OB Appt

Things went well. She put me on insulin, 20 units. But I don’t know what times. I pick up my prescription tonight, and tomorrow afternoon I have a meeting with my diabetes nurse to set up an insulin schedule.

My OB was very concerned in general, and bumped my appointments up to once a week effective now. She said if my sugars aren’t under control in about two weeks I will be forced into hospital bedrest so they can MAKE my blood sugar cooperate.

Not what I wanted to hear. I feel like this whole diabetes things went from 0-60 in about 2 seconds! I knew my numbers weren’t good, but I thought some insulin would help that and things would be okay. Then next thing I know it she’s mentioning hospital bedrest, and how I will only be pregnant a maximum of 5 more weeks because my placenta is already deteriorating a bit from the diabetes.

What? I mean I know I’m only 6.5 weeks from my due date, but 5 weeks (or sooner!) is really really soon. I guess I’m a bit freaked out.

And I’m really scared of the hospital bed rest, so I’m going to literally try any and everything possible to get everything under control. Which I was before, but I’ll keep trying. I can’t afford to sit in the hospital on IV insulin just so they can monitor me. I’m the only one of us who works! The bills wouldn’t get paid. Not good.

I refuse to think any more about that. It won’t come to that, hopefully.

33 Weeks + Dietician Appt

How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +20 total
Maternity clothes? About 95%
Stretch marks? No new ones!
Sleep: The past week I’ve slept like the dead.
Best moment this week: The plethora of movement he’s been doing!
Movement: Kicks, nudges, rolls, and flips the majority of the day.
Food cravings: Pasta, bread.. pretty much anything I can’t have much of. LOL
Gender: BOY!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? Popped out at least 85% of the day.
What I miss: Being able to do a lot of things in one day without cramping/swelling/aching.
What I am looking forward to: Reaching 37 weeks!
Weekly Wisdom: Sometimes the best laid plans can be foiled by your body. Don’t get discouraged, just react and keep fighting.
Milestones: Being only 4 weeks away from full term, and 7 weeks away from my due date!

So I met with my dietician this morning. She is concerned about why my fasting sugars are always 30ish points higher than they should be. For this she’s putting me on insulin at nights, to help the fasting sugars in the morning. She is giving me one week to try to finagle a way to get my lunch/dinner sugars down by tweaking my foods, and if they are still high then I will be put on insulin during the day, too. This really didn’t turn out the way I had hoped.

I was about to cry in the office. I brought my food journal where I’ve logged every item of food I’ve eaten ever since I found out I had GD and she said I’m doing everything 150% correct, but my body just is NOT reacting to diet and exercise, so it’s time to step it up. She said since I have so little time left we really need to step it up quicker than she would with other patients, because every week that goes by he’s just getting bigger and bigger, and my sugars are getting higher and higher.

Boo.

At least I know I’m not doing anything wrong though. It’s really nice to know that everything I’m doing is helping, just not enough.

So, I see my OB later this morning. I’m supposed to relay the message about the insulin. I’m not sure at what point I will be started on the insulin, but at least we have a plan of action.