito! I'm only supposed to eat one at this point because the wheat tortilla is 24 grams of carbs and there are carbs in the beans (I can have a max of 45 g at lunch). Anyway, I'm just hoping things will continue to get better.
Highlights of week 28: feeling Evan hiccup for the first time! I know I already wrote about it, but I have just a little more to add. The first time was last Wednesday night, then again on Thursday morning. I haven't felt it since then until last night. I told Matt and he put his hand on my stomach and was able to feel too! He paused the show we were watching and we just laid there on the couch and felt him hiccup and talked to him. SO CUTE!!!
Another highlight, peeing my pants a little. lol! It was the weirdest thing and came completely out of the blue. On Sunday we were over at my parents' house playing THIS game. My dad joined in, which is incredibly rare in our household. As a matter of fact, I can't even remember the last time that he played a game with us. I vaguely remember it happening once when I was in jr high... Anyway, he was hilarious and he said something that made everyone burst out laughing. Well, a little pee happened to burst out of me at the same time. I didn't have to go to the bathroom, I didn't even feel it coming! Such a weird sensation. Thankfully it wasn't much, I just kept my mouth shut about it and nobody knew. lol Believe me, I'm doing more Kegels than ever after that incident!
Let's see, what else has been going on as far as pregnancy... I'm more tired these days. As a matter of fact, I could take a nap right now. And all I've done today besides computer stuff and making lunch is vacuum the house. And I'm not even completely done with that yet! I think I have a couple of more stretch marks on my butt, but none have appeared anywhere else so far. Evan is kicking and moving around more than ever. It's uncomfortable sometimes. I find myself pressing down to absorb some of the impact of his stronger kicks and when I am laying down I tend to change positions to make it a little more comfortable. I still love feeling him kick, I still can't help but smile! I know how depressing it is when he doesn't kick as much, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still hurt/feel very uncomfortable sometimes.
I scheduled the hospital tour and 2 classes. The tour is on July 7! I'm really looking forward to it, the hospital we're delivering at has a fairly new maternity center (built in April 2008) and I've heard from several people that it's very nice. We have a breastfeeding class on July 9 and then an infant safety & CPR class on July 22. We decided to skip the childbirth class. We're going through the Bradley Method handbook and Husband Coached Childbirth, I think that will be enough. Going through the Bradley lessons and book has helped me feel more confident about labor and delivery. I'm not nervous about it at this point, I'm more nervous about just after delivery when I have a fragile infant to take care of! My next prenatal appt is July 1 and I'm eager to talk to my midwife about her thoughts on L&D, especially since I now have GD. We'll also schedule another u/s to see if my placenta has moved up and away from my cervix.
I Shall Be Near to You
9 years ago
I am totally not holding it against you, but... Don't you find yourself making a lot of excuses for the whole GD thing. Lots of women get this, and it really isn't your fault, so you shouldn't feel bad about having it. Even though i was always fine with my tests, i still ate a really good diet that was based on the bradley method.
ReplyDeleteIf you have GD than you should just take it in stride and don't feel bad about it and make excuses for why all the tests must be wrong or how awful it is.
The GD will go away after you have the baby, and you dont have that much longer to go! think of it as a countdown till you can eat your favorite foods again and just keep telling yourself its in Evans best interest and it's not your fault!
Perhaps the newer glucose machine thing IS more accurate. I would trust it, especially if you're following your diet plan really closely and were only borderline to begin with.
ReplyDeleteYay for the classes and hospital tour. The tour will be fun. Bring along a list of questions though they'll most likely hit on all the subjects.
What kind of machine are you using? my insurance sent me a one touch ultra 2. it was nice as far as those things go. :)
ReplyDeletethe peeing gets worse. :) another magical aspect of pregnancy.
have you thought about a prenatal yoga or water aerobics class? those were recommended to me for gd. helps keep the levels down.
yes, gd sucks. but you'll get through it. :) i have been there. i remember thinking that my tests were wrong because of this or that. or that my levels were high because of this or that. during pregnancy you never want to think anything is wrong with your body. i understand. hang in there.
Maylily, the machine the doctor gave me is a Freestyle UltraLite. The machine DH's co-worker gave me is a One Touch Ultra 2. It's much nicer looking, the strips are more convenient, and it reads the results faster. That's why I'm leaning towards trusting it. But they do say not to judge a book by its cover. Just weird that I'm getting different results with different machines...
ReplyDeleteDon't be too hard on yourself. As moms we can blame ourselves for a lot of things. But remember that you are doing your best for your child and thats all you can do. "Mommy Guilt" can take over sometimes, try not to let it!
ReplyDeleteThe GD sucks. It is kinda preparing you for all the other million things you'll get to worry about once Evan is here, though! I find myself stressing out over stuff all the time and I have to stop and take a deep breath and remind myself that God is in control and has this baby in his hands every moment of every day. You are doing great.
ReplyDeleteGood call on the breast feeding class, it my FAVORITE of all the classes. The childbirth class was only good for the hospital tour part, in my opinion. Otherwise, it was boring and really uninformative and I wound up having a c-section anyways so none of it even mattered in the end!