GD Check In Cinco de Mayo

[ladysif]

Morning ladies! Decided to get this going as I eat my 350th+ egg of the pregnancy. 

How are your numbers doing? 

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing? 

Vents/Raves/Randoms:

Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid? 

[ladysif]

How are your numbers doing? Holding steady, yay!

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing? Nope, but I think I'm due for measurements again Friday. BPPs are going well, placenta looks great and fluid levels are good so I'm content.

Vents/Raves/Randoms: The "we should do X (lunch, coffee, etc.) one more time before you deliver!" has already begun. It drove me nuts last time and is driving me nuts again. I just want to hibernate by the end, and I'm not going anywhere for pete's sake!

Also completely out of creative ideas for dinners. So bored with it and have no motivation. Poor DH and DS as they're stuck with what I make, too.

Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid? Bobby's World! Wish it was on Netflix.

[lunalovegood]

How are your numbers doing? Pretty good with the exception of that afternoon last week where my mom sent brownie crisps home for me to give to the kids. Yeah... they didn't make it out of the car. Sorrynotsorry kiddos.

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing? Fundal height is finally measuring normal again after being big for about a month. No other ultrasounds or anything though.

Vents/Raves/Randoms: I have no sympathy for you DH when you say you are tired. And frankly I do not want to hear it. You keep me up with your snoring and when I do fall asleep I have to get up to pee 10 minutes later. Compassion train has left the station.


Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid? I loved Jem and the Holograms and might be a little too excited to take DD to see the movie when it comes out.

[missk0411]

How are your numbers doing?
Good! I seem to have fasting back under control--it looks like I need a serious all protein snack at night, so I've been having protein shakes. My stomach doesn't like going to bed full of liquid, but my levels are back below 90, so my stomach can suck it. I had an appointment last Friday and the NP was surprised that I was told below 90 rather than 95. She was not at all concerned that many of my past readings had been 92 or 93. I am probably being OCD about this.

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing?
Just the fundal height, which was measuring right on track. I was measuring big through the "20s" weeks, so this was good news. I feel gigantic though. They may send me back for another US at 38 weeks or so to assess growth.

Vents/Raves/Randoms:
Vents:
I have to have weekly NSTs starting at 36 weeks, when I also start my weekly check ups. I scheduled them and put my leave requests in, and holy cow, I'm going to be at the Drs. office a lot (which is of course in the opposite direction from work). I'm glad I have a good amount of leave banked.
My family knows that I have GD and that I am working hard to keep it under control with diet and exercise. We saw some family this weekend, and they wanted pizza for dinner one night and Chinese the next. I know they weren't trying to be thoughtless, but it meant that dinner was salad and 1 small piece of pizza the first night and satay sticks with some broccoli the next. At least they didn't want to do dessert, too!

Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
Hmm. On Saturday mornings, it was the Superfriends and the Looney Toons 2 or 3 hour block (I'm probably dating myself here). After school, Scooby Doo, all the way.

[wormgerm]

Excuse my interruption but I need to ask this group a question. Would you rather redo the 3 hour test and possibly not have to do pokes and tracking or just skip a repeat 3 hour and do the blood monitoring? Those were my 2 options presented by my new doctor today.

[missk0411]

May 5, 2015 13:14:30 GMT -5 wormgerm said:

Excuse my interruption but I need to ask this group a question. Would you rather redo the 3 hour test and possibly not have to do pokes and tracking or just skip a repeat 3 hour and do the blood monitoring? Those were my 2 options presented by my new doctor today.

I'd probably redo the 3 hour test. I didn't find it that bad, and I find the testing and timing and extreme egg eating annoying. But I don't know your whole situation.

ETA: I guess the real question is why does you doctor think your results would be different now?

[wormgerm]

May 5, 2015 13:31:47 GMT -5 missk0411 said:

May 5, 2015 13:14:30 GMT -5 wormgerm said:

Excuse my interruption but I need to ask this group a question. Would you rather redo the 3 hour test and possibly not have to do pokes and tracking or just skip a repeat 3 hour and do the blood monitoring? Those were my 2 options presented by my new doctor today.

I'd probably redo the 3 hour test. I didn't find it that bad, and I find the testing and timing and extreme egg eating annoying. But I don't know your whole situation.

ETA: I guess the real question is why does you doctor think your results would be different now?

My fasting was abnormal so ding number 1. Then my 2 hour was lower than the 3 hour result (which ended up being a point over cutoff, ding 2.) She said maybe the mixed up the vials at the lab.

[sapphyre0702]

How are your numbers doing? Excellent - I have hit a good rhythm. It also helps that I have been the opposite of hungry for weeks. I am thirsty (practically desperate for cranberry juice) and always slightly nauseous or turned off by food (except the thought of muffins.... They always sound good).

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing? Baby boy is trying to break out of my stomach lately! It makes me that much more excited to meet him! I haven't gained any weight for a few weeks (which my doctor said was proof I was following my GD diet - which unabashedly includes ice cream) but he is measuring right on track in the middle of the pack!

Vents/Raves/Randoms: I just want a muffin and some cranberry juice! I really wanted pizza the other day so I got it from the grocery store (figuring their homemade ones had lease grease), ate it and then walked around and drank tons of water and went up and down the stairs like 10 times - totally exhausted me but my numbers were pretty good and it satisfied the craving!

Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid? David the Gnome!

[laurenlou83]

How are your numbers doing? Pretty good! They are staying in the normal range. I had 1 high number last week when I went to Olive Garden for a co-worker's birthday. I just did soup and salad... but I had a couple of breadsticks. The number wasn't too bad and my OB was okay with it since it was a one time thing. And the breadsticks were freaking delicious.

Anyone have any measurements lately? How is baby doing? Had a growth scan 2 weeks ago and everything looked good! He is in the 52 percentile and measuring right on track! I have a check up with OB tomorrow. My fundal height has been about a week behind/just on the brink of my current week, so we'll see where it's at tomorrow.

Vents/Raves/Randoms: I just can't with work this week. There is a lot on my plate right now and I'm trying hard not to stress too much. There is no replacement for when I'm off on maternity leave, just my boss and 1 other coworker covering ALL my stuff. I have to remind myself daily I can't worry about it and I need to enjoy the short time I do get at home with my little guy. It will definitely be a shit show when I come back to work though.
Oh, and a coworker was cutting her toenails at her desk today. What the actual fuck? I almost vomited.

Random GTKY just because: What was your favorite cartoon as a kid? Inspector Gadget, She-Ra or Looney Tunes. I was always watching one of them.

[missk0411]

May 5, 2015 13:40:28 GMT -5 wormgerm said:

May 5, 2015 13:31:47 GMT -5 missk0411 said:

I'd probably redo the 3 hour test. I didn't find it that bad, and I find the testing and timing and extreme egg eating annoying. But I don't know your whole situation.

ETA: I guess the real question is why does you doctor think your results would be different now?

My fasting was abnormal so ding number 1. Then my 2 hour was lower than the 3 hour result (which ended up being a point over cutoff, ding 2.) She said maybe the mixed up the vials at the lab.

I'd probably repeat the 3 hour then, yes, because you're so close to the cut off. 

[ladysif]

May 5, 2015 13:31:47 GMT -5 missk0411 said:

May 5, 2015 13:14:30 GMT -5 wormgerm said:

Excuse my interruption but I need to ask this group a question. Would you rather redo the 3 hour test and possibly not have to do pokes and tracking or just skip a repeat 3 hour and do the blood monitoring? Those were my 2 options presented by my new doctor today.

I'd probably redo the 3 hour test. I didn't find it that bad, and I find the testing and timing and extreme egg eating annoying. But I don't know your whole situation.

ETA: I guess the real question is why does you doctor think your results would be different now?

Yup, this. Well worth avoiding having to follow the diet and test your blood sugar. It seems very odd to me to have a 2 hour lower than the 3 hour, so they may indeed have messed up. I know not everyone handles the 3 hour well, but it is well worth it if it means you avoid the GD diagnosis. 

And frankly, not only is the diet annoying, but it could impact the rest of your prenatal care and delivery. Many of us are having to do weekly BPPs or NSTs now simply because it is typical for patients with GD, which take a lot of time, and we all get some variation of special "rules" for delivery - for example, I won't be allowed to go overdue more than one week instead of the typical two for a normal pregnancy, if baby appears to be measuring big they may push me toward a c-section more so than they otherwise would, etc. So I'd definitely redo the 3 hour, especially if it could have been a mistake which seems quite possible. Sorry you have to do it again but hopefully it will be worth it! GL!

[ladysif]

laurenlou83 - next time consider getting a side of alfredo sauce for dipping the breadsticks. Heaven on earth. Sorry work is so stressful!