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[quote=jindc][quote=Anonymous]Jin,

I switched practices for this birth and they also made me do the GD test at my 12 week appointment, which I found completely offensive. I have no family history, I am overweight, but not more than my last pregnancy in which I did not have GD.  I was thinking about refusing, but my husband said, it is in the best interest of the baby so I did it, and it turned out fine. I am actually leaving my practice and going back to the midwifes who delivered my daughter because they never made me feel bad about my weight.  At my 12 week visit they couldn't find the heartbeat and said it was because I had extra cushioning.  In truth it was because the baby was going bonkers (probably from all the sugar I just drank) and would not stand still!  I have my 16 week visit in 2 weeks and then I am going to a practice that made me feel good for the healthy choices I was making rather than bad about my weight.

-sleepy[/quote]

Hi sleepy - which practice is this at?  
My doctor doesn't make me feel bad at all - I know there are 'risks' on paper with weight, and i'd rather have a doctor supervise me.  She has never made me feel bad, though - she never even brings it up except to say I didn't gain between appointments. 
I was irked about the early GD test, but like your DH, it's in the best interest of the baby AND me - from almost everyone who has it, I hear GD is a mixed blessing.  
But to tell you that you have 'extra cuschioning?  ridiculous.  They find mine with an ultrasound, no problem!  They couldn't with the dopler last appointment but I think the nurse was too low (she was REALLY low). 
Maybe find a better doctor?
I know people love midwives, but I'm a doctor fan in addition to being happy to have a long term relationship with a provider.  But that's totally just me.
Good luck with your decision, but no doc should ever make you feel bad esp if you have a history of healthy pregnancy![/quote]

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