Stupid question Sunday 3/8 edition

[jcprn]

Mar 9, 2015 10:13:12 GMT -5 ladysif said:

Mar 9, 2015 7:42:56 GMT -5 jcprn said:

I know they say not to eat anything to carb-y the day of and stick to protein, but does what you eat the day before the glucose test have any effect on the results?

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think so. I think you'd have to be eating pretty terribly for it to have a major impact as it would work its way out of your system before the morning. But at the same time, foods that are high in fat and carbs take longer to process so maybe just avoid stuff like a ton of pizza or movie theater popcorn for dinner if you really want to be careful. 

Damn.  There go my dinner plans

[beersandweirs]

jcprn I know each care professional is different in their recommendations, but just as an anecdote, my midwives had me fast for two hours prior to the test, but gave me no guidelines on what I should eat prior to that. I ate what I normally ate, which includes a decent amount of carbs, and I passed the test just fine, so I would definitely think what you ate the day before would not have that much of an effect.

[ktbear]

Mar 9, 2015 7:42:56 GMT -5 jcprn said:

I know they say not to eat anything to carb-y the day of and stick to protein, but does what you eat the day before the glucose test have any effect on the results?

I have been wondering this too. With DS, I failed the 1 hr and had to take the 3. For the 3 hour, you have to fast for 12 hours before the test and they do a fasting draw before the glucose drink, so I told myself that it only matters what I eat 12 hours before. No idea if this is correct, but it makes sense to me. Otherwise how would the fasting level be accurate?

[leenziepops]

Mar 8, 2015 10:51:02 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

Had a check up on Friday and my OB said my uterus was measuring at 28 weeks. I was 26 weeks + 3 days on Friday. I didn't ask any questions about it because she said it so nonchalantly.

So my question is does this mean I am having a big baby or that baby is on track to be delivered early?

My MW said this was normal for the uterus to prepare for the growth of the baby and not always a direct indication of baby size.