I’m trying to convince myself that the fact that I failed my 1 hr Gestational Diabetes screen today (with flying colors, I might add) means I get three hours of knitting time tomorrow morning when I go for my 3 hr GTT test. Whoohoo!
Somehow, though, it’s not really working. The other night I couldn’t get the baby to move for about an hour and a half and completely freaked myself out – I drank some grape juice and stayed on my left side and finally, at around 2 AM, the kid started moving. Then, the next morning, I threw up all over the place – I always keep the toilet seat up! Not yesterday. Fun times.
I love feeling the baby move all the time and just when I think I’m enjoying being pregnant, another stumbling block. I know failing my 1hr test doesn’t mean I have GD (my sister says she failed the 1hr with all three of her kids and never failed the 3hr) but I just want something ANYTHING to be a little bit of a no brainer already. I just want ONE thing to be a little bit easy. I know I shouldn’t be ungrateful because the fact is my baby is healthy and seemingly happy floating away in there and that’s the most important thing. I KNOW THIS. But still, I’d like to catch a little bit of a break. Just a little one.
It’s times like these I’m glad there’s still so much work for me to do. Busy is good – otherwise I’d be sitting here crying my eyes out.
me too – same happened after years of infertility etc. etc. etc.
the only thing that was easy for me was the breast feeding part and you don’t know that until AFTER!
pitty parties are AOK in my book.
Breathe, knit, drink the sugar.
We’ll all hope for good results from readerland.
Ugh I HATED the three hour test (which i eventually passed). But I wasn’t a knitter then. Now I might be glad for a three hour test. Due to my own dumbness I didnt make enough of a statement that I was there for the 3 hour and actally spent 40 minutes in the waiting room.
Today I had my 8 week ultrasound and while I was excited to see the babe, hanging out for 20 minutes with a gooey probe stuck up in there is not my idea of fun!
I read that cinnamon is supposed to help regulate insulin. I have no idea if it works for pregnant people but I eat cinnamon toast two or three times a week. Doesn’t hurt that I love the stuff!
Hope you dont puke up the drink and that we get nice wooly progress shots. Good luck.
oh one more thing. I read once that during birth a hormone is released that makes you forget a lot of the delivery. Its our way of being dumb enough to go through it again! This time next year this will all be a foggy memory!
Big cyber hug to you. Thinking positive thoughts for the 3 hour test.
Busy is always good for keeping one’s mind off of things. I wish you lots of luck (and progress knitting) for your test tomorrow!
Been there…and passed the long one. So all is not lost — yet. Don’t plan on knitting, though. I crashed out after the first hour. I’ve never been so tired. I guess low blood sugar can do that.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you with the 3-hour test; I failed the 1-hour once and had to do the 3-hour, it’s not dreadful (try the 7-hour once and you’ll know what I mean). Just relax, breathe, and look at it as gained knitting time. Good luck!
Cara,
I had to stop lurking to let you know you have a VERY good chance that everything will be OK tomorrow. They make the 1hr test very easy to fail. That’s why there’s the follow-up 3hr (and 6hr and 8hr) test. I failed my 1hr with my kiddo and passed the 3hr no problem, even with my extensive family history of Diabetes.
Many happy thoughts coming your way!
why not just make the 1 hour test accurate or send you right into the 3 hour? any medical people know why?