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mellybrelly ([personal profile] mellybrelly) wrote2010-06-22 02:07 pm
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3 hour gestational diabetest test, take 3

I lasted maybe 20 minutes tops, and then I managed to throw it up all over myself, all over the table I was sitting on in a back room, all over the floor and I mean ALL OVER. I really let loose.

That was fun.

Then I started sobbing over the sink as I continued. Again, fun.

I moved into a new, clean room and the midwife told me that she was recommending that I just say I have gestational diabetes, go see the counselor at the hospital, see a nutritionist, do my 4 times a day finger pricks for the next 5 weeks and call it a day. I was concerned that would put me into high risk category and I'd be removed from the practice, but she said no, only if my blood sugars were not controllable.

Fine. I'm not doing that damn test again, that's for damn sure. Someone in a birth community here said they needed to redo it at 35 weeks but their OB said to leave it and just eat sensibly for the rest of the time. I kind of wish I had that OB. I'm so close to the end, with a baby that is growing perfectly, but fine, I'll do it. Tim says he'll follow the diet with me.

That's that!


I think we were home sometime around 10 am, I quickly washed off, went to bed and slept till 1:45 pm. It's a stressful test.

[identity profile] mamiesgoo.livejournal.com 2010-06-22 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
My OB with Chloah came up with the same "compromise" so he filed with the diabetes clinic who called me, and upon realizing I did not in fact HAVE GD, would not take me. This was the day I ended up switching providers because he called me pissed that I wouldn't LIE to the clinic (which hello skewed results).

I do not trust these women Melanie, I would not tell you that unless I knew how much you want a natural birth, otherwise I'd ignore all this. :(

[identity profile] mellybrelly.livejournal.com 2010-06-22 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Believe me, I appreciate your concern and it really does keep me motivated. I have one appointment with them on Thursday and we'll see how that goes.. I feel better now that I have a doula for the birth.

I told the clinic that I do not have GD, and they were fine with it and said my insurance would still cover me. We'll see what happens. It is really scary, it all makes me nervous, but I feel like I'm back in fighting form now.