Gestational diabetes- about to break

[Anonymous]

Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

[Anonymous]

OP, I feel you. I had GD and was on insulin. I was hungry all the time. I basically had to eat half the allotted carbs to stay in the right blood sugar range. It was awful. Have you tried eating yasso bars? Also I don’t know if you live close to a habit burger but I got the lettuce wrap burger and tempura green beans there and it felt like a yummy meal and it didn’t spike my blood sugar.

[Anonymous]

I’m so frustrated. Nothing I do is helping my fasting numbers. As a bedtime snack, I’ve tried eating 15g carbs, no carbs but lots of protein, and 30g carbs. I’ve also tested at 8, 9, and 10 hours. Any suggestions before I meet with my doctor on Monday? Very nervous I’ll be put on night time insulin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so frustrated. Nothing I do is helping my fasting numbers. As a bedtime snack, I’ve tried eating 15g carbs, no carbs but lots of protein, and 30g carbs. I’ve also tested at 8, 9, and 10 hours. Any suggestions before I meet with my doctor on Monday? Very nervous I’ll be put on night time insulin.

Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do. Those placental hormones are just gonna do what they’re gonna do no matter what you eat. Nighttime insulin is not the end of the world. It sounds scary, but you just get used to it. I’m thankful we live in a time with medicines that can make the pregnancy safer.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I have not had Oreos.

Still pregnant and hating life. Just chugged my billionth protein drink for breakfast.

This is my second pregnancy with GD. My first baby was perfectly healthy- just under 7 pounds, perfect blood sugars. I know I can do this. I’m just super grumpy about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

Oh my gosh, op, I’m the op that had that slice of pizza and now I’m truly terrified. I’m on night time insulin and I general have been good but have definitely had my moments. I’m so scared now . Due any minute. I’m so relieved uou and Abby are okay but I’m now terrified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m so frustrated. Nothing I do is helping my fasting numbers. As a bedtime snack, I’ve tried eating 15g carbs, no carbs but lots of protein, and 30g carbs. I’ve also tested at 8, 9, and 10 hours. Any suggestions before I meet with my doctor on Monday? Very nervous I’ll be put on night time insulin.

Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do. Those placental hormones are just gonna do what they’re gonna do no matter what you eat. Nighttime insulin is not the end of the world. It sounds scary, but you just get used to it. I’m thankful we live in a time with medicines that can make the pregnancy safer.

100% this. Fasting means it's progressing. Remember insulin is NOT the enemy. Your blood sugar is. The blood sugar leads to a big baby and all the complications with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m so frustrated. Nothing I do is helping my fasting numbers. As a bedtime snack, I’ve tried eating 15g carbs, no carbs but lots of protein, and 30g carbs. I’ve also tested at 8, 9, and 10 hours. Any suggestions before I meet with my doctor on Monday? Very nervous I’ll be put on night time insulin.

Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do. Those placental hormones are just gonna do what they’re gonna do no matter what you eat. Nighttime insulin is not the end of the world. It sounds scary, but you just get used to it. I’m thankful we live in a time with medicines that can make the pregnancy safer.

Please try 2 babybel cheese at night after dinner as a snack. Nothing else worked for me. But I also agree with all of the other posters about accepting medical intervention if that’s required.

[Anonymous]

I hated the GD diet. I had insanely sensitive blood sugar so basically had to eat keto to stay off insulin and In no way could I have had ice cream and milk at night without totally spiking. But you have some options - For sweet treats I highly recommend keto cheesecake fat bombs, chocolate Atkins protein shakes with almonds, Enlightened Keto ice cream bars, High Key chocolate chip keto cookies, and Atkins chocolate pretzel bars. Lately (not pregnant anymore) I am loving the salted caramel fulfil bars that are also decently low carb. Just look up Keto or Atkins recipes and buy keto products - that was the easiest way I found to find treats that were Safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

I'm very sorry this happened to you. I want to clarify for anyone reading this that you do not have to be terrified of having a 9 lb baby. Yes, you should absolutely control your gestational diabetes, but 9 lb babies happen naturally to a lot of women regardless of diet or GD status. Many women birth babies 9 lbs and over just fine. And small babies can also have issues and end up in the NICU.
Sorry, I just think this post is unecessarily scary and there are lots of vulnerable pregnant women, especially first time moms, reading this forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

Oh my gosh, op, I’m the op that had that slice of pizza and now I’m truly terrified. I’m on night time insulin and I general have been good but have definitely had my moments. I’m so scared now . Due any minute. I’m so relieved uou and Abby are okay but I’m now terrified.

OP, I’m the PP that was commenting on this, water broke this morning and had a perfect 7lb baby, my smallest yet! No issues, her glucoses are great. I was careful but did occasionally struggle, especially with fasting levels. Hope this is reassuring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

I'm very sorry this happened to you. I want to clarify for anyone reading this that you do not have to be terrified of having a 9 lb baby. Yes, you should absolutely control your gestational diabetes, but 9 lb babies happen naturally to a lot of women regardless of diet or GD status. Many women birth babies 9 lbs and over just fine. And small babies can also have issues and end up in the NICU.
Sorry, I just think this post is unecessarily scary and there are lots of vulnerable pregnant women, especially first time moms, reading this forum.

Speaking of which, I was speaking to a neighbor today who said her first was 8 pounds 7 oz and her second was 9 pounds 10 oz — no gd. Big babies can happen to anyone. Also, re: slipping up. The nutritionist who I worked with said to aim for 80% normal blood sugars. It’s hard to be perfect all the time, especially because stress, sleep, and hydration can also impact blood sugar. I’ve gotten some of my worst readings after arguing with my husband or being under deadline at work.

Another thing that my nutritionist mentioned is that the days before delivery are critical. If your blood sugar is out of whack in the 2-3 days before delivery then baby will be more likely to have blood sugars that are off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

I'm very sorry this happened to you. I want to clarify for anyone reading this that you do not have to be terrified of having a 9 lb baby. Yes, you should absolutely control your gestational diabetes, but 9 lb babies happen naturally to a lot of women regardless of diet or GD status. Many women birth babies 9 lbs and over just fine. And small babies can also have issues and end up in the NICU.
Sorry, I just think this post is unecessarily scary and there are lots of vulnerable pregnant women, especially first time moms, reading this forum.

Until it happened to me I never met another woman that had a full term, healthy baby land in the NICU and the NICU told me it happens often to big babies. So that's straight from INOVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

Oh my gosh, op, I’m the op that had that slice of pizza and now I’m truly terrified. I’m on night time insulin and I general have been good but have definitely had my moments. I’m so scared now . Due any minute. I’m so relieved uou and Abby are okay but I’m now terrified.

OP, I’m the PP that was commenting on this, water broke this morning and had a perfect 7lb baby, my smallest yet! No issues, her glucoses are great. I was careful but did occasionally struggle, especially with fasting levels. Hope this is reassuring.

Congrats! Thanks for the update and I hope you enjoyed the heck out of your first postpartum meal!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not to scare you OP, but I did not have GD but I know my bs was elevated ever so slightly. I had a 9lb baby at 39 weeks born lifeless. Scariest thing that has ever happened to me. She survived, thankfully. But her large size meant a very traumatic birth for her and me and landed her in the NICU for multiple days. Remember that is your why. Even small elevations in blood sugar lead to a bigger baby and less good outcome. You got this.

I'm very sorry this happened to you. I want to clarify for anyone reading this that you do not have to be terrified of having a 9 lb baby. Yes, you should absolutely control your gestational diabetes, but 9 lb babies happen naturally to a lot of women regardless of diet or GD status. Many women birth babies 9 lbs and over just fine. And small babies can also have issues and end up in the NICU.
Sorry, I just think this post is unecessarily scary and there are lots of vulnerable pregnant women, especially first time moms, reading this forum.

Until it happened to me I never met another woman that had a full term, healthy baby land in the NICU and the NICU told me it happens often to big babies. So that's straight from INOVA.

If you look at the evidence based birth site on big babies, it does not support your implication that a 9 lb baby is some kind of near death risk. 9 lbs isn’t even considered macrosomia by some definitions. Again, I’m sorry this happened to you, but you really don’t need to go around scaring people. Look at the poster above who said you “terrified” her - is that really what she needs right before labor…?