Pregnancy Question, Don't Know Where to Go from Here.

C.,

I have been in your boat, with my first pregnancy, I failed the test and then they had me to the 3 hour, I passed out during the test. The doctor then consulted me and told I was givena list of things that I could eat. I was not asked to test my sugar everyday. My son was born normal and only weighed 7lbs 10 ounces. After birth they tested his sugar levels for 2 days and said all was well.

With my next pregnancy (twin pregnancy), I told the OB that I did not want to do the glucose test, because I had failed it wilth a singleton pregnancy and would ssurely fail it with the twin pregnancy as well, but they had to haave me do it, sure enough I threw up after 1 hour. Since it was considered a high risk pregnancy, they had me test my sugar three times a day and i had to meet a dietician every week, My sugars stayed in check and I could always explain if they spiked, so it was Ok. My twins were born normal and the OB during delivery told me, once the twins are born, the gestational diabetes is also back to normal.

Try not to fear, the OB's have to do this, it is standard procedure for them, they will help you manage it very well and do everything that they can do to ensure a smoth pregnancy and delivery.

It would help if you focus on staying calm, and enjoy the rest of the weeks. Take care

You need to stop talking to the nurse and stop looking on-line. You need to talk to your doctor! Your doctor is the only person who can help you out here.

You may or may not have gestational diabetes. I wouldn't know! That is something that needs to be manages, and your doctor is the person who needs to talk to you about what that means - diet, insulin, whatever. It is absolutely not as simply as just having a big baby. This isn't just about the health (or size) of your baby. This is about your health and the health of the baby. You do need to take this seriously.

Try to remain calm and talk to your doctor. If your doctor thought waiting until Monday was going to endanger your health or the health of the baby, you'd already have an appointment for today. This really can wait until Monday. Take a deep breath!!! Now, if you really have to do something, start making a list of all your question, but once you write down that questions, let it go ... and try to relax.

During my last pregnancy, I failed the 1 hour test miserably. I passed the 3 hour test and delivered a healthy baby.

I had never failed the 1 hour test before (3 prior pregnancies). These things happen.

Try to stay calm. Retake the 3 hour test. When you are rescheduling the test, explain that you are having a hard time keeping the drink down and ask for suggestions. The staff are there to help you.

Best,
T. Y

One day at a time mama. It's hard, but stressing about the "what ifs" will only make things worse for you and little babe.

I have less than 3 weeks to go and I've got blood pressure issues. It's slowly ticking up and it's only a matter of time that I go in and my OB says it's time to induce. I'm trying to buy every day I can.

If I were you I'd try to retake the test. If it doesn't work out you're not the first one to ever have this issue. Talk to your OB about your options. You will be ok! Baby will be ok too! It's tough now, but don't read too much either. You can do it!

How many times have you taken the glucose tests? I thought once each, with the 3 hour test being unsuccessful, but your last sentence makes me question that.

There is really no reason to make a leap from a failed glucose test to a stillbirth. Take a breath. :) I know it is hard being pregnant and hormonal, but this is not the end of the world. You and your baby are going to be fine.

Call you doctor's office back and ask to have the doctor call you to talk about your options. Most likely you will have to retake the test. You can do that. Getting yourself all worked up isn't helping you and neither is convincing yourself that you cannot successfully complete the test.

I failed my 1 hour glucose test this last pregnancy and had no way of being able to free myself from work to take the 3 hour one.
My doctor and I simply proceeded as if I had failed the 3 hour test. I cut sugar and carbs based on a diabetic consultation with their nurse practitioner. I watched my diet and tested my blood sugar 4 times daily. I gave my doctor my numbers at each appointment and he was very pleased that my sugars stayed in control through dietary changes alone.
High birth weight is one repercussion on untreated gestational diabetes. It can also raise the child's chances of developing type 1 diabetes and increase your chances of developing diabetes in the future.
Talk to your doctor. See if you can just proceed as if diabetic.

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I failed my 1 hour glucose test this last pregnancy and had no way of being able to free myself from work to take the 3 hour one.
My doctor and I simply proceeded as if I had failed the 3 hour test. I cut sugar and carbs based on a diabetic consultation with their nurse practitioner. I watched my diet and tested my blood sugar 4 times daily. I gave my doctor my numbers at each appointment and he was very pleased that my sugars stayed in control through dietary changes alone.
High birth weight is one repercussion on untreated gestational diabetes. It can also raise the child's chances of developing type 1 diabetes and increase your chances of developing diabetes in the future.
Talk to your doctor. See if you can just proceed as if diabetic.

Obviously you need to talk to your doctor but you already know that. If it makes you feel better, my friend had gestational diabetes when she was pregnant. She went on a very strict diet, limiting her carbs. Her babies were all healthy and she became healthier too.

Whooooa! Slow down!
I know quite a few people that had GD and delivered healthy babies!
Please try to calm down and just talk to your doctor about it on Monday.

I had GD with my second.
The guideline I had was it should be below 100 in the morning before I ate anything. That was my fasting blood sugar goal, to be below 100.
I also had to take it after I ate throughout the day and record it in a log and take back to the specialist every week. I found certain foods spiked my blood sugar for me and learned to avoid them I loved milk then, but it would always cause my sugar to go way up.
Definitely talk to the doctor. I didn't need insulin or anything, just had to really restrict my diet. Surely they will have dealt with this issue before and can hopefully offer an alternative to the 3 hour test.

I don't know how to help with this. Perhaps ask if there is a different flavor?

Also, if nausea is a problem, see if you can chew ginger gum. It helped me with sea-sickness. You can find it at the pharmacy.

And if there's a time when another nurse than the rude one is available, call then. If this is your OB-Gyn, perhaps call your regular doctor and ask them questions.

Or contact American Diabetes Association - maybe they can help. http://www.diabetes.org/?loc=logo

there is an alternative to that sugary drink. if you don't think you can keep that down then ask for an alternative. i sent you a pm with a link about a pregnancy site that will be able to help with that. (those women know the alternatives and what to do if you fail the 3 hour)

Yes, those 3 hour glucose tolerance tests are horrible! I had to take it twice during my last pregnancy... each time I failed the 1 hour tolerance test by just a bit, and had to go in for the 3 hour.

Before you schedule the test, call the lab and ask them what they suggest about you not being able to tolerate the sugary drink? I'm sure they will have some suggestions for you.

Also..... I always did pass the 3 hour test easily.... and my son was born very healthy, about 7 lbs 8 1/2 oz....

I just got diagnosed with GD this week. I do know that there is an alternate method to the 3 hour test to determine if you ar GD... It involves tracking your blood sugar regularly at home for a certain period of time. (I can't remember how long though...)

I will say that on another forum, I asked about how people's reactions to the drink seemed to match up with the results... It seems like those of us who had no issues with the drink were more prone to GD than the ones who reacted strongly. (And yes, I know that correlation does not equal causation... Just saying what seemed to be the trend in that particular group of women...) so it could be a good sign that you can't tolerate the drink.

For the time being, I wouldn't stress too much... If you want to be proactive, go ahead and follow a GD diet. There is tons of info online, but the gist is to go low-carb (without cutting them out) low-sugar, high protein high fiber.

I don't understand your question, maybe my blood sugar test was different. I went in fasting then had to drink stuff to see what my body did with it, right?

What did you throw up when you were an hour in? What was your starting blood sugar and what did it do during the test?

You need this test so you can know if you need to do meds to help with the blood sugar stuff or if it's just slowed down or something.

Either you have gestational diabetes or you don't.
I had that 1 hr test.
It was nasty (certainly made me feel like throwing up) but I passed it.
Take the next test and see what happens.
So what if you throw up?
It won't be the first time and it won't be the last time.
And then deal with the results accordingly.
Gestational diabetes is not the end of the world.
It's treatable, it goes away after birth, and your daughter will be fine.

Having a large baby isn't the end of the world either.
(I did not have gestational diabetes but our son was 9 lbs 1.5 oz and he was born vaginally with no problems (my dr said I have a great birthing pelvis - silly but it makes me proud for some reason - I don't know why)).

If you are emotional and get alarmed - stay off the internet.
In this case - Google is NOT your friend!

Worrying/crying a lot isn't good for your daughter either.
Meditate and develop a sense of well being.
This feels great when you're floating in a pool - it just takes so much pressure off your back and helps you feel good.

Use your doctor/nurse as your information resource.
The last few months of pregnancy are tough - you feel stretched to breaking point - you're exhausted, have to pee a lot, are always snacking and can't get enough sleep.
Every woman feels somewhat stressed the last few months.
You're going to get through this and everyone will be fine!
Chin up and hang in there!